Anthony Weiner’s staff issued a statement confirming that chats published by The Dirty under the name Carlos Danger were in fact written by him. Business Insider published the statement which began “I said that other texts and photos were likely
The House is considering the Defense Appropriations bill and conservatives in the House are insisting on votes dealing with National Security Agency (NSA) spying, aid to the military government in Egypt, and aid to Syrian opposition groups. According to Politico, Rep.
On Wednesday, President Obama embarks on another campaign-style tour, highlighting his “renewed” focus on the economy. The White House plans for Obama to “take credit” for progress on the economy and use it to frame the upcoming fight over the
SEN. MIKE LEE (R-UTAH): “Congress, of course, has to pass a law to continue funding government. Lately, we’ve been doing that through a funding mechanism called a continuing resolution. If Republicans in both houses simply refuse to vote for any
Organizing for Action, the advocacy off-shoot of Obama’s reelection campaign, has announced plans to copy the Tea Party and flood Congressional townhalls over the August recess. OFA’s goal is to push House Republicans to support Obama’s initiatives. The Left has
By KEN THOMAS and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONHis second-term agenda on the line, President Barack Obama urged his most ardent supporters to mount a summertime show of support that can rival any opposition Obama and Democrats may face from constituents next
The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBPO) issued a press release Monday calling on Republican leaders from the House of Representatives to abandon any efforts to provide amnesty to America’s at least 11 million illegal immigrants and focus
President Obama’s former car czar, Steven Rattner, now says that federal taxpayers should bail out the entire city of Detroit. In a Friday op-ed for the New York Times, Rattner writes, “neither the state nor the federal government has evinced
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONDrawing renewed attention to the economy, President Barack Obama will return this week to an Illinois college where he once spelled out a vision for an expanded and strengthened middle class as a freshman U.S. senator, long
Members of the White House Press corps laughed out loud Friday when White House Press Secretary Jay Carney tried to tell them that the amnesty bill currently being debated in Congress would “raise wages.” When asked if immigration “was part
Appearing on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) deflected questions about his views on immigration reform, instead speaking in broad generalities. “It is not about me,” said Boehner. “This is about allowing the
Asked on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday what he hoped his legacy would be, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) stated, “He was fair to all and protected the institution.” He explained, “When you look at my job,
Rare color photos from the Great Depression and World War II America in a collection at the Library of Congress vividly document the poverty and hardscrabble lives of many Americans in those eras. As the Daily Mail noted, the “pictures
According to a review by Daniel C. Vock of the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Stateline news service, state budgets could be hit hard with unfunded mandates should Congress pass the immigration bill currently being debated. Vock outlined several areas where state budgets will likely
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said it was a fact that proponents of comprehensive immigration reform are losing even though the Senate passed its immigration reform bill more than three weeks ago. “Here is a fact: We are not winning,” McCain
Rep. Frank Wolf took to the House floor this morning and claimed that sources have told him the survivors of the Benghazi attack have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements to prevent them from speaking. Referring only to “trusted sources”
Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) took to the House floor on July 18 and talked about why those Americans who survived the attack in Benghazi, Libya last September 11 have not been heard from. “On Tuesday I raised the question of
In a lengthy interview on immigration reform efforts currently before Congress, Rep. John Barrow (D-GA) said the border must be secured and the nation’s interior immigration laws must be enforced before granting any legal status to America’s at least 11
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) will lead a tour of House leaders next week aimed at educating Americans, and each other, about the history and importance of immigration to the United States. The tour, dubbed the “Become America” tour,
Sparks flew at the House Judiciary Committee hearing today, when the NSA was subject to a bipartisan assault about the NSA surveillance programs and documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Members of Congress threatened to pull funding from the agency saying
In a Univision interview which aired July 16, President Obama said he “probably” cannot legalize illegal immigrants by executive order if Congress does not pass immigration reform. Obama did not rule out entirely that he could act unilaterally on the
Everyone’s favorite liberal mouthpiece, Alan Grayson, took a shot at his Republican rival in next year’s mid term elections Here is what Grayson said today: Curiously, Jorge Bonilla, who formed his campaign committee in June, did not file a return according
After the Black American Leadership Alliance (BALA) organized “March For Jobs” rally against amnesty for illegal aliens, forces on the institutional left banded together on Monday in an attempt to smear the organization and event as racist. The National Immigration
The are new developments in Breitbart News’ story on religious liberty being suppressed in the military and the Obama-Hagel Pentagon’s working with anti-Christian activists. Obama administration officials have now responded to Congressional letters, and a new coalition was announced to
Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson, who founded the South Central Los Angeles Tea Party, emphasized on Monday that working class black Americans and those at the bottom of the economic ladder oppose the Senate’s immigration bill, contrary to what politicians and
