While Gov. Chris Christie attended a Iowa restaurant on Thursday, one woman had a question for him. “Why can’t you be tough right now?” she asked, according to WNYC’s Matt Katz. That explains why Christie, who gained widespread popularity among Republicans
President Obama visited New York City for two campaign events on Thursday evening, but one of them was not an official fundraiser. The event was hosted by the Democratic House Majority PAC, but the group notified the White House Press
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke to reporters at the Senate about his forthcoming bill to address the border crisis, which he explained would block President Obama from granting amnesty to illegal immigrants through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi asserted that the crisis on the border was actually an opportunity for America to display its humanitarian character. Pelosi said it was “stunning” that Republicans were drawing lines in the sand during the negotiations of
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid challenged Republicans for demanding that any legislation to address the border crisis should include a termination of President Obama’s 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DREAMers are a class of illegal immigrants under the age
In a speech urging his Senate colleagues to accept the thousands of unaccompanied minors crossing the border, Sen. Patrick Leahy reminded his colleagues of a time when the United States turned back Jews fleeing the Holocaust. Leahy urged Senators to
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasted Senate Democrats for their effort to overturn the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision by altering the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Cruz called the political move by Senate Democrats “one of the saddest developments in the Senate.”
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) denounced Senate Democrats for introducing a bill Wednesday to overturn the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision. The legislation would alter the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, cited by the Supreme Court in its ruling in favor of
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) dismissed news that conservative radio host Laura Ingraham had endorsed his primary opponent Joe Carr and planned to campaign on his behalf. When asked by reporters about Ingraham’s endorsement on Capitol Hill this morning, Alexander reminded
Attorney General Eric Holder encouraged Americans not to forget race while working for justice and equality in their country. Holder made his remarks during a speech at Howard University on Tuesday for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Civil Rights
President Obama held an Iftar dinner at the White House yesterday, honoring Muslims celebrating the end of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. During his speech, Obama spoke about the importance of religious freedom. Obama explained that in America,
Senate Democrat Mark Begich of Alaska used some salty language to describe his relationship with President Obama, but it appears that the Washington Post editors censored his actual comment. Begich, a Democratic senator in a red state, is touting his
Former Vice President Dick Cheney believes that President Obama has exceeded his executive authorities granted to him by the Constitution of the United States. In a conversation with Politico‘s Mike Allen, Cheney responded to questions about Obama’s use of executive authority.
Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham endorsed Joe Carr, the Republican Senate challenger to Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), as a new poll shows that he is gaining significant support in his campaign. A new poll conducted by Triton Polling, shows that
Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS) lawyer initially brought information about a blogger photographing Cochran’s wife at her retirement home to the mayor of Madison, Mississippi, not police, according to The New York Times. The Times‘ story is about Tea Party leader
“Do you really know what you’re getting with David Perdue?” asked Congressman Jack Kingston in a debate Sunday night for the Georgia Senate Primary. For Kingston, that’s his strongest argument against a candidate that has worked to paint the eleven-term
In an op-ed for Politico, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) dinged Gov. Rick Perry’s new glasses in a response to a Washington Post op-ed written by the governor of Texas to criticize the Kentucky Senator’s views on foreign policy. Paul insisted
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest tried to explain President Obama’s “photo-ops” comments, pointing out that it was just one more example that Obama was more focused on demonstrating leadership. Earnest admitted that photo-ops were important to the presidency, citing
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) does not hold any grudges against Miami Heat star LeBron James for deciding to go back to to the Cleveland Cavaliers after just four seasons. Weeks earlier, Rubio joked with Cleveland that even though they were
In response to the news about LeBron James making the decision to return to Cleveland, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest took time to remind reporters that President Obama was a big fan of the NBA basketball star. Earnest had
Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) told reporters on Friday that President Obama’s “emergency” supplemental spending request for the border was too expensive for the House of Representatives to support. The bill requests $3.7 billion in new funding – of
In New York City, First Lady Michelle Obama spoke at the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) convention, promising that her husband would act on his own to fix the broken immigration system. Obama reminded the attendees that they
Sen. John McCain told reporters on Capitol Hill today that he was currently working on an alternate immigration bill for Republicans to offer instead of President Obama’s emergency funding supplement McCain previewed the legislation for reporters calling the repeal of
President Obama dismissed the idea of visiting the border on Wednesday, explaining that he wasn’t interested in photo ops while trying to solve a problem. “This is not theater. This is a problem,” he said. “I’m not interested in photo
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said former Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s call for Republicans to try to impeach Obama would be a mistake. “I respect always Sarah Palin’s views but my particular view is that we should devote our energies on regaining
