WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after House Republicans overhauled much of their leadership team, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that he’s “all in” to remain as speaker in the new Congress that will meet next year. The Ohio Republican’s remarks
The Chairman of the House Oversight Committee characterized White House Counsel, Jennifer O’Conner as a “hostile witness” Tuesday morning as she testified before congress. He would later walk back his accusation, calling her a “non-cooperative witness.” O’Connor was subpoenaed by
During part two of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee hearing on IRS Obstruction, Tuesday morning, the nation’s top archivist told Congress that the IRS “did not follow the law” when it failed to report the loss of Lois Lerner’s emails. In
After Ben Sasse’s primary win in Nebraska’s GOP Senate primary last month, it seemed like former conservative Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon was next. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT), all of
President Obama is under fire for aggressively using executive orders to provide amnesty to illegal alien minors and enact other liberal policies, but Department of Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson indicated in a Tuesday hearing he understands in principle that Congress
(AFP) — A Sudanese Christian woman was arrested Tuesday at Khartoum airport a day after a court annulled her death sentence for apostasy and released her from prison, a source familiar with the incident said.The status of their two young
MCALLEN, Texas–U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Neil Kornze responded to the April letters from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) about the Red River land dispute between the federal government and the State
New York Congressman Charlie Rangel is in the first tough primary race he has ever experienced. The pressure he feels has sent him into unexplored campaign territory, resulting in his first rap song, one where he calls himself the “original
Monday night at the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service losing the emails of embattled official Lois Lerner, committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) expressed his disapproval of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Rep. Jim
Allies of the recording industry in Congress have introduced new legislation to change copyright law in the face of a new, online landscape. But the proposal is facing criticism that it would insulate entrenched players in the market from competition,
The NY GOP congressional primary in the 22nd district is getting nastier. On Monday morning, NY Republican Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney’s campaign received notice that TV stations in the 22nd district were sent a cease and desist order from Rep. Richard
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY) , an immigration reform supporter told WRVO early last year his support for the legislation stems from providing a legal way for illegal immigrants to work. Hanna told WRVO at the time, farmers can’t find enough
Former Senator Rick Santorum participated in a last minute robo-call pitch for Republican Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney. Citizens United Political Victory Fund, the political action committee arm the group Citizens United, Told Syracuse.com it will finance the Santorum robocalls supporting Tenney’s
On Friday, George Will – hardly the most militant of conservatives – issued a column lamenting the “lawless president.” He wrote that the threat of executive power is now greater than “at any time since the Founders, having rebelled against George III’s
President Barack Obama used Uruguayan President Jose Mujica to deliver a letter to Cuban President Raul Castro on June 14th offering to negotiate an end the U.S. trade embargo, according to MercoPress. Obama supposedly first asked for help when Mujica
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday threw his support to U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel in the Democratic primary for New York’s 13th Congressional District, an endorsement that came with less than 48 hours to go
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of immigrant children fleeing poverty and violence in Central America to cross alone into the United States can live in American cities, attend public schools and possibly work here for years without consequences. The chief reasons
Randolph-Macon economics professorDavid Brat attributed his stunning victory over Majority LeaderEricCantor in Virginia in part to the negative ads that Cantor ran ontelevision, which he said boosted his name recognition. Now, in New York, a similarlyoutgunnedprimary challenger says the same
“I think we have to recognize that to renew our land, it will not be enough for renewed Republican majorities in Washington, D.C., simply to cut government spending,” Gov. Mike Pence (R-IN) told the Indianapolis chapter of the Federalist Society
This coming Tuesday, June 24th, Mississippians have an opportunity to vote in perhaps the most important election for U.S. Senate in their lifetimes. The results will play a major role in deciding the direction our country will move in going
Thursday Rep. Jason Chaffetz appeared on Sean Hannity’s TV show to discuss recent developments in the IRS scandal. As part of that discussion, Hannity once again highlighted video of Lois Lerner discussing pressure on the IRS in 2010 which was
The Obama administration has announced that the Department of Defense is appointing U.S. Army Major General Kenneth Dahl to investigate the alleged desertion and recovery of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. Gen. Dahl will seek to determine the facts surrounding Sgt. Bergdahl’s
Friday at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) mocked anyone who dared to question the validity of the Internal Revenue Service’s claims that two years of Lois Lerner’s emails are lost and said it was
Friday at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) declared “America needs a revival” because he said we have “arrived at our day of reckoning” and all to often we are making the mistake of “choosing between
On Friday Sheriff Joe Arpaio told NewsMax TV he believes the President Barack Obama intentionally caused the current crisis of thousands of unaccompanied minors flooding across the U.S.-Mexico border to force “Congress to do something” or “shove some more executive
