Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has retained a lobbying firm to fight for his NFL team’s interests. The move follows the team launching a nonprofit to help distressed American Indians and an unambiguous pledge to keep the team’s nickname despite
Although his father endorsed Chris McDaniel in the Mississippi Senate Republican primary, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) explained that he would not endorse either Rep. Thad Cochran or McDaniel in the race. But his father, former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), strongly
It’s becoming a signature line for Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS). “Was it Will Rogers who said all he knows is what he reads in the paper?” Cochran told Washington Post reporter Robert Costa. “Well, all I hear about the tea
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) says other Senators approved his longtime executive assistant accompanying him on dozens of taxpayer-funded trips overseas, despite that she does not have any specialized policy expertise. “She travels at the invitation of the member of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former presidential candidate Ron Paul on Monday added his name to the list of tea party supporters of Chris McDaniel’s effort to deny longtime Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi a seventh term. McDaniel and Cochran were
The most controversial current issue in education today is clearly Common Core. It’s being more hotly debated than bullying, zero tolerance, sex ed, abortion, or even school lunches. Common Core is the title of a new set of standards that
President Obama is unveiling a presidential memorandum that will allow students with loans taken out before 2007 to apply for a cut in loan payments by having them limited to ten percent of their annual income, a plan not unlike
On June 9 Virginia state senator Phillip Pucket (D-Russel) resigned his seat, giving Republicans control of legislative body and giving him the opportunity for a position on the state tobacco commission and his daughter the chance for a judgeship. Slate
The fate of amnesty legislation this year may depend on House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) margin of victory Tuesday in a primary campaign that has surprisingly emerged as a high-profile immigration battle. While a trio of House Republicans –
Fox News host and national conservative radio personality Sean Hannity endorsed state Sen. Chris McDaniel over incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Monday, saying the race is “too important” and McDaniel is “too good” a candidate not to. Noting, “I mostly
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, (R-Texas) spoke on the Senate floor, Monday, about a bill he will introduce this week to put a six month moratorium on transfers from Guantanamo Bay in reaction to the Obama administration’s highly unpopular prisoner swap.
Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst leads Democrat Bruce Braley in another poll. A Vox Populi poll has Ernst with a five-point lead (49%-44%), and it is the third straight poll to have Ernst ahead after she secured the nomination
The ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley, called on the Department of Homeland Security to provide more information about the release of convicted criminal immigrants, specifically the 116 immigrants convicted of homicide. Last month
The Sacramento Bee has tried to paint California Governor Jerry Brown as the fiscally prudent partner in his squabble with his cohorts in the state legislature over the state’s budget. The reality is that Brown’s budget calls for the state
Monday on the Senate floor, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) discussed new legislation he is filing this week that would temporally stop prisoner releases from Guantánamo Bay to give Congress time for oversight. Cruz said the legislation is in response to
Judicial Watch says it will sue the federal government if it doesn’t hand over communications relating to the arrest of 2016: Obama’s America star Dinesh D’Souza. For now, Judicial Watch has filed a FOIA request to gain the information, but
On June 9, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said the Senate needs to pass expanded background checks in light of the June 8 Las Vegas shooting, although the facts are still out on how or when the attackers acquired
There is now an unprecedented crisis unfolding at the border. The flow of illegal immigrant youth across the southern border is on track to reach 130,000 next year–a projected increase of more than 2,000% from 2011. The White House estimates
An audit of the VA system has found that 57,000 vets have been waiting more than 90 days for their appointments to see a doctor. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) has been described as a “fierce” critic of the administration concerning
Six challengers politely criticized Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for his co-sponsorship of the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, his vote for the 2008 TARP bailout, and votes to confirm liberal Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan in the
Judicial Watch uncovered the most significant and explosive details yet related to the Obama administration’s Benghazi scandal. Judicial Watch continues to pepper the administration with Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests (and lawsuits when necessary) to shake loose as many Benghazi-related records
Hillary Clinton explained that her family was “dead broke” by the time that her husband, President Bill Clinton, left the White House, but the couple still spent millions on expensive homes in Washington, D.C. and New York. “We came out
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The limited immigration group, Numbers USA, is calling on its activists to be in touch with their congressmen to protest the recent push for immigration reform in the House. In an “urgent action alert” to members Monday
Mary Landrieu thinks she’s pretty powerful. In a recent interview with The Washington Post, she used the word “clout” 13 times referring to her position as the Chair of the Senate Energy Committee. But if she has so much “clout,” why
Having failed to co-opt Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), the Republican permanent political class in Washington, D.C. may wage war on him after the midterm elections. Wall Street donors may stop giving money to him and groups that support him. Party
