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Obama Calls GOP Chairman To Request ISIS Vote

Obama Calls GOP Chairman To Request ISIS Vote

President Obama personally called the House Appropriations Committee Chairman at 5:00pm Tuesday to request congressional authorization to arm Syrian rebels, prompting a scramble on Capitol Hill to digest the proposed policy change and decide how to bring it up for

Obama Wants Funds to Fight Ebola in Africa

Obama Wants Funds to Fight Ebola in Africa

As the Ebola outbreak continues to grow in Africa, President Obama is now asking for federal funds to fight the virus. The White House is asking for $88 million to fund drugs and to cover the costs of sending personnel

Why is the GOP Wave Suddenly Not A Wave?

If you follow election coverage as I do, a funny thing seems to have happened as we move from Summer into the Fall and on toward the November mid-terms. Suddenly, media outlet after media outlet is talking about the lack

More Senate Dems Caution Against Executive Amnesty Before Midterms

More Senate Dems Caution Against Executive Amnesty Before Midterms

Despite admonitions from amnesty activists, more Senate Democrats are urging Obama against extending executive amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, especially before the November elections, according to a Politico report. “I have concerns about executive action,” Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken,

Podesta Eyed for Key Clinton Campaign Role

Maggie Haberman at Politico reports the name of John Podesta repeatedly surfaces in discussions over who may play a key role, or possibly even head up a Team Hillary in 2016. The now senior Democrat could act as a bridge

DOJ Argues Against 'Right' to Lawyers for Illegals

DOJ Argues Against 'Right' to Lawyers for Illegals

In a remarkable admission on Wednesday, the Obama administration’s Department of Justice argued that granting a Constitutional “right” for illegal immigrant juveniles to have lawyers would make the border “completely open” for foreigners under 18 and attract even more illegal

DC Circuit Court Moves to Overturn Halbig Ruling

The DC Circuit court has decided to withdraw a previous decision which posed a threat to the structure of Obamacare and rehear the case. In July a conservative-leaning 3-judge panel ruled 2-1 that the plain language of the ACA meant

Senate Control a Toss Up

Both Republicans and Democrats are throwing boat loads of coin at the races that will determine which party runs the Senate after November, yet at this point, the conventional wisdom is the outcome remains a virtual toss up. “There are

White House Fuzzy on Timing of Obama's Executive Amnesty

White House Fuzzy on Timing of Obama's Executive Amnesty

President Obama insists that he still plans to make an executive decision on immigration reform, but his timeline for action grows increasingly convoluted. Obama and his team spent most of the summer previewing his executive action on immigration reform, vowing

Battle for the Center in CA-52–with Help from Karl Rove

Battle for the Center in CA-52–with Help from Karl Rove

SAN DIEGO — Like stores stocking Christmas decorations in August, campaign ads in California’s 52nd Congressional district have begun making appearances especially early in the high profile battle for a seat held by freshman Democrat Congressman Scott Peters (right, above)

Feinstein: Obama is a Too Cautious Man Without A Plan

According to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), when it comes to responding to ISIS, Barack Obama is “very cautious. Maybe, in this instance, too cautious.” The comment came Sunday when she appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Feinstein chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee

Mid-Term Battleground States a 'No-Fly Zone' for Obama

Mid-Term Battleground States a 'No-Fly Zone' for Obama

Politico brands it “Obama’s campaign no-fly zone.”  What it is, is proof of how disastrously low Barack Obama’s ratings are in a number of states crucial for Democrats if they want to hold off the GOP from taking control of

Rich Lowry: Warren Buffett Betrays His Country

Rich Lowry: Warren Buffett Betrays His Country

Note from Senior Management: National Review Editor-in-Chief Rich Lowry takes on Warren Buffett’s tax strategy in Politico. We reprint here. It must have been a bitter moment for President Barack Obama when he got the news that his favorite economic

McConnell Campaign Manager Out Amid Controversy

McConnell Campaign Manager Out Amid Controversy

In a story initially and doggedly pursued by former Breitbart News reporter Lee Stranahan, Jesse Benton has resigned as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign manager, “citing potential distractions over renewed attention to a scandal from the Iowa 2012 caucuses.” At issue