Big banks are breathing easier in the wake of Tea Party defeats that they believe increase the GOP’s odds of reclaiming the Senate, reports The Hill. “The fact that Ted Cruz will not have a whole lot of new allies
California Governor Jerry Brown got some kudos from Republicans for not funding new boondoggles and promising to focus on paying down the $166.9 billion in unfunded state liabilities for the teachers’ pension plan. Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar)
A Senate bill introduced by Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) to extend subsidized health benefits and Medi-Cal to illegal immigrants throughout all of California was shot down on Friday but could be revived if SB 1005’s supporters find a way
WASHINGTON (AP) — Redskins President Bruce Allen said in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday that the football team’s nickname is “respectful” toward Native Americans. On Thursday, half the U.S. Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro was long viewed as biding his time: waiting out shifting demographics in Texas until 2018, when a Hispanic Democrat with a national profile could be a formidable contender for governor. Instead,
South Carolina lawmakers have passed a bill that would review and replace the Common Core standards, but not immediately repeal them. H3893 passed the state Senate 42-0 and the House 80-26. It now heads to Gov. Nikki Haley (R), who
The Oklahoma legislature voted overwhelmingly Friday night to repeal the Common Core math and English standards for its state’s schools and to replace them with standards developed by the state. The bill now heads to Gov. Mary Fallin’s (R) desk
Senator Dianne Feinstein won Senate approval of a 16-page drought bill late Thursday night, despite objections from some environmentalist groups. The quick passage, without debate, was the result of weeks of negotiations with Senate leaders. Sen. Feinstein’s bill, SB2198, is
Arguing the agency “failed to do its duty to force tougher pollution controls,” the Sierra Club has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Sierra Club claims that the EPA failed to switch the region’s ozone
The Georgia Republican Party went on the offensive against Georgia U.S. Senate hopeful Michelle Nunn, the Democratic nominee, for her campaign tactic of refuses to comment on how she would have voted on major issues. Nunn has tried on numerous
In a craven bit of election years politics, “Senate Democrats are closing ranks behind Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and President Obama’s decision to keep him in the Cabinet despite Republican calls for his ouster.” Meanwhile, if you’re a
On Friday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blasted President Barack Obama and Democrats for their “disgusting” treatment of veterans while they roll out the “red carpet” for illegal immigrants. President Barack Obama has hinted at more executive actions to ease
Wale, a Washington, D.C.-born rapper, blasted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), saying his “crusade” against the Redskins name was hypocritical and started just to make a “bigger name” for himself. “Senator Reid got a lot to say about other
On Friday, Redskins general manager Bruce Allen responded to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) crusade against what he said is the team’s name by saying the Redskins are a “positive, unifying force for our community in a city and region
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a second-term Cabinet reshuffle, President Barack Obama tapped San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro on Friday to be the nation’s next housing secretary, giving a prominent national platform to one of the Democratic Party’s most celebrated up-and-comers.
A KFC owner in Iowa who has been accused of instructing employees not to hire too many black people will host a fundraiser on Friday for Iowa’s presumptive Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA), who is running
After accusing Republicans of opposing President Obama’s agenda because he’s the “wrong color,” retiring Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) found no support among his fellow Democrats. Politico reports that “On Thursday, no Democrats publicly rushed to back Rockefeller’s assertion[.]” Even Harry
This year’s college graduation exercises have seen an unusually high number of speakers who either were disinvited or withdrew after protests. The political issues differed from college to college. Brandeis disinvited defender of women’s rights Ayaan Hirsi Ali because she
In 2009, Veterans Affairs Sec. Eric Shinseki vowed during his Senate confirmation hearings that the patient backlogs at Veterans Affairs would be among his top priorities once he was confirmed for the position. Shinseki suggested that faulty leadership was the
The commissioner of Major League Baseball owes the very existence of his office to the insistence of the first man to hold it that the game needs a single person outside of it and above its internecine disputes to preside
You’ll find no shortage of both boosters and critics for the USA Freedom Act, an effort at reforming the government’s bulk collection of data (i.e. spying on everybody) which passed the House with a bipartisan 303-121 majority on Thursday. The
Billionaire hedge fund tycoon Tom Steyer is single-handedly creating a resurgence for true believers in global warming, using his great fortune to push greenism. Now, for the 2014 elections, Steyer is promising to throw $100 million into an attack on
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc–Any fan of the popular West Wing television series remembers when President Bartlett asked his staff in the Oval Office the English translation of this Latin phrase. You’ll also remember that our TV President provided the
On Thursday, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) challenged Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to a duel. But unlike then-Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA), who challenged Chris Matthews to a duel on-air during the 2004 Republican National Convention, Schumer quickly noted that he did
