Matthew Boyle is an investigative journalist for Breitbart News Network based in Washington, D.C. From early 2010 through late 2012, he worked at The Daily Caller. Originally from Massachusetts, Boyle has lived in Idaho, Minnesota and Florida before moving to D.C. He’s a graduate of Flagler College in St. Augustine, Fla.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from the National ICE Council union wrote to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Tuesday to express their dissatisfaction with the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. They specifically expressed concern that certain amendments may be just a political ploy to get the bill passed.
12 Jun 2013
In what appears to have been a push by Menendez to claim there is bipartisan support among various advocacy groups in Washington, he said the Club For Growth was among the groups supporting the "Gang of Eight" immigration bill. The Club For Growth has not taken a stance on this bill and will not.
11 Jun 2013
After the U.S. Senate voted to pass the motion to proceed to floor debate on the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) claimed that this bill would solve illegal immigration and secure the border.
11 Jun 2013
A spokeswoman for Sen. Ted Cruz told Breitbart News that her boss might just be suffering from a case of “Obamaphobia,” as Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) diagnosed earlier on Tuesday, depending on what the symptoms of such a condition are. “If Obamaphobia means fear of government tyranny and the willingness to stand against it, I wouldn't say that's inaccurate,” Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said in an email.
11 Jun 2013
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee before he was elected to the U.S. Senate, shifted into Spanish during a Senate floor speech to announce his support for the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill.
11 Jun 2013
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) accused Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday of being afflicted with “Obamaphobia” for opposing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, the left-leaning Talking Points Memo reports.
11 Jun 2013
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) delivered the keynote commencement address at Philadelphia’s Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School Monday, in which he promoted school choice initiatives he has long supported.
10 Jun 2013
The “Gang of Eight” immigration bill pushing through the Senate right now legalizes America’s at least 11 million illegal immigrants first, then promises to improve border security later, but the constituents of Iowa--according to the state’s GOP senator--think that border security should come before legalization.
10 Jun 2013
Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said Monday that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has still not answered questions about the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, despite having more than a month to do so since her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 23.
10 Jun 2013
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) plans to introduce an amendment to the Senate immigration bill that would give Congress, not the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the authority to determine whether the border is actually secure.
9 Jun 2013