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White House Admits 'Rumors' of Amnesty Motivating Illegal Border Crossings

The Obama administration says it is “surging” resources to confront the flood of illegal unaccompanied minors and family units coming across the southern border. On the enforcement side, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday it is stepping up enforcement

White House Admits 'Rumors' of Amnesty Motivating Illegal Border Crossings

Boehner Calls On Obama To Immediately Send National Guard to Border

With tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors crossing the border, House Speaker John Boehner called on President Obama to “immediately deploy the National Guard to our southern border” Friday. In a firm letter to Obama, Boehner — who has blamed

Boehner Calls On Obama To Immediately Send National Guard to Border

Kevin McCarthy Elected House Majority Leader; Raul Labrador Falls

The House majority whip will be the next House majority leader. The House GOP conference elected Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Thursday afternoon to be their leader, once current Majority Leader Eric Cantor — who was unexpectedly defeated in his primary

Kevin McCarthy Elected House Majority Leader; Raul Labrador Falls

Goodlatte Demands Answers from DHS on 'Administration-Made Disaster' at Border

House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security about the tens of thousands of undocumented unaccompanied minors and family units illegally crossing America’s southern border. “I am formally requesting information needed by the Committee

Goodlatte Demands Answers from DHS on 'Administration-Made Disaster' at Border

Bob Goodlatte: Immigration Reform 'Increasingly Unlikely' This Congress

America’s immigration system is inadequate but unlikely to be fixed this Congress because of President Obama’s failure to enforce current law, according to House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte.  “Our immigration system is broken because our current laws are inadequate to

Bob Goodlatte: Immigration Reform 'Increasingly Unlikely' This Congress

Labrador: Most Members Feel Irrelevant

Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador made a pitch for relevancy to House GOP members Wednesday. “I want every member, regardless of what state you come from or whether you meet for lunch on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, to feel like you

Labrador: Most Members Feel Irrelevant

Leadership Candidates Make Their Cases To House GOP

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Majority Leader Eric Cantor stepping down after his unexpected primary defeat last week, the candidates for leadership positions are in a mad dash to election day. Wednesday morning, in advance of the Thursday vote, the candidates

Leadership Candidates Make Their Cases To House GOP

Cornyn: The Impression Is America Is Not Enforcing Its Immigration Laws

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sending Vice President Joe Biden to Central America to discourage illegal immigration to the United States is a welcome step, but President Obama needs to do more to confront the flood of unaccompanied illegal immigrant children flooding

Cornyn: The Impression Is America Is Not Enforcing Its Immigration Laws

ICE Operation Rounds Up 163 Human Smugglers In May

Special agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations  arrested more than 160 human smugglers along the U.S. southwest border in an initiative called “Operation Southern Crossing” last month. HSI’s operation lasted the entire month in the southwestern cities

ICE Operation Rounds Up 163 Human Smugglers In May

Labrador Asks House GOP Members to Consider Him for Majority Leader

Painting himself as a conservative personification of the American Dream, Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador called on his colleagues Monday to support his bid for house majority leader.  Labrador is facing Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy this week in a race

Labrador Asks House GOP Members to Consider Him for Majority Leader

Rep. Marlin Stutzman Makes His Pitch for Whip

As the race for House Majority Whip fast approaches, Indiana Rep. Marlin Stutzman Monday made a pitch to House Republicans for support. In a “Dear Colleague” letter obtained by the Washington Examiner, Stutzman wrote that as a “fourth generation farmer

Rep. Marlin Stutzman Makes His Pitch for Whip

McCarthy, Labrador About Equal on Support for Amnesty

Majority Leader Eric Cantor was deposed in a shocking primary upset largely over his support for providing amnesty to illegal aliens brought to the U.S. as minors. However, in the campaign to replace him, anti-amnesty advocates say both candidates are

McCarthy, Labrador About Equal on Support for Amnesty

Amid Border Crisis, White House To Welcome DACA Immigrants

The White House will be welcoming undocumented immigrants shielded from deportation by the president’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Tuesday even as the policy has precipitated a crisis on the southern border as tens of thousands of children stream

Amid Border Crisis, White House To Welcome DACA Immigrants

DNC Celebrates Flag Day With The Wrong Flag

The Democratic National Committee wished America a “Happy Flag Day!” by tweeting out a picture of a child holding a flag over the weekend. The problem, however, is that the child is not holding the American flag, but rather another

DNC Celebrates Flag Day With The Wrong Flag

GOP Rep. Calls on Obama to Dispatch National Guard to Secure Border

Michigan Republican Rep. Candice Miller is calling on President Obama to dispatch the National Guard to the border to aid the U.S. Border Patrol, currently overwhelmed with the large influx of unaccompanied illegal immigrant children. “Rather than carrying out their

GOP Rep. Calls on Obama to Dispatch National Guard to Secure Border

Meet the Candidates for House Majority Whip

Should Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) meet expectations and beat Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) in the race to replace House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the Californian will leave another leadership vacancy to be filled. The prospect of this opening already

Meet the Candidates for House Majority Whip

Raul Labrador Announces Run For Majority Leader

Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador announced a late-entry bid for Majority Leader but faces a steep climb after Whip Kevin McCarthy has already garnered significant support over the past three days. Eric Cantor’s Tuesday defeat sent a clear message that

Raul Labrador Announces Run For Majority Leader

Boehner Not Sure If Immigration Related To Stunning Cantor Upset

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Speaker John Boehner said he’s not sure whether immigration had anything to do with Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s historic primary loss, despite the fact that David Brat, the economics professor who bested Cantor, spent the final

Boehner Not Sure If Immigration Related To Stunning Cantor Upset

Gutierrez: Obama to Unilaterally Enact Amnesty After Cantor Loss

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), perhaps the most outspoken amnesty proponent in Congress, said the stunning defeat of Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the primary Tuesday is no impediment to President Obama moving forward with immigration unilaterally. “When people say there’ll

Gutierrez: Obama to Unilaterally Enact Amnesty After Cantor Loss

Inside The Secret Immigration Whip Count: 'Now, Later Or Never?'

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Immigration was not on the June legislative agenda released by Majority Leader Eric Cantor. It was only fleetingly discussed at a closed-door conference meeting this morning. And many lawmakers are being kept in the dark about an

Inside The Secret Immigration Whip Count: 'Now, Later Or Never?'

Boehner: 'We're Going to Pay' For Bergdahl Swap

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Speaker John Boehner said he is glad Bowe Bergdahl is back but added he expects there will be more lives lost as a result of the Obama administration’s controversial prisoner swap.  “There is not any doubt

Boehner: 'We're Going to Pay' For Bergdahl Swap

Chuck Grassley Demands DHS Provide Details on Release of Immigrant Murderers

The ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley, called on the Department of Homeland Security to provide more information about the release of convicted criminal immigrants, specifically the 116 immigrants convicted of homicide. Last month

Chuck Grassley Demands DHS Provide Details on Release of Immigrant Murderers