Ferguson Commission in response to the civil unrest that has engulfed the city since the August 9 shooting death of Michael Brown. “Throughout the history of our nation, we have struggled to treat all our citizens as equals,” Nixon opened
There seems to be some confusion in state departments of education about what that copyright on Common Core’s standards actually means. Some staffers seem to think it means that the standards revision committees, set in motion by a governor’s executive
HOUSTON, Texas — Amid the Ebola case in Dallas, government officials have been quick to reassure citizens there is little to worry about. Public health officials claim that it is difficult to contract Ebola, as it supposedly only spreads through direct contact with body fluid.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is funneling $4 million over the next two years to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Office of Refugee Resettlement to provide legal representation for 2,600 unaccompanied illegal minors. “I think
Wednesday during a meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) warned the Republicans that after President Barack Obama fulfills his promise to uses an executive order to grant amnesty for up to 6 million illegal
Pinal County, AZ, Sheriff Paul Babeu reported that an executive order granting amnesty to illegal immigrants would make his and other local sheriffs’ jobs “far more difficult” on Wednesday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. “It’s
Speaking at the Liberty Political Action Conference in Alexandria, Va, Thursday night, Senator Rand Paul had scathing words for President Obama’s “unconstitutional war” effort against ISIS. “So we just finished celebrating Constitution Week,” he said. “One congressman tweeted out the Constitution
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) railed against President Barack Obama’s decision to delay an executive order granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants until after the election in a speech on the Senate floor Monday. Sessions argued, “President Obama’s announcement Friday
Monday at the press briefing, CBS’s chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett asked press secretary Josh Earnest how President Barack Obama’s delay on his executive order to grant amnesty to upwards of 5 million illegal immigrants already living in the
It is widely held that one of the fastest Internet services in America, if not the fastest, can be found in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They’ve got speeds that can reach 1 gigabit per second, which is around fifty times faster than
Appearing on Newsmax TV’s America’s Forum, I squared off with Ellis Henican, from Newsday to discuss Senator Rubio’s recent letter to President Obama regarding immigration. In that letter, Marco asked the president not to take unilateral action through executive order
Pointing out that New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte “has held three times as many town hall meetings as Jeanne Shaheen,” while only being in office “half as long as Shaheen,” today the New Hampshire Leader blasts Shaheen as basically a mouth piece
The Hill Associate Editor A.B. Stoddard argued that President Barack Obama issuing an executive order on immigration would hurt the Democratic Party on a level that “far outweighed” any benefits, and that Democratic senate candidates would have to criticize such
As President Obama considers going forward with a unilateral amnesty for millions of illegal aliens, even some proponents of immigration reform are warning the political consequences will be calamitous. “Some Democratic senators are probably not going to come back.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest warned Republicans on Wednesday that any threat by Congress of withholding funds would not change President Obama’s decision to issue an executive order to give illegal immigrants amnesty. In an interview with Breitbart News,
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest warned Republican lawmakers on Wednesday that threats of withholding funds would not change President Obama’s decision to issue an executive order to give illegal immigrants amnesty. In an interview with Breitbart News, Sen. Marco
Carole Segal, the co-founder of Crate & Barrel, and a co-chairman of the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition Steering Committee, urged President Barack Obama to use an executive order to extend DACA [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] protection to 5 million
Talk radio host Mark Levin characterized a potential executive order by President Barack Obama to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants “one of the greatest acts of despotism in the modern presidency” on Monday. Levin criticized Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) for
A California Republican says President Obama should call the Senate back to Washington to take action on the House-passed border bills, according to a local report. “I expect him to do the right thing. I don’t want to send any
A Louisiana district judge sided with Common Core advocates Tuesday by lifting Gov. Bobby Jindal’s executive order that suspended contracts with PARCC, one of the federally funded Common Core test consortia. In his ruling on the plaintiffs’ petition for preliminary
A new New York Times story detailing President Obama’s overtures to the powerful business lobby ahead of planned executive actions on immigration is strikingly negative and suggests the plan continues to lose currency with the liberal intelligentsia in Washington. The
A Louisiana state district judge rejected a request from 17 state lawmakers to block the continuing implementation of the Common Core standards. Referring to the Common Core standards as a “political hot button,” Judge Tim Kelley said Friday, during the
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (UPI)–Twitter darling and original Star Trek helmsman George Takei opened up to NBC Thursday about his experience being taken to a Japanese American interment camp, discussing the imagery he’ll “never forget,” and how it influenced his
A group of parents and citizens called Concerned Citizens of Southern New Jersey is saying “No More Common Core” to its elected officials this fall. The grassroots group is sponsoring a symposium on Saturday, September 27, featuring speakers Drs. Sandra
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) said that impeaching President Barack Obama if he grants amnesty via executive order was “not a practical thing to do,” but shouldn’t be removed as an option entirely. On Friday’s “Laura Ingraham Show,” he declared “we
