Scrambling for support, Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) are considering changing their plan to expand background checks for firearms purchasing. One addition would “exempt residents who live hundreds of miles from a gun dealer” and appeal to Senators
The Department of Homeland Security has not issued a terror alert in response to Monday’s bombings in Boston. On the Department of Homeland Security’s National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) website, the administration says: “There are no current alerts.” According to
A new Politico report illustrates how, in a short time, operatives of the Democrat Party have nurtured direct relationships with the families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting, resulting in the calculated exploitation of the tragic loss of loved ones
From the Politico: Appearing jointly on “Fox News Sunday,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Minority White John Cornyn (R-Texas) both refused to say if their side had the votes to either pass or derail the bipartisan deal on
The Democratic Party official who accused two Progress Kentucky activists of recording a conversation between Sen. Mitch McConnell and campaign aides is now retracting his allegations against one of the two men, saying his memory may have been faulty, according
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) will reportedly go “all-in” to support the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform legislation that will allow illegal immigrants to potentially apply for citizenship in 13 years. Conservatives believe the immigration reforms should be dealt with in a
According to an ABC News report, senators from the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” pushing immigration reform are expected to drop their bill, estimated at around 1,500 pages, on Tuesday, mere hours before the only scheduled Senate hearing on the topic.
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), one of the architects of the Affordable Care Act, said on Tuesday that the healthcare law, set to go into full effect in less than eight months, is “probably the most complex piece of legislation ever
The Daily Caller’s Matt Lewis, a widely respected conservative columnist and commentator, wrote a thoughtful column for The Week Friday making a common sense case for why the mainstream media needs to hire more Christians. Just for starters, 77% of
The media will tell you they are all about news, sensationalism, “if it bleeds it leads,” ratings, money, fulfilling demand, and clicks — but that is all a lie. Over at Politico, the number-one “most searched” term is “kermit gosnell,”
On Thursday, Facebook guru Mark Zuckerberg, along with other high-profile politicos and technology honchos, launched FWD.us – known to the non-internet savvy as Forward U.S. – a massively powerful 501(c)4 that looks designed to push a politically liberal agenda under
Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) said at a Thursday press conference that House Republicans will rise up against GOP leadership if House Speaker John Boehner tries to rush any immigration reform bill through his chamber of Congress. “There would be a
President Barack Obama’s long-overdue budget (National Public Radio obfuscated by calling it “long-awaited”) was greeted with criticism across the political spectrum. The left lamented its minuscule adjustment to Social Security benefits in the form of “chained CPI.” Conservatives noted that Obama’s budget
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Pat Leahy finally scheduled a single hearing on immigration reform for next Wednesday, April 17, at 2:30 p.m. The hearing’s only witness at this point is to be Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Utah Republican
President Obama’s budget contains a significantly elevated level of spending dedicated to enforcement of federal gun control. According to the budget, the Department of Justice will be granted some $395 million “to combat gun violence, and ensure that those who
President Barack Obama’s budget, which was delivered to Congress two months late on Wednesday, will propose $50 billion for infrastructure spending which includes various high-speed rail projects. The White House’s budget “dedicates funding for the development of high-speed rail to link
President Barack Obama’s budget has $580 billion in proposed tax increases, and the White House said Obama would not agree to any budget deal that does not include tax increases. “If they refuse to include revenues in any deal, then
Tuesday morning Mother Jones published an audio recordingof a private meeting of McConnell campaign staffers along with atranscript. The content of the recording and the way in which it was obtained have been fodder for news outlets on both sides
Mainstream media publications immediately exploited the passing of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Monday to again advance their political agendas by falsely smearing former Alaska Gov. and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. In a rush to write
Today, Washington DC is abuzz about a breach of security that took place in Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign office, last February. His reelection campaign has asked the FBI to find out how a strategy session regarding Ashley Judd was
A new tool has arisen in the gun control arsenal: punitive taxes. Firearms consumers in Chicago will now pay and additional $25 for each firearm purchased. In California, a panel will hear testimony about imposing a 5 cent per bullet
FREDERICKSBURG – In a quiet resignation that became public only Friday, GreenTech Automotive founder Terry McAuliffe stepped down as chairman more than four months ago. Politico reported that McAuliffe’s resignation was accepted by president/CEO Charles Wang in a letter dated Dec. 1. But the nascent electric-car
Actor Brad Pitt is no Sean Penn. The two may pull the same Democrat-friendly lever when they enter the voting booth, but Pitt’s brand of celebrity politics is far less incendiary. The latest proof? Pitt posed for a picture with
Speaking with Turkey’s leaders on April 7, Secretary of State John Kerry begged them to restore diplomatic ties with Israel. However, Turkish leaders said they will not do so until Israel ends “all commercial restrictions against the Palestinians.” This position
NBC’s Meet the Press panel this morning commenting on President Obama’s sexist comments praising the looks of California’s female attorney general, Kamala Harris Maggie Haberman, of Politico “Women candidates, women elected officials tend to be judged more based on appearance
