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Obama Cannot Hide Behind Immigration Precedent

Obama Cannot Hide Behind Immigration Precedent

This week, President Obama effectively exempted more than four million illegal immigrants from the nation’s immigration laws, granting them the right to apply for work permits and a three-year reprieve from deportation. He cannot, however, hide behind precedent for his

Krauthammer: Obama ‘Hoping’ GOP Shuts Down Gov’t

Krauthammer: Obama ‘Hoping’ GOP Shuts Down Gov’t

Columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that President Obama was “hoping” he will goad Republicans into shutting down the government over his executive action on immigration on Friday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “This is all about political positioning. This

5 Truths About Immigration Reform

In declaring his executive amnesty on Thursday evening, President Barack Obama made the case for seizing what he once described as imperial powers. He said he had been compelled to do so because of the “broken” state of the country’s

Boehner Files Lawsuit Over Obamacare

Boehner Files Lawsuit Over Obamacare

House Speaker John Boehner says The House of Representatives has filed a long-delayed lawsuit over President Obama’s changes to Obamacare. “Time after time, the president has chosen to ignore the will of the American people and re-write federal law on

A Republic, If We Can Keep It: The Founders vs. ‘Emperor Obama’

A Republic, If We Can Keep It: The Founders vs. ‘Emperor Obama’

As “Emperor Obama”–to cite a title applied to Barack Obama by House Speaker John Boehner, Senator Jeff Sessions, and others–proceeds with his plan to trample the Constitution by issuing an Executive Order on amnesty for illegals, perhaps it’s worth looking back to

FACT CHECK: Obama’s Claims on Illegal Immigration

FACT CHECK: Obama’s Claims on Illegal Immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama made some notable omissions Thursday night in his remarks about the unilateral actions he’s taking on immigration. A look at his statements and how they compare with the facts: OBAMA: “It does not grant

King Barack I

King Barack I

Since day one, Obama has been against the idea of reaching across the aisle in order to get things done for the American people. Thursday night he went beyond the realm of what we ever thought imaginable and granted amnesty

U.S. Deploying Extra Troops to Iraq

U.S. Deploying Extra Troops to Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov. 21 (UPI) — The next wave of 1,500 extra American troops to train and advise Iraqi forces in their continuing battle against the Islamic State will be sent abroad within the next few weeks, says the Pentagon. They’re

Fugitive Mexican Mayor: US Federal Agents Set Me Up

Fugitive Mexican Mayor: US Federal Agents Set Me Up

Matamoros, Tamaulipas — A former mayor of the Mexican border city of Matamoros claims that a series of money laundering charges brought against him in U.S. federal court are politically motivated in order to keep him from running for Mexico’s

Texas Leaders Ready to Fight After Obama’s Executive Action

Texas Leaders Ready to Fight After Obama’s Executive Action

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas leaders are united in opposition and ready to battle President Barack Obama over his unilateral attempt to protect millions of illegal immigrants from being deported. In a televised speech to the nation Thursday evening, Obama announced he

Bachmann: ‘Melt the Phone Lines’ Against Exec Amnesty

Bachmann: ‘Melt the Phone Lines’ Against Exec Amnesty

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) urged members of the public to “melt the phone lines” to defund President Obama’s executive order on immigration on Thursday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel.  “Congress has a responsibility to uphold the laws of the