The California Senate Transportation and Housing Committee passed two bills on Tuesday that would require businesses to provide baby-changing stations in men’s bathrooms, according to a report from Fox News. SB 1358, sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Lois Wolk, is
Former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel has surged into a virtual tie for first in the GOP Senate primary a month after receiving the endorsement of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who seems to have helped her gain support
President Obama should warn the Palestinian Authority that their new pact with Hamas has put their foreign aid in danger of being revoked, Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) urged in a new letter today. The Senators criticized
A Louisiana Republican political activist is filing an ethics complaint against Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) for filming a campaign advertisement in the Louisiana statehouse. Landrieu made headlines after it was discovered that she re-created and filmed a scene from one
Former Minnesota Governor and failed 2012 GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty said that Republicans should support increases in the minimum wage, though he was against the Senate bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. “If you’re going
A Super PAC launched by allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spent upwards of $100,000 on an all-out campaign to sink Nebraska Republican Senate candidate Ben Sasse, after the grassroots favorite surged to the front of the race against
On Tuesday evening, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) reportedly met with 10 GOP House members in his office to strategize how to combat the push for amnesty in the coming months. Roll Call reported that Cruz and House Republicans, including Reps.
On Thursday Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) blasted Senate Democrats for their hypocritical “fair shot for everyone” campaign to raise the minimum wage after passing massive amnesty legislation that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office determined would actually lower the wages of
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said on Thursday that it would be “corrosive” to the House of Representatives if Republicans joined with Democrats to ram through amnesty legislation. Appearing on Bill Bennett’s radio show, Sessions said there are too many rumors
Texas has a part-time legislature, and inherent in any state with a part-time legislature is the potential for conflicts of interest. Unless a legislator is personally wealthy, they must hold a job, which inevitably leads to their consideration of a
A Wisconsin state senator who benefited from a groundswell of grassroots conservatives who came to his aide to beat a recall effort has now angered that very base of voters by going all in with his support of the state’s
By a 52-36 margin, Americans say the federal government is “not aggressive enough in deporting illegal immigrants,” according to a new poll released by Rasmussen. Only 14 percent of likely voters said they think the U.S. is deporting too aggressively,
On April 30th the Missouri Senate voted 23-8 to join state representatives in nullifying federal gun laws and rejecting “unlimited submission” to the federal government. On April 3rd Breitbart News reported the Missouri House passed HB 1439 in support of
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 30 (UPI) — A Florida senator introduced an amendment to state Senate Bill 296 on Tuesday that would change the title from “An act related to carrying a concealed weapon or firearm” to “An act relating to
The race for California’s 7th District Congressional seat is heating up. Democratic incumbent Rep. Ami Bera has released a new campaign ad claiming that he supported a bill that would withhold politicians’ salaries unless Congress passed a budget. However, in two
Government, corporate, and education elites, often supported by religious leaders, have championed both the Common Core standards and amnesty for illegal immigrants, issues that have long been enmeshed in the progressive agenda that includes labor and education. In Part I,
Sen. Rand Paul is stepping into the tense Israel-Palestine debate with his latest effort to condition foreign aid on U.S. policy goals – in this case requiring the Palestinian Authority to recognize the state of Israel or lose access to
Harry Reid’s Senate Majority PAC has a new ad in New Hampshire attacking Scott Brown for his vote against repealing subsidies for energy companies. The former senator from Massachusetts is now running in New Hampshire for the seat occupied by Democrat
Most Americans know that our revolutionary history began when a handful of brave patriots tossed crates of tea into Boston Harbor to protest unfair taxation. But what they might assume incorrectly is that our forefathers did so in response to
The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general could face prosecution for allegations he worked with top advisors to former DHS Sec. Janet Napolitano to soften investigative reports, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, told
Tuesday on the Senate floor, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) got a little confused while speaking about the Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2014 when she attempted to make a reference to rapper 50 Cent. The Senator seemed unaware that the
Senate Republicans ripped President Obama for his remarks in the Philippines Monday regarding his record on foreign policy. During his press conference, Obama insisted that although he wasn’t wielding military force to solve world problems, his foreign policy was largely
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Politico’s Playbook editor Mike Allen revealed that in his reporting, Democrats are concerned about the prospects of a Republican-controlled Senate after this fall’s midterm elections.
As former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush ponders a potential presidential run in 2016, the enthusiasm with which veterans of his brother George W. Bush’s administration embrace the Bush brand may indicate whether his last name will be a liability. Ed
New documents released this week raise serious questions about whether the EPA delayed publication of new environmental rules in order to help Democrats running for re-election in the upcoming 2014 midterm elections. Worse, the new documents also contradict sworn testimony
