The Hate Crimes Prevention Act has passed the Congress and is now on its way to the Senate, where it is likely to pass and signed by President Obama. There are already similar hate crime laws in place, however, this bill imposes much stronger federal enforcement, a clear violation of the Tenth Amendment. It grants greater power to federal prosecutors to prosecute hate crime laws by prosecuting... 

In a shocking conclusion to the second day of hearings on the federal hate crimes bill, HR 1913, House Judiciary Democrats rejected the final amendment of Rep. Steve King (R, IA) that “sexual orientation” in the bill specifically be defined as not including pedophiles. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D, WI) objected, saying King’s amendment was “unnecessary and inflammatory.” She... 

The US Senate included a measure to restore full funding for foreign aid to the budget it approved late Thursday, increasing chances that the pool of money including assistance for Israel wouldn’t be cut. The $3.5 trillion document passed by the Senate includes a $4 billion boost to the foreign operations appropriation, bringing it up to the $53.8b. sought by President Barack Obama. Sen. John...