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Nearly $200 million in overtime pay was given to Amtrak employees in 2014, many of whom fraudulently recorded their overtime hours, according to an audit report from Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released Thursday. The audit identified various trends that suggested “potential fraud, waste and abuse” in reporting both regular and overtime hours. The…

Conservative lawmakers serving as subcommittee chairmen are finding themselves on the receiving end of retribution from House leadership for defying party leaders. Last week, 34 Republicans broke from their party in voting against a routine procedural rule that would have advanced Trade Promotion Authority. Since then, GOP leadership has come down hard on those members,…

NEW LONDON, Conn.—All Susette Kelo wanted was to live with a view of the water. In 1997, Kelo achieved her dream with the purchase of a 900-square foot Victorian home located in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood of New London, Conn. The home enveloped her when she walked through the front door for the first time,…

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal tells The Daily Signal that any renewal of the Highway Trust Fund needs to come without any tax increases. “I don’t think they need to be raising taxes. The Democrats never saw a tax increase they didn’t want to increase. They want to use this as an excuse to grow government,”…

A conservative House lawmaker angry at “a culture of punishment and fear” created by Speaker John Boehner and his leadership team has had enough. “For the last six months they have doled out small punishments in a variety of forms,” said Rep. Mark Meadows of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. “I personally have received those….

This Sunday we celebrate the fathers that raised us. Here are some inspirational quotes from famous fathers on what they find to be the best part of their job. 1. “Having a daughter makes you see things in a different way. This is my only girl. So I don’t care what it takes to protect…

On first glance, this is a rather routine story in the environmental policy wars. A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change said researchers had found that if rules being considered by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce carbon emissions were enacted, it would mean 3,500 fewer premature deaths per year. This was a…

Back in early 2006, a Senate budget debate raged into the night. Around 1 a.m., Hill staffers Heath Hall and Brett Thompson found themselves facing a serious challenge: They could not stomach another night of delivery pizza. What was worse, they grumbled, they couldn’t think of a single spot offering decent barbecue in the entire…