In TIME‘s latest 100 Most Influential People edition, Sen. Mitch McConnell praises Sen. Rand Paul’s “rare magnanimity.” McConnell points out that the freshman senator from Kentucky embraces the “Eleventh Commandment” made famous by Ronald Reagan: “Thou shalt not speak ill of
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) believes if the midterms elections were held today, Republicans would win control of the Senate. Cruz reminded conservatives that they should be focused on winning control of the Senate. Cruz explained that it was also crucially
Democratic candidate for Texas Governor, Wendy Davis, was once seen as the woman to lead the charge to turn Texas blue. After weeks of bad polling and bad news stories though the focus of the media may be starting to
Until very recently, MI Congressman Gary Peters was one of ObamaCare’s biggest fans. In fact, only last year, he was still gushing about the unpopular, toxic law. But it was when it mattered most, before the law was passed, that
About a month out from the initial ballot, the five-way Republican primary in Georgia is heating up, with businessman David Perdue, a cousin of former Georgia Republican Governor Sonny Perdue, taking the early lead. The primary features a kind of
“On [Jimmy Carter’s] watch, Fidel Castro was on the march in Africa and fueling potent Marxist revolutionary groups throughout Central America. El Salvador and Honduras were under siege. Grenada actually went Communist in 1979. Nicaragua was taken over by Marxist
On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) endorsed Nebraska Senate candidate Ben Sasse and announced he will attend a rally next week for him along with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Mike Lee on Friday. “I have gotten to
It’s California’s latest spending rush–and this time it involves carbon. For years, the Wall Street Journal has been reporting that cap and trade’s real purpose was to create another revenue stream for politicians while dodging accountability for raising taxes. Now Senate President Darrel Steinberg is
Conservative Oklahoma Senate candidate T.W. Shannon has opened up a 10-point lead after trailing Rep. James Lankford (R-OK) by 35 points just two months ago in the race to replace retiring Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK). That represents a net swing
In her new autobiography, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reiterates claims that her parents “eloped” despite the existence of a marriage certificate and contemporaneous press accounts of their wedding. Although the subject caused her a major headache during her 2012 campaign
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) shot a cap-and-trade bill, and an Alabama congressional candidate shot a printed copy of Obamacare, but Matt Rosendale, the Montana GOP congressional candidate, took the meme to a new level when he shot a drone that
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said former CIA Director David Petraeus, whose affair was revealed by an investigation into his mistress, was a victim of the government’s intelligence overreach. “They currently say that your emails after six months has no protection
Last Wednesday, Colorado Democrats abandoned a NARAL-supported bill that would have banned any state regulation of abortion. The proposed legislation was dropped after the Democrat state senator who is the deciding vote publicly expressed his concerns about the proposal, making
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus laid out an argument that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is violating Senate ethics rules with persistent attacks on Koch Brothers, who are
In light of a report that found that America’s middle class is no longer the world’s richest, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), who has been a relentless champion for the American worker in the immigration debate, blasted President Barack Obama and
On the day that the Supreme Court ruled to uphold Michigan’s constitutional amendment that bans affirmative action, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said that admissions should be colorblind. Speaking with former Obama adviser David Axelrod at the University of Chicago’s Institute
Judicial Watch announced a major find recently in its independent investigation of the Obama IRS scandal, in which the IRS improperly targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny when applying for tax-exempt status. Perhaps more than any other government official, former
“Imperial Presidency” perfectly describes what the Obama administration has become as it increasingly violates the limits on its power defined by the U.S. Constitution. Criticisms of how President Obama is overstepping his authority are now being heard from all sides
Democrats have been trying to deploy their cynical and insulting #WarOnWomen strategy on Michigan Republican Terri Lynn Land, who is running against Rep. Gary Peters in a highly competitive race for Michigan’s soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat. A couple of weeks ago I
When Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu’s first television ad hit the airwaves this week, it purportedly highlighted her “efforts to stand up to the administration in order to fight for Louisiana, and protect and strengthen our energy industry that supports 300,000
(AFP) — Warm sunshine and sandy beaches make south Florida and its crown city, Miami, a haven for tourists, but the area is increasingly endangered by sea level rise, experts said Tuesday. During a special Senate hearing held in Miami
Former NH Republican Party chair and current Tea Party leader Jack Kimball said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) description of those supporting the Bundy family as “domestic terrorists” is indicative of a continuing face-off that will not “end well.”
The Florida Senator Jack Latvala’s pro-illegal immigration law, SB1400, which would grant in-state tuition to illegal aliens, would pass if it made it to the Senate floor for a vote, but the Senate’s budget chairman has said that he would
In response to Dem Candidate Says Iraqi War Vet Opponent Not Up for ‘Real Job’ : Snide, passive aggressive attacks on their opponents’ military experience is becoming a thing among Democrat candidates, this year. Gansler may have backtracked on his
Arizona Senate President Andy Biggs is blocking a vote on the very popular Convention of States Application (SCR 1016) which calls for an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the Constitution that would limit the scope and power of
