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On Monday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) called on his colleague Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to withdraw an advertisement they collaborated on pushing the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill because it contains false statements. “Indeed, Mr.

A second staffer for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) disparaged American workers during an interview with Ryan Lizza, a partial transcript of the interview the New Yorker reporter released Monday afternoon shows.  Originally, it appeared as though only one anonymous Rubio

House Speaker John Boehner appears to have put to rest rumors that he may break what is informally called the “Hastert Rule,” an unwritten guideline that a majority of the majority party should be needed to bring a bill to

Yet another Tea Party group has come out publicly against the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, as TheTeaParty.net has announced its opposition to the legislation and published online an alternative plan for immigration reform. “The granting of citizenship is the

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said Sunday morning that the credibility of the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill sponsors is in question as the truth about the bill continues to come out. “When the Gang of Eight first announced their immigration

Los Angeles man Jamiel Shaw offered a heart wrenching personal story while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Shaw told lawmakers about how a young illegal alien gang member who would qualify for legalization under the DREAM Act provisions

An employee of Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), together with a political ally of “Gang of Eight” member Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), will argue Friday that groups opposed to the immigration bill pending in the U.S. Senate are “nativists,”

While attempting to attack an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that would require a fence be built along Mexico’s border with the U.S. before legalization, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) made a significant geographical gaffe. Landrieu, who represents

Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) resorted to using inaccurate attacks to attempt to derail a border security amendment to their “Gang of Eight” immigration bill offered by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). Both McCain and Schumer claimed incorrectly

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) made a move to formally kill an amendment Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) offered to the immigration bill. It would require border security before America’s at least 11 million illegal

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) appeared on Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity’s nationally-syndicated radio program Wednesday to explain seemingly contradictory statements to Spanish and English audiences about the pending Senate immigration bill. According to the Washington Examiner’s Byron York, Rubio told Hannity

On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) blocked a vote on the border security amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill offered by Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA). Grassley was pushing for an up-or-down vote

While working with his fellow “Gang of Eight” member Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to attempt to defeat a border security amendment offered by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) claimed America’s borders could never be secured. “No border

Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) offered an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that would define Nevada as a “border state” despite the fact that no part of Nevada’s state borders touch Mexico. “Nevada is a top destination for

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the Senate Minority Whip, introduced an amendment on Wednesday intended to improve the lagging border security aspects of the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. The amendment would still allow illegal immigrants to be legalized, but would

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from the National ICE Council union wrote to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Tuesday to express their dissatisfaction with the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. They specifically expressed concern

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) made a false statement on the Senate floor Tuesday in an effort to push the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, Breitbart News has learned. In what appears to have been a push by Menendez to claim

After the U.S. Senate voted to pass the motion to proceed to floor debate on the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) claimed that this bill would solve illegal immigration and secure the border. “Illegal immigration will

A spokeswoman for Sen. Ted Cruz told Breitbart News that her boss might just be suffering from a case of “Obamaphobia,” as Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) diagnosed earlier on Tuesday, depending on what the symptoms of such a condition are.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee before he was elected to the U.S. Senate, shifted into Spanish during a Senate floor speech to announce his support for the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill.  Kaine

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) accused Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday of being afflicted with “Obamaphobia” for opposing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, the left-leaning Talking Points Memo reports. “Well, I think he has Obamaphobia,” Menendez said of

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) delivered the keynote commencement address at Philadelphia’s Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School Monday, in which he promoted school choice initiatives he has long supported. “The world beckons all of you forward to achieve great things,”

The “Gang of Eight” immigration bill pushing through the Senate right now legalizes America’s at least 11 million illegal immigrants first, then promises to improve border security later, but the constituents of Iowa–according to the state’s GOP senator–think that border

Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said Monday that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has still not answered questions about the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, despite having more than a month to do so

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) plans to introduce an amendment to the Senate immigration bill that would give Congress, not the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the authority to determine whether the border is actually secure. One of the biggest concerns

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama claimed the Senate “Gang of Eight” immigration bill would require illegal immigrants to learn English to earn their citizenship. “This bill would provide a pathway to earned citizenship for the 11 million individuals

Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) has added even more drama to the immigration reform debate with a border security amendment he plans to introduce next week. The amendment, dubbed the RESULTS amendment (short for “Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety, &

On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would not allow Senators to file any amendments to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill when the full Senate takes up the legislation next week. “I have committed to open as possible a process

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told Breitbart News on Thursday that “Gang of Eight” Republican Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) did not appear to impress House conservatives in the Republican Study Committee (RSC) on Wednesday. King said conservatives

The Tampa Bay Times is asking whether Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) still supports the “Gang of Eight” immigration legislation. “Sen. Marco Rubio has for months positioned himself as the focus of the immigration debate, the reason why a bill has

An official document from President Barack Obama’s administration from 2009, obtained by Breitbart News, shows Department of Homeland Security officials acknowledging that any immigration reform plan should not include a path to citizenship or legalization for any illegal immigrants. The

Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) has officially left the House version of the “Gang of Eight” after Democrats–led by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a House aide familiar with the discussions told Breitbart News–went back on a prior agreement-in-principle during the

During Wednesday’s Republican Study Committee (RSC) meeting, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) challenged Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to explain why they are pushing the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill when the country is reeling from the IRS,

While the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill’s future hangs in limbo in the face of various hurdles that have popped up recently, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is confident that if it passes the Senate, Democrats will gear up their political

During an appearance on Laura Ingraham’s radio program Wednesday morning, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said most people in Congress trying to rush the Senate’s immigration bill have not even read the legislation. “Most of those in Congress calling to pass

Unless it is amended to include real border security provisions, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has promised to vote against the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill in its current form. Rubio’s promise came during an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt