The AP expects the GOP to “tighten its grip” on the U.S. House of Representatives this year citing “redistricting after the 2010 census and the retirement of moderate Democrats in conservative states,” although the Democrats financial edge is something of
The AP is using Labor Day to kick off “a two-month sprint toward Election Day” by pointing out five key points in both the House and Senate mid-terms elections. As for the Senate, Kentucky is certainly one key and some
In a story initially and doggedly pursued by former Breitbart News reporter Lee Stranahan, Jesse Benton has resigned as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign manager, “citing potential distractions over renewed attention to a scandal from the Iowa 2012 caucuses.” At issue
Amid reports that as many as 300 Americans are fighting along ISIS in Iraq and Syria and citing his own record of having introduced two bills while serving in the Senate that would have stripped U.S. citizenship from those “providing material
Barack Obama might not be able to make it to the golf links on Saturday, he’ll be attending the wedding of his personal chef Sam Kass and MSNBC host Alex Wagner. Kass and Wagner, dubbed by Vogue the political “‘It-couple’
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Elizabeth Warren will be in Colorado stumping and raising money for Mark Udall’s re-election bid on Friday. Politico has reported that she’ll be appearing with Udall and Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards. There are no additional
According to alleged neighbor Fontaine Wells, 65, of the home Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu has now claimed as her state residence, “I don’t think she lives there. She might come visit, but come on now — she lives in D.C. I don’t
As if worry about what Obama might do regarding illegal immigration wasn’t enough, vulnerable Democrats now have an entirely new concern. The Obama administration is reportedly negotiating a deal to try and lower greenhouse gas emissions by “naming and shaming” governments
Pointing out that New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte “has held three times as many town hall meetings as Jeanne Shaheen,” while only being in office “half as long as Shaheen,” today the New Hampshire Leader blasts Shaheen as basically a mouth piece
Azcentral.com bills itself as “the oldest and most-visited local site in Arizona, bringing together the state’s largest newspaper, The Arizona Republic; its most-watched television station, KPNX-TV Channel 12; and the Valley’s leading Spanish-language publication, La Voz.” Consequently, it seems more
Following up on a Weekly Standard Report, Breitbart News has discovered a seemingly abandoned Twitter feed that may yet prove to be another major embarrassment for Iowa Democrat Bruce Braley. Trial lawyer Tom Bottaro is hosting the upcoming Braley event and
Faced with an increasingly unpopular president and finding themselves on the wrong side of the issues, most especially, immigration, Democrats are reaching back for what amounts to little more than a scare tactic that reeks of desperation that will likely
North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan found herself in the unfortunate position of being photographed with an unpopular President Obama at an American Legion event today and did her best to try and put some distance between them, despite the embrace.
Rep. Rick Nolan (D-Minn.) wants the House and Senate to work five days a week, as opposed to current practice. It also calls for the House to return to “regular order” and involves arcane processes likeyl never thought of by
Citing legislative issues on which it usually works, the Church of Scientology is expanding its efforts and holding a “first-of-its-kind breakfast for congressional staffers, giving workers at the Capitol a chance to check out its Washington digs”. “Of course we
In what’s now considered a “key Senate race”, one in which Republican Joni Ernst initially wasn’t even supposed to be competitive, Ernst and the Democrat’s new John Edwards, Bruce Braley are now all tied up. PPP’s newest Iowa Senate poll
Colorado incumbent Mark Udall and the DSCC are out with a Spanish-language ad attacking Republican Cory Gardner on, of all topics, veterans‘ issues. Reportedly, the buy is well up in the six-figure range and will run through Election Day. The
If you want to know where a Democrat stands on the issue of immigration, all you need ask is if they have to face the voters in less than a deep blue state in November. With Obama contemplating what would
Following up on several news reports, the organization Keep Louisiana Working (KLW) is hitting Mary Landrieu for using Senate funds for her campaign flights. According to KLW Executive Director Emily Cornell, “As Sen. Landrieu admits to more and more private flights billed
Businessman Donald Trump took to his Twitter account Tuesday to endorse Republican Scott Brown in the New Hampshire GOP primary election, citing what Trump claimed is Brown’s ability to win against incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen. .@SenScottBrown is the most
North Carolina Democrat Kay Hagan has a tough decision to make and any chance for re-election to the Senate may hang in the balance. Does she appear with Barack Obama “a critical audience she’s trying to woo: Veterans,” or pass and
The New York Times would like you to believe that immigration is not the significant issue it now clearly is in the mid-term elections and instead wants to focus on an issue that is marginally divisive for Republicans – the
The Hill reports, Democrat party “increasingly worries (Iowa) could be the tipping point for Senate control,” as Rep. Bruce Braley continues to mostly fail and now flail in an effort to hold off the surging campaign of Republican Joni Ernst. Recent
Experts are projecting that perhaps as many as 2.3 million households “that received tax credits to help pay for their health insurance under Obamacare will lose all or a portion of their expected 2014 tax refunds.” If their actual 2014 income ends
According to a new Sunday Times report by Toby Harden, “Pentagon sources said Foley and the others might well have been rescued but Obama, concerned about the ramifications of US troops being killed or captured in Syria, took too long
