Following allegations that officials created a hostile work environment for a career Immigration and Customs Enforcement prosecutor who pushed back against orders to be lenient on convicted criminal immigrants, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is looking for answers. “What
House conservatives are considering legislative language that would prohibit appropriations or fees from being used by any agency charged with carrying out President Obama’s executive amnesty, according to Britain’s MailOnline. The text conservatives hope to insert into an upcoming spending
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) floated the possibility that the Senate might stay in session beyond the two weeks remaining on the legislative calendar. Speaking on the Senate Floor the soon-to-be minority leader outlined the items remaining on the
House Republicans could formally respond to President Obama’s executive amnesty as early as next week, according to reports. A senior GOP aide confirmed to The Hill Friday that House leaders have reserved time on the floor in the hope that
Conservative lawmakers are calling on House leadership to vigorously act against President Obama’s executive amnesty. Republican congressional leaders have yet to articulate what actions they plan to take to combat Obama’s recent unilateral actions to change immigration enforcement and policy
While Republican lawmakers have already expressed concern that President Obama’s executive amnesty will have a negative impact on unemployed Americans, The Washington Times is highlighting another aspect of Obama’s actions that will make competing with amnestied illegal immigrants for jobs
A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner is warning of more illegal immigration in the wake of President Obama’s executive amnesty. In a Tuesday dispatch from the Speaker’s office, spokesman Matt Wolking detailed recent developments which offer insights as to
Missouri’s U.S. Senators are calling for calm in the wake of the Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. “We must balance the rights of Americans to exercise
A Missouri Democratic congressman says the concerns he’s had from the outset about the local investigation into the death of Michael Brown Jr. were realized Monday evening. “From the beginning of this tragic case, I have repeatedly expressed my grave
The undocumented immigrants granted amnesty by President Barack Obama’s executive orders will likely cost taxpayers $2 trillion, according to Heritage Foundation poverty expert Robert Rector. “The net cost — which is total benefits minus total benefits paid in — of
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) requested that President Barack Obama avoid making a “very public push” on immigration during the midterm primaries, according to White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett. Speaking to the Chicago Sun-Times’ Washington Bureau Chief, Lynn Sweet,
The resignation of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel should fit into a broader conversation about national defense, according to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). “This personnel change must be part of a larger re-thinking of our strategy to confront the threats
Now that President Barack Obama has shown he does not need to work with Congress to achieve the changes he wants, a liberal organization is calling on Obama to go further. Monday, the Campaign for America’s Future — a self-described
When Congress returns from its Thanksgiving recess, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the “unconstitutionality” of President Obama’s recent executive action on immigration, Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) announced Friday. “Last night, President Obama went all-in against the
Nearly 5 million illegal immigrants are expected to be eligible for paperwork allowing them to remain and work in the U.S. But many of the remaining illegal immigrants who were not granted legal status will also likely benefit from the
House Speaker John Boehner says The House of Representatives has filed a long-delayed lawsuit over President Obama’s changes to Obamacare. “Time after time, the president has chosen to ignore the will of the American people and re-write federal law on
President Barack Obama and his surrogates argue that the president’s executive actions will hold illegal immigrants accountable and force them to pay their “fair share of taxes.” However there is a big question as to whether these illegal immigrants will
Hours before President Barack Obama speaks to the nation about his long anticipated executive actions on immigration, House Speaker John Boehner has released a video statement chastising the president for going at it alone. “Instead of working together to fix
With President Barack Obama poised to move on executive amnesty, a Republican House member is looking to block any illegal immigrant beneficiaries from obtaining work permits. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) introduced legislation Thursday — the day Obama is set to
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi argues President Barack Obama has ample authority to take executive actions as many presidents before him have done, including President Abraham Lincoln. “Does the public know the Emancipation Proclamation was an executive
President Barack Obama’s executive actions are also changing the demographics of what many think constitutes a “DREAMer,” or an illegal immigrant who came to the United States as a child. Prior to Obama’s executive announcement, childhood arrivals were eligible for
President Barack Obama’s “rogue” executive actions are driving the country toward a constitutional crisis, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) said Thursday. “It’s both perplexing and alarming that President Obama has decided to move forward with executive actions that he
Despite going forward with immigration reform alone, without Congress, the White House is circulating several infographics showing what President Barack Obama is doing on his own and what Congress has left to accomplish. The images include three small ones–two of
Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) argues that despite the fact that President Obama’s executive amnesty will not have the force of law, it would be very difficult for another president to rescind. “This is something that is fair
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is using President Barack Obama’s own words to argue against executive action on immigration. Boehner spokesman Matt Wolking on Wednesday laid out 22 instances when Obama said he could not create or ignore immigration law
