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Yesterday, House Republicans held a forum on ACORN's political criminal enterprise in the face of repeated refusals by the Democrat majority to investigate and on the heels of AG Eric Holder's insistence that ACORN get its tax dollars.

ACORN, the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now, is in the process of changing its name and has already transferred many of its resources to several other left-wing advocacy and political groups, according to a report released Tuesday by Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

House Republicans are holding a forum this afternoon on ACORN, the controversial community advocacy group, but complaining that it should be a full-fledged congressional hearing where witnesses could be compelled to testify under oath.

The Justice Department has instructed federal agencies to honor contracts with ACORN that were signed before Congress banned the community advocacy organization from receiving any further government funding earlier this year.

ACORN has been tripped up by voter registration fraud allegations and an undercover investigation which had its employees offering advice on how to set up a brothel and evade taxes.

The Automotive Service Association has joined other major associations in distributing a letter to both the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee in opposition to legislation that would create an exception from infringement of design patents for certain component parts, including automotive parts, ...

Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga. , says one accusation against federal District Judge Thomas Porteous of Metairie stands out: his refusal to recuse himself from a case in which he was secretly receiving money from one of the attorneys.

Opponents of a federally funded firearms training center proposed in Kerrville are attacking the project as a waste of money, a safety hazard, and a threat to property values and peace of mind.

Jiang Tianyong, a veteran human rights lawyer, was unlawfully arrested during Obama's visit to China recently, and is under further threat from the Chinese regime for seeking a meeting with the American president during that time, said Congressman Chris Smith.

The first order of business during Tuesday's Township Council meeting was to swear in newly elected council members Pauline Smith and William J. Gotto, and to do so Rep.

And in this corner, hoping to make a comeback after being knocked out in 2007 immigration reform.

Google Inc. and other Internet companies have zeroed in on a resilient effort by a Republican lawmaker to pass legislation that could restrict their ability to take a nuanced approach to operating in "repressive" foreign countries, according to third-quarter lobbying reports.

Fourteen immigrants who were in the country illegally when their relatives were killed in the World Trade Center attacks are still waiting to gain permanent residency, and their lawyer said their tenuous immigration status could be imperiled if Congress does not act.

The middle 90's till now has shown the biggest population boom in US History. Decades earlier it was agreed that our country had matured sustaining ZPG, and that an increase would soon border on overpopulation.

A report Friday by the Justice Department's independent inspector general revealed that ACORN won approval for nearly $200,000 in Justice grants since 2002 and mismanaged some of the money.

Republican Ranking Members yesterday demanded answers to questions posed over the past 10 months about the Administration's ill-advised decision to close Guantanamo Bay, according to a congressional report submitted to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police .

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Assistant Secretary John Morton made appearances in Washington on Thursday to announce that they are cracking down on businesses that employ illegal immigrants as well as recognizing those that try to follow the law by using an online system that verifies an ...

Texas 21st District Focus: Turn TX-21 Blue Republican Lamar Smith is another Republican who is ignoring the uninsured citizens in his district by opposing much needed healthcare reform.

ACORN and its affiliates received $200,000 in Justice Department grants between 2002 and 2009, according a report issued today by the department's Inspector General.

A Columbus Republican plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith in next year's 3rd District primary.