Potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson believes today’s racial protests are not reflective of Martin Luther King’s legacy. When asked during a Monday CSPAN Washington Journal interview whether the racial protests that occurred after the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner
On Martin Luther King Day, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) called for the “two Americas” to unite, urging Americans to be “aware of the injustices embedded in our criminal system” while not being “misled to believe that excessive force is the
Ahead of the Martin Luther King holiday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) compared the fight for amnesty for illegal immigrants to the march for voting rights in Selma, Alabama during a New Jersey stop on his nationwide executive amnesty tour. Gutierrez
Col. Rob Maness believes that the recent terror attacks in Paris should be the “centerpiece” of every argument against illegal immigration and open borders. “Our porous border for years enabled terrorists and enemies of our country to be able to
This weekend, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who is considered the conservative movement’s North Star, said Americans are counting on South Carolina voters to find and help Republicans nominate a bold conservative candidate who can win the White House in
Liberal media outlets will host six of the nine 2016 GOP presidential debates that the Republican National Committee (RNC) will sanction. On Friday, the RNC announced the nine sanctioned debates from August 2015 through March 1, 2016 with three more that
Marc Andreessen, the Facebook board member who condemned Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) for standing up for American workers, believes that illegal immigration is actually the “best thing” that is happening to America. In an interview with the Financial Times, Andreessen
Eight years after Hillary Clinton considered skipping Iowa before ultimately coming in third behind Barack Obama and John Edwards, her political team is expressing confidence that she will win Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses if she decides to run in 2016. According to
Hillary Clinton’s political advisers reportedly would love to face Mitt Romney in a general election. According to the New York Daily News, Clinton confidantes would rather face Romney than former Florida Governor Jeb Bush because Romney, they believe, is “unlikely
Though Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) vowed to try to pass the House’s Homeland Security spending bill that defunds President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty, conservatives are worried that the defunding amendments will ultimately be stripped from the Senate’s funding
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, the world’s second-wealthiest person, is now reportedly the “largest investor” in the New York Times after doubling his ownership stake in the company. According to a Bloomberg report, Slim exercised “options to acquire 15.9 million shares
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s pro-amnesty lobbying group praised Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) on Wednesday for voting against Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) amendment to block President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action Program for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for certain DREAMers. FWD.us, Zuckerberg’s
La Raza CEO and President Janet Murguia said it was “offensive” that House Republicans voted on Wednesday to defund President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for certain DREAMers. Murguia accused House Republicans of
On Wednesday, Rupert Murdoch reportedly praised Jeb Bush and slammed Mitt Romney and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) when asked about potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates. At the Manhattan Institute, Murdoch, the News Corp/Fox Chair, reportedly said he does not have
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin wants failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney to get off the stage as Romney, the career candidate, seriously considers a third run White House run. “We need new energy. We need new blood,” Palin told Inside
As Mitt Romney considers a third White House run, his allies are trying to compare him to President Ronald Reagan, the conservative icon with whom Romney has almost nothing in common. In fact, Romney ran away from Reagan and his
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) thinks GOP primary voters are ready to turn the page on Mitt Romney, who is seriously considering another presidential run and could be a potential rival. “Look, I like Governor Romney, I like him personally, I
On Tuesday, three Republican Senators joined three Democrats to introduce legislation that would expand the number of guest-workers for the tech industry even though there is a surplus of American high-tech workers. The Immigration Innovation (“I-Squared”) bill, introduced by Sens.
After leaving some wiggle room in recent interviews, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) seems to have closed the door on a 2016 presidential run in an interview with Fortune. Sheila Blair, in an interview for the magazine, asked, “So are you
Grover Norquist is again lobbying for comprehensive amnesty legislation. He will reportedly brief GOP lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday, arguing that the new GOP-led Congress has “an incredible opportunity” to pass amnesty legislation. And next month, Norquist will push for
On Monday, twelve states defended President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty in a “friend of the court” brief in response to a lawsuit filed by 25 states against Obama’s executive amnesty. As The Hill noted, “Attorneys General from California, Connecticut, Hawaii,
After the recent Paris terrorist attacks, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty must be blocked for national security reasons and warned that America’s lax enforcement policies regarding visa overstays “will cost us in the future.” “It
On Sunday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) warned that terrorists may have already exploited America’s visa waiver program to enter the country to do harm. She said the “visa waiver program is the Achilles’ heel of America” because terrorists “can come back
On Monday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the recent terrorist attacks in Paris should be a “clarion call” to improve relations between him and the NYPD. De Blasio said that “it is obvious that the events in Paris
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), the former Navy SEAL and newly-elected Member of Congress, believes the Southern border is now a “nexus between immigration and our national security” and a “direct threat” to America’s national security. “It’s not about Hispanics or
Quoting lines from Field of Dreams, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday launched the city’s “IDNYC” municipal identification card program, which will be available to all New York residents–including illegal immigrants. De Blasio said New York residents were
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio gave Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State who is the second most important official at the Vatican, a mock-up of New York’s new municipal identification card and said the cards will influence the
Former Navy SEAL and newly-elected Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) believes the Obama administration is showing weakness and emboldening America’s enemies by refusing to explicitly tie radical Islam to terrorism.
A Santa Barbara, California newspaper will continue to use “illegals” to describe illegal immigrants even after its headquarters were vandalized on late Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning. After the Santa Barbara News-Press used “illegals” in a headline about illegal immigrants in
The Obama administration believes President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty is beyond judicial review. That is what administration lawyers, who believe a lawsuit filed by 25 states against Obama’s executive amnesty should be thrown out, argued in a court filing. According
Illegal immigration, which negatively impacts the wages of American workers, is the one issue where low-income Americans are more conservative than wealthier Americans. A comprehensive Pew Research survey found that “on only one item – perceptions of the economic impact
On Wednesday, the Obama administration released new guidelines specifically emphasizing “the civil rights of students learning English as a second language.” According to the Washington Post, “the new guidance is the first in 24 years to address the rights of
A record percentage of Americans (42%) identified as political independents in 2013, according to Gallup. The percentage is “the highest Gallup has measured since it began conducting interviews by telephone 25 years ago,” and it has “come more at the
On Thursday, MSNBC’s Luke Russert teed up some questions for House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), allowing him to spew talking points defending his so-called conservatism. At least Boehner didn’t claim he was “severely conservative” like Mitt Romney did. Russert, an
A top Chamber of Commerce official and a veteran Republican campaign finance lawyer who co-founded a pro-amnesty super PAC are advising former Florida governor Jeb Bush ahead of a likely 2016 presidential run. According to a Washington Post report, “Rob
After getting re-elected Speaker with less than a majority on Tuesday in what was the biggest party revolt in more than 150 years, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and his allies have reportedly already started to punish House Republicans who opposed him.
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), indicated that Republicans leaders will have a debate about potentially giving citizenship to so-called DREAMers in this Congress. “I think the first thing we’ll do is a
Immigration attorneys in some parts of the country are expecting business to improve because of President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty. In Nebraska and Iowa, law firms and legal clinics are reportedly hiring more immigration attorneys, expecting an influx of business
On Tuesday, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto hailed President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty as an “act of justice” and vowed that the Mexican government would help illegal immigrants from Mexico obtain documents like birth certificates without having to travel to
A whopping 84% of Republicans who voted in the midterm elections would be less likely to vote for a member of Congress who does not vote to defund President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty.