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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi doubled down on her comments that Americans should view the flood of children crossing the border while claiming refugee status just like baby Jesus. Pelosi reminded reporters that it was the National Conference of Catholic

At a fundraiser in Chicago, First Lady Michelle Obama complained that there was too much money in politics before asking for the “biggest, fattest check” from each of her donors. Michelle Obama urged voters to get involved in the mid-term

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton believes that her effort to “reset” the United States’ relationship with Russia actually worked. Clinton was widely ridiculed after she presented a red “reset” button to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in 2009. The

At a fundraiser in Washington state, President Obama promised supporters that he would work to make sure the planet Earth continues to function. During his speech, Obama cited global warming for causing the dry conditions that were the cause for

In Nashville on Thursday, about a half-dozen Tennessee Tea Party leaders gathered with the Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund to denounce current Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander and promote his Republican challenger Joe Carr. Cunningham explained that every six years, Alexander

During a trip to visit the southern border, Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) revealed that he witnessed the Texas DPS seizing a jet ski, which was used as a vehicle for human trafficking. From his report: Later that day, I ventured

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez criticized United States lawmakers for creating “ambiguity” over the border laws during the fight for immigration reform. Hernandez appeared on Capitol Hill today with Otto Perez Molina, the president of Guatemala, and House Minority Leader

House Speaker John Boehner accused President Obama of flip-flopping on the border crisis and of being AWOL on the issue. Boehner explained that he continues to discuss the issue with House members, but that it wasn’t helping that the White

On Fox News Thursday night, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said that letting the thousands of unaccompanied minors stay in the United States would be a “big mistake.” Rubio acknowledged that it was a “difficult issue” when so many children were

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, co-author and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush argued that it was important to send the majority of the 50,000 unaccompanied minors back home. Bush argued that the 2008 anti-trafficking law – allowing children to

After The New York Times caught newly appointed Sen. John Walsh (D-MT) plagiarizing in a Masters thesis, he has an easy explanation. Post Dramatic Stress Disorder.   “I don’t want to blame my mistake on PTSD, but I do want

Sen. Ted Cruz defended his questioning of the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to halt air travel to Israel. Cruz also criticized Secretary of State John Kerry for giving $47 million in economic aid to Hamas in Gaza. Yesterday, a State

At a fundraiser in California, President Obama lamented that Democrats tend to forget about the midterm elections, reminding supporters of the Republican sweep in 2010. “During midterm elections, people don’t evenknow there’s an election — don’t know who their congressmanis,

Joe Carr remembers exactly where he was when he found out that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his race to the largely unknown political upstart David Brat.  As he finished up a meeting with a group of about 75

NASHVILLE, TN — Talk radio show host Laura Ingraham skewered Sen. Lamar Alexander during a rally this evening in support of his primary challenger Joe Carr, comparing him to an “old sweater” that had become full of moths, with faded

During a town hall event promoting his White House “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, President Obama encouraged young people to discover their passions to inspire themselves to work hard. Part of the goal of his initiative, he explained, was to expose

During a town hall with young people, President Obama explained how he deals with people who criticize him. Obama advised young people to listen to critics who actually had their interests at heart. Obama said that people should only focus

President Obama reaffirmed demands for “immediate and full access” for international investigators to the flight crash site of Flight MH17 and called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to take immediate action. In a press conference on Monday, Obama accused Russian

How do Americans view Hillary Clinton’s performance as Secretary of State? Only 42 percent of voters called her performance “excellent or good” in a new Politico poll. Fifty-three percent view her performance as “fair or poor,” including 60 percent of

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has earned at least $12 million since she left the Obama administration, according to Bloomberg News. Data collected by Bloomberg reveals that Clinton earned at least $6 million from her book Hard Choices and at

First Lady Michelle Obama revealed Friday that she has decided to “take a break” from french fries at the White House Kids State Dinner. The First Lady made her comments during President Obama’s speech at the dinner, where he revealed

President Obama took the White House podium this morning to directly address the Ukraine plane tragedy after a Malaysian flight was shot down killing nearly 300 people. Obama said that only one American citizen was currently confirmed as a person

The House Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Bob Goodlatte, released a report today revealing that over 65 percent of unaccompanied alien minors’ asylum applications have been immediately approved in Fiscal Year 2014. The report cites data from the U.S. Citizenship

‘The Economist’ magazine criticized President Obama for being the “least business-friendly president for decades” in an editorial criticizing him for failing to get the American economy back on track. The piece argues that American leaders should create another supply-side revolution