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A new national Quinnipiac poll shows that GOP voters prefer former failed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2016. The early poll shows Romney leading with 19 percent, while Jeb Bush earns second place. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon adamantly denies that the White House pressured him to resist sending in the National Guard in response to violent protesters unhappy with the Michael Brown shooting decision. It is clear, however, that Nixon has been in close

President Obama was slightly annoyed after illegal immigration advocates interrupted him during his speech on his executive actions on immigration reform. “Don’t just start yelling, young ladies,” Obama said as multiple women stood up to demand that Obama stop deporting

Outgoing Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel reportedly had a disagreement with Obama’s National Security Adviser Susan Rice before he was removed by President Obama this week. The New York Times reports Hagel had “a dispute” with Rice over Obama’s policy on

The Hill’s Judy Kurtz reports that musician Billy Joel recently had a cigarette at the White House with President Obama – although the president reportedly quit years ago. According to the Hill’s source, Joel said that he had smoked with Obama

Speaking in Chicago on Tuesday, President Obama addressed the rioting that occurred in Ferguson as people reacted to the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown shooting. Obama admitted that the decision “upset a lot of people” but pointed out

After the grand jury decision in the Michel Brown case, protesters vandalized, looted, and torched local businesses in the Ferguson area. According to St. Louis County Police spokesman Brian Schellman, there were 61 arrests last night as several businesses were

Attorney General Eric Holder asserted that the Justice Department was not finished with the shooting of Michael Brown, after the grand jury in Ferguson did not indict Officer Darren Wilson. “While the grand jury proceeding in St. Louis County has

Failed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is still earning high marks from New Hampshire Republican voters. A new Bloomberg Politics/Saint Anselm New Hampshire poll shows that Mitt Romney leads the 2016 field with 30 percent support. Sen. Rand Paul comes

Speaking to reporters at the White House, President Obama recognized the departure of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel after less than two years in office. Although White House sources disparaged Hagel’s term at the Defense Department after the news broke,

President Obama awarded the Medal of Freedom to several Americans today, including musician Stevie Wonder and actress Meryl Streep. Obama introduced Streep during the ceremony, noting that it was the “third or fourth” award that she had received since he

President Obama called for peace on the streets of Ferguson after the controversial grand jury decision, focusing on both sides of the debate while reminding the United States of the racial disparity that still existed in America. “The fact is,

President Obama is forcing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel out of his administration after less than a year on the job according to multiple reports. The New York Times broke the news early Monday morning, reporting that Hagel was resigning “under

Sen. John McCain says: “I thank Chuck Hagel for his service, and I know that he was very, very frustrated.” McCain, expected to become chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee in January, was reacting to news that President Obama is

In a new Facebook video released by the White House, President Obama reflects on his historic immigration reform speech by reminding Americans why he had to act to give illegal immigrants amnesty. Obama explained he understood that most Americans were

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest is trying to claim it is Republicans who support amnesty, not President Obama.  On Fox and Friends this morning, he announced: “The president believes that we need to restore some accountability to this system and

President Obama was interrupted by hecklers during his speech in Las Vegas on Friday, as he tried to explain why he chose to act on his own to offer amnesty to illegal immigrants. “All are not qualified!” yelled one protester

On the floor of the Senate this morning, Sen. Ted Cruz read aloud the text of Cicero’s First Oration Against Catiline, subbing in President Obama’s name in the context. “When, President Obama, do you mean to cease abusing our patience?

Former Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia is stepping up as a potential Democrat challenger to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race. With a 14-minute video, Webb announced an exploratory committee, saying that “thousands of concerned Americans” had urged him to

Univision’s Jorge Ramos is already celebrating President Obama’s planned executive action on amnesty, calling it a “triumph for the Latino community.” Ramos has been a passionate advocate for immigration reform–even swimming across the Rio Grande to highlight the dangers illegal

Part of waiting for President Obama’s decision to announce executive amnesty is noticing just how far he has come in only a few years. During a Univision town hall event in 2011, Obama specifically told a student that executive amnesty

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a statement supporting President Obama’s decision to grant executive amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants in America. “I support the President’s decision to begin fixing our broken immigration system and focus finite resources

Senior White House officials vow that President Obama would veto any action passed by Congressional Republicans to walk back his executive amnesty through the law. “The president would veto” it, an official said, according to a Roll Call report.  The

The internet has long been fascinated by the idea of President Obama as a king or an emperor based on his aggressive use of executive power.  It’s a common criticism for American presidents; cartoonists once portrayed Andrew Jackson as a king, and