By Robert Enlow Published July 30, 2010 FoxNews.com Were he alive today, Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate economist and founder of the national school choice movement, may have written a list of grievances in response to the many outrageous actions taken by our government lately. Friedman is best known as the 20th century’s father of free [...]

Published July 30, 2010 Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court says it will hold a hearing in November on Arizona’s challenge to a ruling that put the most controversial parts of the state’s immigration law on hold. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco issued a two-page order Friday [...]

By JONATHAN ALLEN & JOHN BRESNAHAN | 7/29/10 10:54 AM EDT A House ethics subcommittee has completed its investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), and could announce its next steps before lawmakers leave town for the August recess Friday, according to sources familiar with the process.   The committee is in [...]

By LAURIE KELLMAN (AP) – 13 hours ago WASHINGTON — Calls for Rep. Charlie Rangel’s resignation rained down on Capitol Hill late Friday from House Democrats who said more than a dozen ethics charges against the 20-term lawmaker showed a disregard for the rules and undermined the public’s confidence in Congress. The calls came as [...]

July 30, 2010 6:29 PM ABC’s Matthew Jaffe reports: Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson announced late Friday he would vote against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. In a statement released this evening, Sen. Nelson said, “I have heard concerns from Nebraskans regarding Ms. Kagan, and her lack of a judicial record makes it [...]

Published July 30, 2010 FoxNews.com A group of Republican senators has written to top immigration officials in the Obama administration asking them to reveal whether large-scale plans are under way to provide a so-called non-legislative version of amnesty. The lawmakers cite an 11-page draft document written by staff to the director of the Citizenship and [...]

By ERNEST S. CHRISTIAN AND GARY A ROBBINS Posted 07/30/2010 06:30 PM ET The Internet is a large-scale version of the “Committees of Correspondence” that led to the first American Revolution — and with Washington’s failings now so obvious and awful, it may lead to another. People are asking, “Is the government doing us more harm [...]

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More politically directed credit, this time for small banks. July 30, 2010 President Obama has been trying to rebut the claim that he’s antibusiness by promoting something called the Small Business Jobs Act, which would provide loans and temporary tax cuts to small businesses. If you’ve been paying attention over the last 18 months, you’re [...]

The ethics committee exposes the mores of modern Washington. July 30, 2010 As we went to press last night, it wasn’t clear if Charlie Rangel would cut a plea deal with the House ethics committee to avoid a public trial. Still, the rap sheet of 13 alleged violations the committee released yesterday after a two-year [...]