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But will Republicans listen? If there was an annual award ceremony like the Emmys for politicians, but called the Indys and awarded to a politician for exemplifying reason, principle, and independence instead of the typically irrational, unprincipled, cult-like partisan loyalism that has made absolute hypocrites of most party politicians in Congress... Well Rand Paul would definitely be nominated for 2018's Indy Awards. And unless Justin Amash does another interview literally saying he hopes

Longtime Democratic FEC Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub is the force behind new rules aimed at making online political advertising more transparent. After Russian state agents used social media platforms to blast out misinformation from bot farms meant to foment domestic discord during the 2016 presidential election, it changed what we thought to expect from online communities. Twitter, Facebook, and Google seemed caught off guard as well and received a sound spanking by congressional committe

Friday, the White House released a controversial memo meant to provide some context to the whole Trump/Russia investigation. The Nunes memo is four pages long, and it explains many of what seem to be very questionable actions by the Department of Justice and the FBI in how they got their hands on FISA warrants on Trump campaign officials. But more than just this case, this memo backs up what civil libertarians have been screaming about for years. And begs the question—can the FISA court system

In this new series, Independent OGs, writers at IVN News will chronicle the lives and exploits of independents throughout history – or as we are calling them: Independent O.G.s (short for Original Gangstas). Of course George Washington was THE Independent OG of all American history, and it would seem that every president since has departed further and further from the example and precedent that Mr. Washington set. To begin with, George Washington was in fact the only president in United States

Business is booming for big data markets. Consider Facebook. It’s usage may have dived in the fourth quarter, but the social media behemoth still pulled in $12.97 billion. Compare that to $8.81 billion in the same quarter a year earlier. Great for business, bad for democracy says Ben Scott, a Senior Advisor for the Open Technology Institute at New America Foundation. Shareholders are happy, and so are advertisers. Their ads hit targets with laser-like precision based on algorithms measuring yo

In his first State of the Union address, President Trump praised members of the military while calling for an increased defense budget in the face of another government shutdown. The continuing resolution passed last month only funded the military, and other government operations through February 8, a deadline that is fast approaching. As predicted by Washington insiders, President Trump used the speech to talk about the looming threats around the world from Iran and North Korea and to urge law

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLBklg_fE18 Video Credit: CBS News US Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) announced his retirement from Congress Wednesday, making him yet another Republican lawmaker who will not seek re-election in the 2018 midterms. Gowdy is returning home to practice law, and is reportedly leaving because he isn't happy with the divisive political environment in Washington. “Whatever skills I may have are better utilized in a courtroom than in Congress, and I enjoy our justice system mo

"I think Kevin Towers is THE most significant figure in the health of Major League Baseball." ~ FMR. State Senator Steve Peace For those lucky enough to call Kevin Towers a friend and colleague, they all say he was much more than a notably successful MLB General Manager. Rare in professional sports, the 56-year-old Towers, whose life ended after a battle with Thyroid Cancer, was a man who rarely veered from his principles despite enormous political and business pressures brought by Major Leagu

President Donald Trump gave his first State of the Union address Tuesday night where he touched on several topics in the roughly 90-minute speech, including a surging economy, infrastructure needs, immigration, terrorism and wars abroad, and more. After the speech, a CBS / YouGov poll found that most people who watched generally approved of it -- including independents. CBS News / YouGov poll found that three-quarters of respondents who watched the State of the Union, in general, approved of th

When Pat Tiberi finally got around to resigning after 17 years in office representing our district, he had more than six million dollars in his campaign account. Had he chosen to ride things out indefinitely, he could easily have financed another four hotly contested races to retain his seat without raising another dime. And he hasn't had a hotly contested race for more than a decade. Why? Because he had six million dollars in his account. For that reason, he has quietly sat on the Ways and Me