
An ABC TV station is reporting that the House Judiciary chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, wants a one-year moratorium on Syrian refugees — but the GOP leaders’ plan does not include any moratorium.
by Neil Munro18 Nov 2015, 3:16 PM PST0

“NumbersUSA is extremely disappointed in the legislation that the House intends to put on the floor on Thursday to respond to the threat of Islamic State-inspired terrorists infiltrating the refugee flow to the United States,” the immigration reduction group said in a statement.
by Caroline May18 Nov 2015, 9:53 AM PST0

Does Former Florida governor Jeb Bush think that the United States should “pause” the influx of more Syrian refugees or does he think that Americans should remain open to accepting them?
by Charlie Spiering18 Nov 2015, 9:15 AM PST0

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and FBI Directory James Comey will give a members-only classified briefing to the House of Representatives on the terrorists attack in Paris.
by Michelle Fields17 Nov 2015, 8:50 AM PST0

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Tuesday called for a “pause” in President Obama’s program to admit Syrian refugees into the United States.
by Michelle Fields17 Nov 2015, 8:42 AM PST0

House Speaker Paul Ryan says that a budget battle may be brewing between Congress and President Barack Obama over funding for Obama’s efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in the United States.
by Matthew Boyle16 Nov 2015, 11:04 AM PST0

In an interview that aired on CBS’s “60 Minutes” Sunday, newly elected Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said he hopes to lead a House of Representatives that is “functioning again.” “I think wiping the slate clean was about wiping
by Jeff Poor15 Nov 2015, 5:47 PM PST0

Republicans in Congress say they won’t back down from a fight over the budget and will make sure conservative policies are put in place, despite warnings from Democrats that they will reject the bill and shut down the government.
by Michelle Fields12 Nov 2015, 11:20 AM PST0

In Tuesday nights’s Republican debate, Donald Trump further distinguished himself from the other top-polling GOP presidential candidates by expressing his adamant opposition to the massive 5,554-page TransPacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
by Julia Hahn10 Nov 2015, 9:50 PM PST0

“In 2010 when the Tea Party tidal wave happened and a lot of conservatives, Sen. Mike Lee, myself, and others came to Washington we actually did use our leverage to enforce some spending cuts or at least some spending restraint when the sequester was passed” Rand Paul said in an interview with Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Daily.
by Michelle Fields6 Nov 2015, 6:02 AM PST0

House GOP leaders just passed a new $325 billion transportation bill that requires the federal government to borrow another $85 billion. Conservative Review shows how House Speaker Paul Ryan’s transportation bill also blocks potential reforms for six years, gives the
by Neil Munro5 Nov 2015, 4:45 PM PST0

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tells Politico the “Tea Party empowers us.” But what she means is that former Speaker John Boehner was so weak, his failure to craft and submit legislation a majority of Republicans could back often put Pelosi in the position of calling the shots in the House.
by Dan Riehl5 Nov 2015, 2:13 PM PST0

Marco Rubio’s position leaves him in the baffling situation of being unwilling to commit to immediately revoking a program he is describing as unconstitutional. That could add further complications to his potential presidency, if he failed to end DACA after taking an oath of office swearing to uphold the Constitution.
by Charlie Spiering5 Nov 2015, 8:49 AM PST0

Republican presidential candidates have slammed donor-class favorite Marco Rubio for his support of Obama’s 2012 executive amnesty for DREAMers, or illegal aliens who came to the United States as minors.
by Julia Hahn4 Nov 2015, 10:21 PM PST0

Sen. Jeff Sessions slammed the “internationalist,” “corporate gurus” who run much of the U.S. media, saying that they have largely banished meaningful discussion about issues critical to Republican voters.
by Julia Hahn4 Nov 2015, 9:55 PM PST0

House Speaker Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) stated that he wouldn’t do a comprehensive immigration bill with President Obama in office, but “f we can get consensus how to better secure the border, do things like interior enforcement, that’s something I’d
by Ian Hanchett4 Nov 2015, 7:46 PM PST0

Since mid-October, two manufacturing plants near House Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) district have announced they are closing. Roughly 1,000 Americans will lose their jobs from the new announcement by Oscar Mayer.
by Alex Swoyer4 Nov 2015, 2:20 PM PST0

Tuesday newly elected Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) said President Barack Obama has poisoned the well on any comprehensive immigration reform legislation by attempting to “go it alone, to try and write laws himself unilaterally.’ Ryan said, “I
by Pam Key3 Nov 2015, 8:42 AM PST0

Prominent amnesty advocates in the media are openly swooning over the prospect of a Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio leadership team in 2017.
by Julia Hahn2 Nov 2015, 6:44 AM PST0

Sunday on “NBC’s “Meet the Press,” newly elected Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) said he would not advance immigration reform legislation while President Barack Obama was in office because because of what he declared to be the “untrustworthy” Obama on
by Pam Key1 Nov 2015, 7:41 AM PST0

Friday on PBS’s “NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks discussed the rise newly elected Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who is emerging as one of the front-runners for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.
by Jeff Poor31 Oct 2015, 7:10 AM PST0

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s debut speech was very well-received by Democrats, which will not do much to assuage conservative critics.
“It sounded an awful lot like a Democrat speaking,” proclaimed Democratic Caucus vice-chairman Joseph Crowley (D-NY). “I think he’s a good person and a decent guy.”
by John Hayward30 Oct 2015, 11:25 AM PST0

Speaker Ryan’s remarks were, for the most part, inside baseball. Multiple times Ryan referred to “regular order,” which to the common person sounds like a reference to getting the same fast food at McDonalds every time you go.
by Jon Fleischman30 Oct 2015, 5:37 AM PST0

The newly elected Speaker Paul Ryan is not likely to participate in a golf outing with President Obama soon.
by Charlie Spiering29 Oct 2015, 12:44 PM PST0

On Thursday’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast” on the Fox Business Network, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) took aim at Speaker-Elect Paul Ryan (R-WI) for not signaling he will do more to overturn what he deemed to be a
by Jeff Poor29 Oct 2015, 11:51 AM PST0