The Weekly Standard By Daniel Halper New Jersey governor Chris Christie, a Republican, blasted Speaker of the House John Boehner for ending the congressional session before voting on the Hurricane Sandy relief bill. “I called the Speaker four… more »

Many Senate Republicans say that with Congress deadlocked on averting the fiscal cliff, it is up to Obama to force a deal. The lesson from the movie ‘Lincoln,’ they say, is ‘the president has to lead.’ By… more »

‘Everyone in US under virtual surveillance’ RT The FBI has the e-mails of nearly all US citizens, including congressional members, according to NSA whistleblower William Binney. Speaking to RT he warned that the government can use… more »

National Journal By Eric Katz, Government Executive The Federal-Postal Coalition – a group representing more than two dozen federal employee unions – pleaded with Congress on Monday to spare their members in any deal related to the… more »

Washington Times By Stephen Dinan A House committee has launched an investigation into whether EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson used an email alias to try to hide correspondence from open-government requests and her agency’s own internal watchdog —… more »