Peter Kuo, a Republican who led the charge against California’s proposed measure to reinstitute affirmative action, made the runoff on Tuesday in a Northern California State Senate district in which 50% of the voters are Democrats. Democrat Bob Wieckowski, who
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scolded members of Congress for criticizing President Obama’s deal with the Taliban to exchange five Guantanamo Bay prisoners for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Reid reminded his colleagues that it was the job of
GLENN ALLEN, Virginia–Conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham campaigned here with the long-shot primary challenger to Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Randolph-Macon economics professor David Brat, issuing a blistering attack on Cantor’s immigration record. At an evening rally at the Dominion
HOUSTON, Texas–Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) stands against attempts by Democrat senators to repeal the political free speech rights of Americans. Cruz claims the Senate is attempting to regulate free speech by putting controls on spending related to political expression. “Senate
Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), ranking member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said that the classified file he read today on Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl did not include information about the note Bergdahl left on his bed in his tent
Joni Ernst parlayed her unusual support from establishment Republicans and conservatives to win Iowa’s GOP Senate nomination outright on Tuesday, surpassing the 35% threshold needed to avoid a June 14 nominating convention, where nothing would have been guaranteed. The Associated
Adding to the speculation that an explanation for the Obama administration negotiated a prisoner exchange of some of the worst terrorist held at Guantanamo Bay was an attempt to make the closing of the controversial prison easier, on Tuesday Senate
Sen Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, offered sharp criticism of the Obama administration Tuesday, saying that it was “very disappointing” that the White House had not consulted with Congress 30 days prior to trading five Taliban
On Monday President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a plan that would cut carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants–many of which are coal-fired– by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The proposed rule could mean big changes for Texas, the leading carbon
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The highest-ranking Republican member on the Senate Intelligence Committee said he also received an apology from the White House Monday evening for not keeping Congress in the loop about the prisoner swap for Bowe Bergdahl. According to Georgia Sen.
In the wake of efforts by Democrats to limit First Amendment rights, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today filed a pair of bills to protect the individual right to free speech. “Senate Democrats are seeking unfettered power to regulate and
RICHMOND, Virginia–Ahead of a campaign rally here with radio host Laura Ingraham, the long-shot primary challenger to Majority Leader Eric Cantor is warning that Cantor, who recently touted himself as an anti-amnesty warrior in campaign literature, will revert back to
Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing concerning a constitutional amendment to reverse the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and 2014 McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission cases which deemed campaign contribution limitations unconstitutional, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) defended
The Senate Judiciary Committee is held a hearing today titled “Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People” to debate Harry Reid’s proposed Amendment that would overturn the Citizens United Supreme Court decision on campaign finance laws. Witnesses before
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is introducing legislation to create a way to confiscate firearms from “unstable” people. Boxer says, “We failed our children” at Santa Barbara, and this bill serves the “function” of keeping them safe. According to The Hill,
A top aide to President Obama is now apologizing to Congress for not informing lawmakers, as required by law, that the White House was planning to trade an alleged deserter for five top Taliban commanders. The apology comes after Obama
On Fox News Channel’s “The Kelly File” on Monday, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) railed against the Obama administration’s deal with the Taliban last week for the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Inhofe chastised the outcome as one that
Monday on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced the Pause for Safety Act, legislation aimed at “violence prevention.” The legislation would allow family members to take guns away from an “unstable” person and is a
As the June 3rd primary date dawns in Alabama, the Common Core standards have emerged as “the one issue every Republican must address,” writes Tim Lockette at The Anniston Star. Lockette continues: Anti-Core activists, who see the new school standards
This cycle, no candidate has navigated the GOP “civil war” better than Joni Ernst. Ernst received the endorsement of Sarah Palin and hit the campaign trail with Mitt Romney. Senate Conservatives Fund backed her, and so did the Chamber of
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) — Americans may not be paying much attention to Harry Reid’s sustained anti-Koch brothers tirade, but a tea party group says the attacks have crossed the line. Jenny Beth Martin, the co-founder of Tea Party Patriots,
Former First Lady Hillary Clinton has now seen fit to memorialize nearly every bit of her life and career … except for the eight years during which she served as a Senator from New York. The fact that she was
Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes who will be facing off against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in November will also be locking horns with President Obama. Grimes said in a press release Monday that “President Obama’s new EPA rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of unaccompanied minors crossing the southwest border has increased more than 90 percent over the last year, and many of the unaccompanied children will be reunited with family members living in the United States, according
Tens of millions of dollars are flooding California races in the 2014 primary election, making this a monumental year in election spending. Independent expenditures have ratcheted up to rival 2006, with outside spending of $28.9 million, says the Sacramento Bee,
