As President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union address, activists involved in his new non-profit advocacy group, Organizing for Action, gathered in local meetings around the country to watch and cheer him on. The new 501(c)4 organization, which
Twitchy called Marco Rubio’s “awkward” water grab the biggest news of the night, but I’m pretty sure they’re being facetious. Libs on Twitter jumped on it like it was the faux pas of the century. I thought it was an
This evening, President Obama spent a fairly large chunk of the early part of his fifth State of the Union regurgitating the same tired ideas and bromides to fix the economy that we heard in his first State of the
In the aftermath of the speech, the very friendly, largely white- and middle-aged crowd of Democrats at the Organizing for America gathering to watch Obama’s State of the Union is gathered eagerly around a laptop computer in a pub, awaiting
It appears that the DNC has omitted key portions of Capella’s statement from their official transcript of the call that featured both Wasserman Schultz and Van Hollen. Here is the ending of Capella’s statement (also part of the official transcript)
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, the incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, is a bit perturbed with North Korea’s recent nuclear test. According to Reuters, “Pyongyang said the test was an act of
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz held an phone press conference with fellow Democratic Congressman Chris Van Hollen to basically try to take steam away from Senator Marco Rubio’s anticipated bi-lingual response to President Obama’s State of the Union
A top assistant to Daniel Coronell, Univision’s vice president of news, took to Facebook to attack Senator Marco Rubio (R, FL) after Rubio spokesman Alex Burgos announced that the Senator was going to give the Republican reply to Obama’s upcoming
Today at the Senate Committee Hearing Senator Marco Rubio confronted CIA Director Nominee John Brennan with some hard questions
In an attempt to broaden the Republican Party’s appeal to minorities, particularly Hispanics, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday in both English and Spanish. In announcing
The Republican leadership in the Congress has just tapped Senator Marco Rubio to deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address next Monday, February 12. The GOP establishment has finally smartened up in continuing the
On Tuesday, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said it was doubtful that Congress could solve the NFL’s concussion problem, and it would not be a wise use of time to attempt to do so with hearings. “The idea that Congress,
You know the story: frog carries scorpion across river. Frog tells scorpion, “Don’t sting me or we both drown.” Scorpion stings frog. Frog asks scorpion why. Scorpion says, “It’s my nature.” Senator Marco Rubio sits down with Ben Smith of
Senator Marco Rubio: Well let me begin by saying that Chuck Hagel’s service to our country, particularly in Vietnam is something all of us admire and I don’t think you will find any debate about that but he is being
In an interview on Rush Limbaugh’s radio program on Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said that one of the major issues that must be resolved if a bipartisan immigration reform policy is to succeed is President Obama’s signature health care
Senator Marco Rubio has been game for discussing immigration reform with high-profile, skeptical conservative interviewers, including Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin. The question he has the most trouble answering is the one he really can’t answer, because it’s not his fault: How are
Tea Party favorite Marco Rubio has seized the national spotlight, taking the leadership role in pushing for immigration reform, upstaging President Barack Obama and moving the country closer than it has been in a generation to tackling the problem. Whatever
Republicans Marco Rubio (FL) , John McCain (AZ) and Democrats Chuck Schumer (NY), Dick Durbin (IL) and Bob Menendez (NJ). held a news conference in the U.S. Capitol to release their blueprint for an immigration reform bill
Two Republican senators who have been grabbing more than their share of headlines and appear to be positioning themselves for for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination are Marco Rubio and Rand Paul. Both men were swept into office in large
On Monday, an “immigration reform” proposal will be announced by a bipartisan group of eight Senators that includes Marco Rubio (R-FL). And tomorrow we will endure President Barack Obama’s “immigration reform” speech. “Immigration reform” as proposed by both sides nearly always
Today, Sen. Marco Rubio, joined by a bi-partisan group of seven other Senators, announced the framework of a deal on immigration reform. The details are sketchy, but the deal will provide a foundation for coming talks on the issue. The
Eight US lawmakers crossed party lines to unveil a plan Monday that would provide a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants currently living in the shadows in the United States. It promises a “tough but fair” path to
President Barack Obama will debut his plan for comprehensive immigration reform during an event in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday. In a statement on Friday, the White House announced Obama’s proposal would include a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants
After Obama finished announcing 23 executive orders aimed at guns on Jan. 16, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rep. Tim HuelsKamp (R-Kas.), and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus lined up to criticize what they saw as a straightforward assault on
In a press conference on guns filled bluster, unearned moral superiority, and exploitation of murder victims, President Obama did lay out a few specific policy proposals. Not a single one of those proposals would have stopped what happened in Newtown,
