
All the members of the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” pushing immigration reform in the U.S. Senate will band together to block any efforts by other senators to offer amendments to their legislation once it is introduced, the Washington Post reported
by Matthew Boyle8 Apr 2013, 2:15 PM PST0

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) responded to Senate Judiciary Committee ranking GOP member Sen. Chuck Grassley’s concerns about the secrecy of the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” immigration reform deliberations by saying any proposal the group will come up with is intended
by Matthew Boyle5 Apr 2013, 4:42 PM PST0

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), ranking GOP member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and three of his fellow conservative committee colleagues are demanding the Republican members of the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” take their immigration reform negotiations out of the shadows so
by Matthew Boyle5 Apr 2013, 11:02 AM PST0

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, a member of the so-called bipartisan “Gang of Eight” pushing immigration reform, disagrees with Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions’ staff’s analysis of immigration reform’s impact on the U.S. entitlement system. The Senate
by Matthew Boyle5 Apr 2013, 8:13 AM PST0

Politico’s Katie Glueck on Thursday attempted to spin Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s comments on Mexican drug cartels and their potential connection to the murders of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife as a gaffe. On Wednesday, Perry
by Matthew Boyle4 Apr 2013, 4:12 PM PST0

The Los Angeles Times is undercutting a narrative promoted by New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer when it reported on Wednesday that border security technology does in fact exist. In a Wednesday article, the LA Times‘ Brian Bennett details new
by Matthew Boyle4 Apr 2013, 3:13 PM PST0

Attorney General Eric Holder may work through all four years of President Barack Obama’s second term because he is hesitant to miss the “opportunity” that remains as long as Obama wields power. Appearing on radio’s the Tom Joyner Morning Show
by Matthew Boyle4 Apr 2013, 1:21 PM PST0

Crosstab data from a new immigration reform poll by Rasmussen Reports shows that 22 percent of likely-to-vote liberals think border security is “racist.” The crosstab data, provided to Breitbart News, show that when asked by the pollster “Are people who
by Matthew Boyle4 Apr 2013, 10:31 AM PST0

A new Rasmussen Reports poll released on Thursday shows an overwhelming majority of likely voters in America support border security as part of any immigration reform plan. Similarly, the poll shows the majority of likely voters in America oppose any
by Matthew Boyle4 Apr 2013, 10:16 AM PST0

Senate Budget Committee Republican staff on Thursday released a description of what they claim is a “major flaw” in the immigration reform plan being pushed by the bipartisan “Gang of Eight”–a loophole that will end up being a multi-trillion dollar
by Matthew Boyle4 Apr 2013, 8:49 AM PST0

Immigration and Customs Enforcement union president Chris Crane told reporters on Wednesday that the Mexican drug cartels’ influence inside the United States has been “almost completely absent” from the immigration reform debate but needs more attention. “I mean, if these
by Matthew Boyle3 Apr 2013, 3:12 PM PST0

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is not backing down from his demand for an open and transparent immigration reform process after Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy refused to accommodate his request. Last Saturday, Rubio wrote to Leahy asking for what
by Matthew Boyle3 Apr 2013, 12:55 PM PST0

Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) has reaffirmed his promise to rush an immigration reform legislative package through the U.S. Senate when Congress returns from recess, amid waning progress on a grand bargain deal and severe concerns cropping up
by Matthew Boyle2 Apr 2013, 6:56 PM PST0

President Barack Obama’s White House appears to be meddling in the writing of specific legislation with regard to immigration reform, a sign that the so-called bipartisan “Gang of Eight” is not developing ideas on its own. “The president will continue
by Matthew Boyle2 Apr 2013, 4:17 PM PST0

In the first interview with Democratic Party mega-donor Dr. Salomon Melgen since the scandal between him and New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez broke out in early November 2012, Bloomberg News failed to make any mention of how Harvard and
by Matthew Boyle2 Apr 2013, 3:55 PM PST0

House Speaker John Boehner is seriously considering breaking promises he made to his caucus in securing his re-election as speaker in order to ram through an immigration reform package, Politico reports. “The GOP is also mulling skipping the committee process
by Matthew Boyle2 Apr 2013, 2:52 PM PST0

In a little-noticed quote on last Sunday’s Meet the Press, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)–a member of the bipartisan so-called “Gang of Eight” pushing immigration reform–might have slipped up and admitted the “Gang” is not going to secure the border before giving 11
by Matthew Boyle2 Apr 2013, 10:09 AM PST0

Arizona Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva said Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s remarks indicating that an immigration reform deal has not yet been met are “obviously a little of concern” to him. “He’s been in this process from the beginning,” Grijalva
by Matthew Boyle1 Apr 2013, 10:07 AM PST0

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has dissented from his fellow “Gang of Eight” members on the issue of how quickly to pass the group’s comprehensive immigration reform legislation, joining many of his Republican colleagues in demanding an less hasty, and
by Matthew Boyle31 Mar 2013, 4:42 AM PST0

Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King questioned President Barack Obama’s decision to allow his daughters Sasha and Malia to vacation in the Bahamas for spring break this week during a Wednesday radio appearance. King said that the president allowing Sasha and
by Matthew Boyle28 Mar 2013, 2:00 PM PST0

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) is using the Republican National Committee (RNC) to bolster his attack on Republicans opposed to rushing through an unexamined comprehensive immigration reform package. Leahy made the move in his letter berating Alabama
by Matthew Boyle27 Mar 2013, 8:19 PM PST0

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) responded with vitriol to the demand by GOP members of his committee for an open and transparent immigration reform process. Every Senate Republican on the Judiciary Committee, except for Sens. Lindsey Graham of South
by Matthew Boyle27 Mar 2013, 11:33 AM PST0

Watchdog group Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of President Barack Obama’s administration for expense details on first daughters Sasha’s and Malia’s spring break vacation, the organization’s president Tom Fitton told Breitbart News. “The Obamas’
by Matthew Boyle26 Mar 2013, 10:28 PM PST0

Sasha and Malia Obama are quietly vacationing at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, Breitbart News has learned. A source tipped Breitbart News off to the First Daughters’ spring vacation, which was not publicly announced or reported.
by Matthew Boyle25 Mar 2013, 8:00 AM PST0

President Barack Obama is not the only United States president New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s Democratic Party mega-donor Dr. Salomon Melgen has approached. Melgen attended an “intimate” coffee date with President Bill Clinton back in 1995 or 1996 at
by Matthew Boyle21 Mar 2013, 12:08 PM PST0