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Sanders Dodges on Support for Exec Amnesty

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) declined to say whether he supports the president’s plan to implement immigration reform through an executive order on Thursday’s “Wolf” on CNN. When Sanders was asked what he thought of House Speaker John Boehner’s warning that

Sanders Dodges on Support for Exec Amnesty

Boehner: Time for GOP-Led Congress to Deal with Immigration

On Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said it is time for a Republican-led Congress to move an immigration bill forward, so long as President Obama doesn’t “burn himself” by enacting executive amnesty before the end of the year.  In

Boehner: Time for GOP-Led Congress to Deal with Immigration

CA-26: Gorell-Brownley Race Still Too Close to Call

California’s 26th congressional district race between incumbent Democrat Julia Brownley and Republican challenger Jeff Gorell is still too close to call. According to California’s Secretary of State’s website, Brownley leads Gorell by exactly 530 votes, or a 50.2-49.8% margin. Gorell’s

CA-26: Gorell-Brownley Race Still Too Close to Call

Jeff Sessions: Defund Obama's Exec Amnesty in Next Funding Bill

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) called on Congress to strip funding from President Barack Obama’s forthcoming executive amnesty in its next funding bill.  In a Thursday appearance on Fox News’s The Kelly File, Sessions said that in Congress’s next funding bill, lawmakers should

Jeff Sessions: Defund Obama's Exec Amnesty in Next Funding Bill

The Conservative Plan To Stop Obama's Executive Amnesty

The first battle over the direction of the GOP since Tuesday’s tidal wave election is quietly building as conservatives race to construct a plan to stop President Obama’s executive amnesty. Huddling in Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) office Wednesday, top conservative

The Conservative Plan To Stop Obama's Executive Amnesty

9 Bills Republicans Should Pursue Immediately

The big question now confronts a newly-emergent Republican majority in the Senate and an overwhelming Republican majority in the House: what next? Some party leaders have called for working with the opposition; some have proposed comprehensive legislation. Others say it’s

9 Bills Republicans Should Pursue Immediately

ABC's Jon Karl Hammers Obama on Not Meeting with Congress

Wednesday during his post-election press conference ABC News’ chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl took  President Barack Obama to task for not even meeting with members of Congress over the last six years.  He said, “Mitch McConnell has been the

ABC's Jon Karl Hammers Obama on Not Meeting with Congress

Save the Warthog

Since the dawn of air warfare, every pilot has imagined himself tearing across the Wild Blue Yonder in pursuit of enemy aircraft to shoot down. Many have done just that and have swept the skies so clear of the enemy

Save the Warthog

We Won — Now Let's Do Something with It

This week’s midterm victories were a step in the right direction for conservatives and the core principles we hold dear. There is no understating the importance of the seats we picked up in both the Senate and the House, and

We Won — Now Let's Do Something with It

Growth, Jobs, and the GOP

Having won control of Congress, the GOP must now put forward a clear program to create jobs and govern reasonably, lest it give Democrats the upper hand for the 2016 presidential election. In recent months, economic growth has accelerated, but

Growth, Jobs, and the GOP

Gay Republican Has Narrow Lead in California

With 100% of precincts reporting, former San Diego city councilman Carl DeMaio appears to have unseated incumbent Democrat Scott Peters in California’s 52nd congressional district, becoming the first openly gay Republican to win a seat in Congress. However, DeMaio’s lead

Gay Republican Has Narrow Lead in California

GOP Expands to Historic House Majority

WASHINGTON (AP)–Republicans retained their House majority on Tuesday, expanding their numbers to near historic highs and giving the GOP control of both chambers of Congress. The GOP knocked out Democratic incumbents in Georgia, West Virginia, Illinois, New York and Florida

GOP Expands to Historic House Majority

Media: Judicial Watch Was Correct on Obama Ebola Report

The White House seems to be trying to back away–at least publicly–from potential plans to admit Ebola-infected non-U.S. citizens into the United States for treatment.  Recently, I sent a troubling Judicial Watch report that the Obama administration was actively formulating a

Media: Judicial Watch Was Correct on Obama Ebola Report

Bera Blasts Ose with 'War on Women' Tactic

Democratic Rep. Ami Bera (CA-7) is ratcheting up his attacks on Republican challenger Doug Ose in a new ad, accusing Ose of being against women having access to birth control as well as opposing abortion rights. The text of the

Bera Blasts Ose with 'War on Women' Tactic