California legislators considered a new law on Tuesday that would stop state lawmakers facing criminal charges from receiving paychecks, a commonsense measure that many Californians may have already assumed was in place. Three California Democrats–Ron Calderon, Roderick Wright, and Leland
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) joined the American Legion and other veterans groups Tuesday in calling for the ouster of President Barack Obama’s Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki in the wake of recent revelations that up to 40 veterans may have
Election officials began sending about 1.4 million snail mail ballots to California’s registered voters on Monday, as the state gears up for its June 3 primary. The by-mail voting will kick off statewide races for almost every conceivable California office,
Tuesday, the Missouri Legislature voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of SB 509, a Republican plan that aims to give residents a $620 million income tax cut by 2022. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported: House Republicans stuck together and
An economist whose research finding increased immigration does not depress the wages of American workers that was touted by liberal pundits received a $50,000 grant from Microsoft in 2011, a company lobbying for amnesty. The economist, Giovanni Peri of the
Nebraska Republican Senate primary candidate Shane Osborn is under attack for helping create a fake Navy memo exonerating his decision to land a damaged spy plane in China rather than crashing it into the ocean, and now he’s sicked his
Desperate Housewife Eva Longoria is breaking into politics. On Monday, the actress launched the Latino Victory Project, a new political action committee aimed at electing more Latino candidates to state office. According to Southern California Public Radio’s KPCC, Longoria teamed
On Tuesday, Heritage Action announced that it would negatively score any legislation, like Rep. Jeff Denham’s (R-CA) ENLIST Act, that would grant amnesty to illegal immigrant DREAMers who join the U.S. military. Breitbart News’s Matthew Boyle first reported on Denham’s bill
On May 5, New Jersey’s Senate Law and Public Safety Committee passed SB993, the ban against magazines holding more than 10 rounds and .22 rifles–along with other guns–with fixed magazines holding more than ten rounds. The vote was along party
It’s reasonable enough to express a preference for having a governor as the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, given the general difficulty of launching such a campaign from Congress. Senator Barack Obama did it, of course, but it would be
A GOP Senate candidate in Nebraska who is claiming to be a “lifelong Republican” has not only donated to many Democrats but also believes that pro-life causes are not worth fighting for. Sid Dinsdale is third in the polls before
Tuesdays on the Senate floor Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid told the story of local rodeos hosting slippery pig contests where children try and catch the tiny greased pigs saying, “Pigs are a little slippery to begin with, but you
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) took bold action on the Senate floor yesterday, requesting votes on his proposed legislation to stop the IRS’s targeting of citizens based on their political actions. Cruz said that if Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) blocks the
A recent Harris telephone survey of 1,000 registered voters Apr. 16-20 commissioned by API, found 78% saying Keystone XL is in the US national interest, and 68% saying they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) described working with Republicans as wrestling a “greasy little pig.” In a speech opening up the Senate Tuesday morning, Reid described rural Nevada rodeos where organizers cover a piglet in grease and send children
Sean Trende of Real Clear Politics is one of the leading analyst in the country . This is his latest thinking on the primary season which starts today. Today, the 2014 primary season begins in earnest. As with 2010 and
The GOP Senate primary in North Carolina Tuesday is the first real test of the battle between the Republican Establishment and the Tea Party of the 2014 election cycle, but the Establishmen’s pick, North Carolina state House Speaker Tillis, is
When the Supreme Court refused to hear Drake v. Jerejian – a case focused on the scope of the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense – Gun Owners Of America (GOA) said winning the Senate in November is now imperative. Breitbart News
Former Gov. Sarah Palin’s (R-AK) pick, Iowa Senate candidate and State Sen. Joni Ernst, in the race to replace Tom Harkin (D-IA) released a new ad set at a gun range with the tagline “once she sets her sights on
For a Republican establishment still spooked by the ghosts of Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock — grassroots-backed conservatives who threw away winnable Senate races in recent elections with tone-deaf remarks about abortion — Tuesday can’t come soon enough. In North
More than ten million Americans changed their race since 2000 on their census forms, and more people identified themselves as “American Indian” than can be accounted for by birth or immigration. According to a new Pew report, research presented at
During a March 5th appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) continued to push his failed Senate gun control bill and said his “NRA friends understand.” Host Joe Scarborough said, “My NRA friends understand it,” and Manchin said
An unexpected new player has entered the advertising wars in advance of tomorrow’s North Carolina Republican U.S. Senate primary. The campaign of incumbent Democratic Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC), who voted for Obamacare and continues to support it, has paid for
The Republican Senate primary in Oregon on May 20 is emerging as one of the most interesting races in the country. The seat, currently held by one-term incumbent Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), has suddenly come in play, at least in the
The FBI is investigating the busted Oregon Obamacare exchange which received $305 million in taxpayer-funded federal grants yet failed to enroll a single Oregonian online. The Wall Street Journal reports that the FBI investigation has already begun conducting interviews with
