
President Obama urged Congress to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank and pass a budget that doesn’t lock in the sequester during Saturday’s weekly address. Transcript as Follows: “Hi, everybody. Seven years after the worst economic crisis in generations, our economy continues
by Ian Hanchett22 Aug 2015, 5:28 AM PST0

Senator John Thune (R-SD) urged Senate Democrats to pass a budget cutting spending, entitlement reform, and the Keystone XL Pipeline during Saturday’s GOP Weekly Address. Transcript as Follows: “Hi, I’m Senator John Thune from the great state of South Dakota.
by Ian Hanchett22 Aug 2015, 5:26 AM PST0

Fox News Channel host and Daily Caller Editor-in-Chief Tucker Carlson declared “illegal alien” “one of my favorite terms” on Friday’s broadcast of “The Five.” After fellow co-host Geraldo Rivera said [relevant remarks begin around 5:20], he didn’t “have a big
by Ian Hanchett21 Aug 2015, 9:52 PM PST0

Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld argued that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump polluted the good parts of his immigration plan by linking them to “birthright citizenship and mass deportations” on Friday’s broadcast of “The Five.” Gutfeld said, [relevant remarks
by Ian Hanchett21 Aug 2015, 9:52 PM PST0

HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher wondered whether climate change is more important than whether Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton broke the law with her private email server on Friday. Maher stated that Benghazi and Clinton’s email scandal “aren’t actual
by Ian Hanchett21 Aug 2015, 9:36 PM PST0

HBO host Bill Maher said that “there is not a real immigration problem in America” on Friday’s “Real Time.” After saying that GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s immigration plan is “stupid and racist,” Maher argued that “there is not a
by Ian Hanchett21 Aug 2015, 9:10 PM PST0

HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher argued that the saying the phrase should be “All Lives Matter” is incorrect on Friday. Maher stated, “There are people say it — the phrase should be ‘All Lives Matter.’ I disagree. That implies
by Ian Hanchett21 Aug 2015, 9:10 PM PST0

CNN Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley said that GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rhetoric was the same as George Wallace’s “segregation now” statement on Friday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight.” Brinkley, during a discussion on the term “anchor baby” was asked about
by Ian Hanchett21 Aug 2015, 7:23 PM PST0

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) made an appearance at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rally in Mobile, AL on Friday. Sessions came onstage after Trump invited him. He briefly donned a white “Make America Great Again” hat before saying, “Donald, welcome
by Ian Hanchett21 Aug 2015, 5:58 PM PST0

MSNBC’s “Hardball” host Chris Matthews asked if GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has anything “cultural” in common with people attending his rally in Mobile, Alabama given that Trump has “lived in New York and Manhattan…up there with those ethnic people”
by Ian Hanchett21 Aug 2015, 4:30 PM PST0

Wisconsin Governor and Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker said he’s “not taking a position…one way or the other” on birthright citizenship, and all other issues pertaining to immigration can’t be addressed “until you actually secure the borders and enforce the
by Ian Hanchett21 Aug 2015, 11:30 AM PST0

MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” host Mika Brzezinski wondered why Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her staff “keep saying something that is not true?” Regarding whether her private email server was allowed under government policy on Friday’s “Morning Joe.” After reporting
by Ian Hanchett21 Aug 2015, 5:42 AM PST0

Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio stated that he disagrees with fellow candidate Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan because “America is a great country. The issue is, we could be even greater” on Thursday’s “O’Reilly Factor”
by Ian Hanchett20 Aug 2015, 5:59 PM PST0

Andy Boian, CEO of Dovetail Solutions, who is helping with public relations for Platte River Networks, the company that managed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s server, said that company was unaware any sensitive material was on the server, and that Platte
by Ian Hanchett20 Aug 2015, 5:05 PM PST0

Representative Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) predicted that “racially-motivated violence” will “increase in this country as a consequence of Trump’s rhetoric” on Thursday’s “MSNBC Live.” Grijalva said he “absolutely” found the term “anchor babies” offensive. He continued, we’re talking about the 14th
by Ian Hanchett20 Aug 2015, 3:45 PM PST0

Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) said, “It’s not an accident to have 300 emails become retroactively…determined to be classified” and “somebody sent out classified information, and did not recognize it as classified” before adding, “Huma…is brilliant. Hillary Clinton is brilliant. So
by Ian Hanchett20 Aug 2015, 2:48 PM PST0

Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said that he’s “not in favor of repealing the 14th Amendment” because birthright citizenship is one of the things that makes America exceptional, but that people coming to the US to have
by Ian Hanchett20 Aug 2015, 1:20 PM PST0

Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh argued that “The 14th Amendment says nothing about birthright citizenship” on Thursday. Rush said, “The 14th Amendment says nothing about birthright citizenship. It just doesn’t. As I say, Brother Levin made the point exquisitely last
by Ian Hanchett20 Aug 2015, 12:21 PM PST0

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) declared “no longer can blacks as a whole claim victim status, except for one situation. They are victims to the Democrat Party in the United States of America” on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox
by Ian Hanchett19 Aug 2015, 10:12 PM PST0

Talk radio host and author of “Plunder and Deceit,” Mark Levin said that the 14th Amendment does not require birthright citizenship on Wednesday. Host Sean Hannity stated, “Rand Paul was right on this, Trump was right on this, Cruz is
by Ian Hanchett19 Aug 2015, 9:39 PM PST0

Texas Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz declared Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is “not nearly as talented at dodging the question as her husband Bill is” on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. Cruz said that Clinton’s
by Ian Hanchett19 Aug 2015, 8:41 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated of a battle over ending birthright citizenship via legislation “I believe you can win it legally” and that when it comes to illegal immigrants working in the US, “I want them to go out.
by Ian Hanchett19 Aug 2015, 8:15 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump clarified his remarks that he gets military advice from watching television in an interview broadcast on CNN on Wednesday. After interviewer Chris Cuomo stated, that Trump, “you get a lot of your military analysis from
by Ian Hanchett19 Aug 2015, 7:48 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said that if companies manufacture cars in China or Mexico “you’re going to have to pay a tax to get the cars back in” in an interview broadcast on CNN on Thursday. Trump was asked how
by Ian Hanchett19 Aug 2015, 7:30 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump debated the use of the term “anchor baby” with a reporter at a press conference in New Hampshire on Wednesday. Trump was asked, “You said that you have a big heart, and that you’re not
by Ian Hanchett19 Aug 2015, 4:40 PM PST0