The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers to be on the lookout for scam artists trying to illegally profit from the government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program offering rebates for ... Read More

Even as President Obama struggles to find a way to pay for his health care reform plan, “We the People” could cut as much as $147 billion a year from ... Read More

You could text no more forever, at least while driving, under a new bill proposed by a group of U.S. Senators requiring states to enact laws banning texting while driving ... Read More

For as long as most people in the central California city of Lodi can remember, their City Council has started its meetings with a short prayer, which often specifically asked ... Read More

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTHSA) has issued stringent new federal truck braking standards the agency says will save lives by reducing the distance required for large trucks to ... Read More

As Congress crawls closer to its consideration of the America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, a bill that would require virtually all Americans to be covered by either private ... Read More

While some taxpayers might think it’s a good idea for government agencies to blacklist “resort” cities as potential sites for their conferences and business meetings, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, who ... Read More

The U.S. Senate on July 22 narrowly rejected an amendment to the FY 2010 Defense Authorization bill (S. 1390) that would have created a system of interstate cooperation allowing properly ... Read More

Tattoos are hotter than ever these days and so are some Dallas, Texas police officers who have been told they have to cover up their exposed tattoos, even if that ... Read More

Concerned about global warming? The chances you’ll be sticking around to see its effects are getting better all the time due to what the U.S. Census Bureau is reporting as ... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that electronic cigarettes, also known as “e-cigarettes,” contain cancer-causing toxic chemicals such as diethylene glycol, an ingredient used in antifreeze. Electronic ... Read More

If you’ve noticed fewer illegal drugs and immigrants in your neighborhood, you can thank the new fences along the Mexican border and stepped up border patrol efforts, according to the ... Read More

The federal minimum wage increases by 11 percent, to $7.25 an hour from $6.55 on Friday, July 24. The federal minimum wage increase is projected to result in an extra ... Read More

Support for the health care reform bill is eroding on both sides of Congress after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the bill intended to cover about 97 ... Read More

The U.S. Senate today voted 58-40 in favor of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (S. 1390) killing funding for further development of the ... Read More

The Department of the Interior has withdrawn what it called a “legally indefensible” Bush Administration plan that would have allowed intensified logging in the forests of western Oregon. Known as ... Read More

When it comes to next-generation of U.S. fighter jets, Defense Sec. Robert Gates is no fan of the beleaguered F-22 Raptor. In fact, Gates last week told the Economic Club ... Read More

Legislation currently being debated in the U.S. Senate would create a system of interstate cooperation that would allow properly licensed individuals to carry concealed firearms virtually anywhere in the United ... Read More

The Federal Reserve Board on July 15 announced a final interim rule requiring credit card companies to notify consumers 45 days before any increase in interest rates, and to allow ... Read More

All you whittlers out there will be glad to hear that the U.S. Senate has unanimously voted to protect the possession and use of pocketknives. In an amendment to the ... Read More

Three top members of the House Ways and Means Committee want the Social Security Administration (SSA) to explain exactly why, “At a time when millions of Americans are out of ... Read More

The Sept. 2007 airplane crash that killed adventurist and financial wizard Steve Fossett was caused by downdrafts in mountainous terrain, according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation. In ... Read More

A taxpayer-funded government web site intended to help taxpayers see how their tax dollars are being spent will undergo a major upgrade at a cost of $18 million taxpayer dollars. ... Read More

As the U.S. unemployment rate tops 9.5 percent, headed for 10, many members of Congress are bashing President Obama’s economic stimulus plan for not doing enough, fast enough to keep ... Read More

Reverse mortgages can be a great deal. They allow senior homeowners to convert their home equity into much-needed cash while continuing to live in their homes. But watch out, warns ... Read More

While Americans now drink 23.9 gallons of bottled water per-person every year, federal requirements for the purity and safety of city tap water far exceed those for bottled water, according ... Read More

As expected in a distressed housing market, cases of mortgage fraud referred to U.S. law enforcement agencies increased 36 percent to 63,713 during fiscal year (FY) 2008, compared to 46,717 ... Read More

Undercover government investigators succeeded in smuggling bomb components past Federal Protective Service’s (FPS) security guards at 10 out of 10 federal buildings in four major cities, according to a July ... Read More

Cap and trade – it’s either the heroic idea that will save us all from the environmental Armageddon of global warming or the budget monster that will drive us all ... Read More

U.S. President Obama and Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev, sat down in Moscow on July 6 to talk about items of importance to both nations, including development of missile defense ... Read More

HIV-infected travelers may soon be allowed to enter the United States under a change to federal regulations proposed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The proposed rule change, published ... Read More

Chickens that are bred purely for commercial egg production (laying hens) tend to be mean to the point of pecking each other to death and then eating their victims -- ... Read More

Have an opinion or idea on how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should exercise its new power to regulate tobacco products? If you do, the FDA wants to hear ... Read More

Americans struggling to pay off hefty federal student loans may be able to drastically reduce their monthly payments thanks to the new Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan from the U.S. Department ... Read More

U.S. Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson has recommended to Congress that the IRS improve critical areas of its customer services at a time when more taxpayers every day are “have ... Read More

You’ve been asked for your “Federal Tax ID Number.” You know you don’t have one, but do you need a federal tax ID? If you have a business, chances are ... Read More