
Deportations from the interior of the United States declined 34 percent this year from last, according to a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies, derived largely from an internal Department of Homeland Security document. The CIS report released
by Caroline May15 Oct 2014, 11:31 AM PST0

The New York Times has come to Sen. Kay Hagan’s defense for missing a myriad of Armed Services Committee hearings in the face of the rise of ISIS. “When political ads are reduced to criticizing a lawmaker’s absence from a few
by Caroline May15 Oct 2014, 11:18 AM PST0

The immigration reduction group Numbers USA has launched a new ad campaign in a number of states with tight Senate races highlighting the loss of jobs to immigrants. Numbers USA’s ad asks simply, who should get the jobs: citizens and
by Caroline May15 Oct 2014, 11:01 AM PST0

The North Carolina GOP is accusing Sen. Kay Hagan of lying about the benefits her family received from the 2009 stimulus for which she voted. “Senator Kay Hagan kept her stimulus payday hidden away for years. And now she is
by Caroline May14 Oct 2014, 2:01 PM PST0

With Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) locked in a tight reelection bid and in need of a good Democratic turnout in a few short weeks, Democrats appear eager to promote the claim that North Carolina Republicans and their candidate for Senate
by Caroline May14 Oct 2014, 12:07 PM PST0

The North Carolina Republican Party has launched a new website aimed at highlighting Sen. Kay Hagan’s (D-NC) efforts to avoid discussing recent controversies as she pursues her bid for reelection against Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis. “Senator Kay Hagan’s
by Caroline May14 Oct 2014, 8:36 AM PST0

President Barack Obama was not in Arkansas Monday, but his name was at the tip of Republican Tom Cotton’s tongue all that afternoon. Debating incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor — as well as Libertarian Nathan LaFrance and Green Party candidate Mark
by Caroline May14 Oct 2014, 8:36 AM PST0

A new poll among likely North Carolina voters reveals just how close the election for U.S. Senate will likely be. A High Point University poll released Monday finds Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis and Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) both
by Caroline May13 Oct 2014, 11:34 AM PST0

Tom Cotton is out with a new ad highlighting national security threats and his military service. “In the Middle East, radical terrorists are on the march, destabilizing our allies, beheading Americans, and crucifying Christians. President Obama admits he underestimated them,” Cotton says in
by Caroline May13 Oct 2014, 9:14 AM PST0

Crossroads GPS is out with a new ad blasting Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) for her recent admission that she missed Armed Services committee hearing on ISIS for a New York City fundraiser. The ad comes as her Republican opponent, state
by Caroline May11 Oct 2014, 11:41 AM PST0

The number of unaccompanied minors apprehended illegally crossing the southern border has increased nearly 1,000 percent since the implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012, according to House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). “After six
by Caroline May10 Oct 2014, 1:22 PM PST0

Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) is threatening to “shut down the Senate” if President Obama uses executive power to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and bring its terrorist prisoners to the U.S. “I stopped him once from trying
by Caroline May10 Oct 2014, 12:58 PM PST0

The government of Mexico is paying to help its citizens who are living illegally in the United States avoid deportation. According to a report from National Public Radio, the Mexican government through its 50 consulates around the United States has
by Caroline May10 Oct 2014, 8:48 AM PST0

Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis charged that Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) and President Obama do not have a plan to keep the United States safe from Ebola Thursday evening, during the third North Carolina U.S. Senate debate. “The president
by Caroline May10 Oct 2014, 6:13 AM PST0

Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis’ campaign for U.S. Senate is wasting no time taking the news that Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) skipped a classified hearing dealing with threats to national security for a New York City cocktail fundraiser to
by Caroline May9 Oct 2014, 2:44 PM PST0

In a joint statement released Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte slammed the Obama administration for delaying executive actions on immigration reform until after the midterm elections. According to the pair, no time is
by Caroline May9 Oct 2014, 2:12 PM PST0

A pro-amnesty group is targeting Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC), a vulnerable Democrat running for reelection in a red state, for opposing executive actions on immigration reform before the election. Hagan, who has an “F” rating from the anti-amnesty group Numbers
by Caroline May9 Oct 2014, 11:44 AM PST0

After the Hagan campaign admitted that Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) missed a classified hearing on “worldwide threats” to U.S. national security for a New York City fundraiser, North Carolina Republicans are calling the incumbent “guilty of a taxpayer-funded cover-up.” Hagan
by Caroline May9 Oct 2014, 10:46 AM PST0

Sen. Kay Hagan’s (D-NC) campaign has revealed that the hearing Hagan admitted to missing for a fundraiser earlier this week was a classified hearing on “current and future worldwide threats” to national security that she missed in order to attend
by Caroline May9 Oct 2014, 9:31 AM PST0

Tom Cotton has set a new fundraising record for the state of Arkansas and is out with an ad highlighting his military service. According to the Cotton campaign, the third quarter total set a new fundraising record for statewide candidates
by Caroline May8 Oct 2014, 8:20 PM PST0

If Latino activists successfully recruit Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) to run for president, it will be a “nightmare” for Democrats, according to Numbers USA executive director Roy Beck. “Gutierrez running in the primaries would seem to be a nightmare for
by Caroline May8 Oct 2014, 4:48 PM PST0

There will be a new face at the third debate in the race for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, Thursday evening. The Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate Sean Haugh, the pizza deliveryman who some believe could be a spoiler for
by Caroline May8 Oct 2014, 1:43 PM PST0

Following Tuesday night’s debate, Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) admitted that she missed one of her Armed Services Committee hearings due to a fundraiser. “You know, there was one,” Hagan said when asked by a reporter after the debate if she
by Caroline May8 Oct 2014, 5:43 AM PST0

Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis took President Obama’s assertion that his “policies are on the ballot” this cycle and ran with it during a debate against incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) Tuesday evening. Stressing that Hagan voted with Obama
by Caroline May7 Oct 2014, 6:22 PM PST0

Sean Haugh, the pizza deliveryman Libertarian party candidate in North Carolina who is polling as high as 7 percent in a critical Senate race, dismisses charges that he will be a “spoiler” candidate, taking enough votes from GOP challenger Thom
by Caroline May7 Oct 2014, 9:17 AM PST0