On May 13, 2013, Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell was found guilty on three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of babies born alive during abortion procedures, then killed with scissors in a filthy clinic that became known as the “house
WASHINGTON–One of the leading Republicans pushing for amnesty in the Senate said leaked documents revealing the Obama administration has released thousand of immigrants with serious rap sheets from detention has set back efforts to pass a major immigration bill. “This
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to defend taxpayer-funded travels of Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) and his executive assistant Kay Webber on Tuesday. “You’ll have to address those questions to Sen. Cochran,” McConnell replied when asked if he thought Cochran
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Time magazine’s senior political analyst Mark Halperin asserted that Republicans would take back the Senate. Halperin was asked by MSNBC’s Willie Geist whether Republicans would take the Senate in the 2014 elections. The political panel examined
“My Child Is Not Common” are the words on the attention-getting signs carried by a group of white and African-American mothers protesting the adoption of the aggressively promoted Common Core standards. Common Core is scheduled to take over the testing
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) suggested to National Public Radio (NPR) he would like to bring earmarks back to Congress. “I think earmarks have gotten a bad name,” Cochran told the national radio outlet for a piece it published on the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is making the best argument of all for a joint select committee to investigate the Benghazi scandal, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) says: He admits he has no clue what President Barack Obama
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) challenged Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to provide unanimous consent to pass his resolution calling for a Joint Select Committee to investigate the Benghazi attacks. Cruz currently has twenty-five Senate co-sponsors for his bill. Menendez blocked Cruz’s
On Tuesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, Time magazine’s Mark Halperin predicted that as of today, the 2014 midterm elections will swing heavily in the Republican Party’s favor in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. “Today, Republicans would pick
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor faced a raucous crowd Saturday, including loud boos and heckles from Tea Party activists presumably supporting his long-shot primary opponent, professor Dave Brat. Cantor’s speech occured while the votes were being counted in Tea Party-backed
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) suggested that Democrats could not handle the truth on Benghazi, quoting Jack Nicholson from the movie A Few Good Men during a floor debate with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ). Cruz requested a Senate vote to join
On Monday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) elaborated on his call from he and 24 other senators to participate in the investigation of the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi
It is called naloxone–also known by its brand name Narcan–and as assembly bill 1535 (AB 1535) moves one step closer to passing in the California Senate, the drug that medical experts are referring to as the “overdose antidote,” could become
From Reuters. Written by Nicholas Wapshott, who is the author of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher: A Political Marriage. Establishment Republicans have been delighted by the victory of Thom Tillis, their favored candidate in last week’s North Carolina primary. After
On May 12th the New Jersey Senate passed A2006, which bans detachable magazines with a larger than ten-round capacity and bans .22 rifles with fixed magazines larger than ten rounds. On May 5th Breitbart News reported that this bill passed
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), a Senate Gang of Eight member who co-wrote the chamber’s amnesty bill last year, will hold a hearing next Monday to pressure lawmakers to include a provision to give illegal immigrant DREAMers amnesty if they enroll
Conservative Nebrasksa gubernatorial candidate and businessman Pete Ricketts, who has a slight lead heading into Tuesday’s primary, said he staunchly opposes amnesty and taxpayer benefits being doled out to illegal immigrants because it is unfair to citizens and legal immigrants.
Harry Dexter White: senior Treasury official, Soviet agent and agent of influence — One question I continue to be asked is what motive could possibly have driven the tiny band of anti-American-Betrayal extremists in their “disinformation campaign”–Jed Babbin’s phrase–against the book (debunked here) and their
On Saturday, Tea Party activists ousted a top ally of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) from a key Virginia chairmanship in Cantor’s own district, underscoring discontent Cantor is facing from conservative activists at home. Conservatives mobilized against Linwood Cobb
After a long night waiting for ballots from remote areas to come in, Texas State Reps. Brandon Creighton and Steve Toth head to the June runoff election. Toth narrowly edged out Woodlands, Texas businessman Gordy Bunch for the 2nd place
There’s a saying about politics and law making that if you’re not at the table you’re on the menu. In other words, if you’re a businessman and a big government liberal threatens your industry, cozy up to him to try
Republican Senator Marco Rubio says he is ready to become the first Hispanic president of the United States, taking a swipe at potential Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Rubio, born in the United States to Cuban immigrants and a darling of
Many universities in the United States grant advantages to members of racial minorities in admissions–though not all will admit it. In California, the use of race in admissions to public universities has been illegal since the passage of Proposition 209
With less than 48 hours before polls open for the Republican Senate primary in Nebraska, immigration has emerged as an issue of newfound importance in the race after former State Treasurer Shane Osborn signed a pledge from an anti-amnesty group
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) more, or less denied being a socialist when asked by CBS’ Bob Schieffer today, although she didn’t really get into what exactly makes the charge false. Warren also declined to endorse Hillary Clinton for her
