Support appears to be crumbling among constituents of Senator Al Franken (D-MN) and Minnesota Democratic Governor Mark Dayton, according to new poll data posted from Public Opinion Strategies this week that the Minnesota GOP is touting. The statewide survey of 600
Every Mardi Gras in Louisiana, groups of friends, colleagues, neighbors, and fans join to form an organization called a “krewe.” These krewes put on masquerade balls, build floats to march in high energy parades, and toss beads and painted coconuts.
Describing anti-Obamacare candidate Ben Sasse as the “clear conservative choice in the Nebraska Senate race,” former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed Ben Sasse’s U.S. Senate candidacy on Thursday. Sasse has been surging in the polls against his primary challenger, Shane
On Wednesday Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), sponsor of the “Enforce the Law Act,” gave an emotional speech defending the need for legislation that the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 233-181. Five Democrats joined the Republican majority to
On Thursday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, left-leaning “Hardball” anchor Chris Matthews conceded Democratic Party control of the U.S. Senate is all but gone coming off that party’s election loss in a congressional special election in Florida earlier this week.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill that would provide aid to Ukraine which would need to pass both chambers of Congress to be signed into law before Crimea votes on its independence. The bill calls for reforms to
With Democratic 2014 Senate and House hopes receding faster than the rise of the tides under President Obama, the Obama administration and Democratic Party have decided to resort to their favorite page in the political playbook: distraction and misdirection. Psychologists
The Courier-Journal reports that Kentucky Senate committee voted Wednesday to allow Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to place his name on the 2016 ballot twice, once for his reelection as a senator and once for president of the United States. Paul
Large numbers of Americans, especially those with less education, continue to have difficulty finding work, undermining arguments that there is a “labor shortage” and need for increased immigration, a new study from the Center for Immigration Studies finds. The report,
It seems like a simple question: is the Congressional Budget Office qualified to assess what impact a major hike to the minimum wage would have on employment? In February, the CBO said raising the minimum wage to $10.10, as President
Hollywood’s Seth Rogen learned a valuable lesson in Washington, D.C. last month: compared to Beltway politicians, even actors look sincere. In fact, Rogen, famous for movies such as This is the End and Knocked Up, came to Washington with an achingly
For Hillary Clinton, who needs enemies when you’ve got friends like these? According to a new Clinton book by veteran political reporters Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, HRC: State Secrets And The Rebirth of Hillary Clinton, top congressional Democrats like
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said he is incensed about allegations the CIA spied on the Senate Intelligence Committee, calling it “treason.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, Tuesday accused the spy agency of
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose endorsement former South Carolina Senator and Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint said had the most impact in GOP primaries, endorsed conservative Oklahoman T.W. Shannon on Wednesday in his bid to replace retiring Sen. Tom
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA’s director and its top lawyer told White House attorneys in advance about their plans to file an official criminal complaint accusing Senate Intelligence Committee aides of improperly obtaining secret agency documents, the White House confirmed
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll registered a new low for President Barack Obama as his job approval rating plunged to 41%, sinking from the 43% he garnered in January. Obama’s drop in job approval may send a chill
TW Shannon served as the youngest and first black Republican Speaker of the House in Oklahoma. Shannon, who is also Native American, is running for the US Senate this year to fill the open seat vacated by Sen. Tom Coburn
TEXAS–The Democratic gubernatorial candidacy of Texas State Senator Wendy Davis has demonstrated a consistent stream of campaign mistakes and has reportedly led national Democrats to dispatch a former aide to Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D-NV). Zac Petkanas, is expected
Former naval pilot Shane Osborn continues to lead anti-Obamacare candidate Ben Sasse in the Nebraska GOP senate primary, but the race is “wide open” and Sasse is gaining ground, according to a new poll of likely voters conducted by Breitbart
Undeterred by a recent Public Policy Polling poll that showed he has only a 30% job approval in his native Arizona, Sen. John McCain said on Fox Business’ “Cavuto” that he is considering running for reelection. McCain denied the poll
Many South Carolina parents are urging state Senate Education Committee members to approve a bill Wednesday that would repeal the Common Core State Standards without any compromise amendments. State Sen. Larry Grooms (R) sponsored SB 300, which states: The State
Protesting Jordanian legislators joined swelling anti-Israel protests yesterday calling for the cancellation of their country’s peace treaty with Israel in the wake of the death of a Jordanian at an Israeli border crossing, according to reports in the Jerusalem Post.
In an exclusive phone interview on Tuesday afternoon, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) warned that Democrats in Congress appear to be angling to move toward a single payer healthcare type system as the disastrous roll-out of Obamacare continues to march on.
The four candidates vying for the Republican Party nomination in the race to replace Senator Ben Nelson took to the stage Thursday to debate everything from Obamacare to immigration to a proposed “war tax.” The four candidates have different ideas
The Republican National Committee says that the Senate Democrats’ all-nighter on the Senate floor Monday evening until 9 AM Tuesday was not about principle. The RNC claims Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats rented out the Senate
