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Cruz: ‘I Would Love’ to Host ‘SNL’

In an appearance on C-SPAN last week, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, was asked if he would host NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” as his opponent Donald Trump is next month. Unlike another one

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Crowd Stands and Cheers at News John Boehner Resigned

The audience at the Values Voters Summit cheered and roared when GOP presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced House Speaker John Boehner would resign his position as Speaker of the House at the end of October. “Just a few minutes ago, Speaker Boehner announced that he would be resigning,” Rubio told the audience. The crowd applauded with approval.

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Rep. Honda Nods Off in Congress

The old adage “The camera doesn’t lie” was fully realized last week when United States Congressman Mike Honda (D-California) dozed off on the House floor before CSPAN cameras as his colleagues debated funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Departing Dem Knocks Pelosi: You Have to Know When to Leave

Departing Dem Knocks Pelosi: You Have to Know When to Leave

Earlier this week on CSPAN, outgoing Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) was asked about the “freshness of the leadership team” in light of Democrats choosing to reelect 74-year-old Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as their caucus leader in the latest leadership vote.

White House's 'Totally Indefensible' Attack on Israel

White House spokesman Josh Earnest called Israel’s attack earlier this week on a UN school that was sheltering Palestinian children “totally unacceptable and totally indefensible.” He did not mention that the Israeli military has said that it was being attacked

Student Data Tied To Common Core Off-Limits To Parents

Student Data Tied To Common Core Off-Limits To Parents

States that were awarded grants from President Obama’s Race to the Top (RttT) stimulus bill program agreed to implement the Common Core standards and to comply with the “Four Assurances,” one of which was the requirement of “Building data systems

Official: Website Security Not Tested Before Launch

Official: Website Security Not Tested Before Launch

CSPAN: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on the status of enrollments in health insurance exchanges since the October 1 rollout.