(AP) Senate’s leader Reid in hospital for observationBy LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid was hospitalized early Friday after feeling unwell and undergoing tests that revealed nothing wrong, his spokesman said. In Reid’s absence, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., opened
(AP) Obama orders military to review sexual assaultBy NEDRA PICKLERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is ordering a review of the military’s response to sexual assault in the armed forces. Obama says in a statement provided to The Associated Press that his
The left’s shrill witch hunt to snuff out a culturally conservative television phenomenon marched on Thursday when the NAACP blasted “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson as “racist.” During an interview with “GQ” magazine, the 67 year-old Robertson described himself as
Reps. Martha Roby (R-AL) and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) have introduced a legislative plan to protect veterans’ pension benefits from the slashes they would receive if cuts from the recently-passed budget deal ever materialized. Instead of cutting veterans’ pensions, Roby’s and
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Joe Dugan, the executive producer of next month’s South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention, said that the gathering of more than 600 Tea Party activists will play a critical role in efforts to defeat
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) predicted Thursday that House Republicans pushing for passage of any amnesty package in 2014 will ensure Democrats and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid maintain control of the Senate. Not only that, but Cruz argued that all
Republican leaders in the Florida Legislature have admitted to deleting records pertaining to the 2012 congressional and legislative redistricting maps. Attorneys for the Republican legislature insist that they did not know what the deleted records were, adding that there wasn’t
The Boston Herald reported Thursday that former Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) is now officially a resident of New Hampshire. “We are living here now,” Brown’s wife Gail Huff told Herald reporter Hilary Chabot in a story filed from Rye, New
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan admitted on Wednesday evening that cutting the pensions of disabled and injured U.S. military veterans as part of the deal he forged with Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) was a mistake.
Over the last several months I’ve been checking out of the political chatter on Twitter more and more. It seems like every day there is a daily outrage that dominates the Twitterverse. A reporter said something stupid. A President tweeted
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) does not fare any better against Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes in a general election than his Tea Party challenger Matt Bevin. Both McConnell and Bevin lead Grimes by the same margin in a hypothetical
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is exuding confidence over the 2014 elections, claiming that Obamacare will actually help Senate Democrats. Reid told The Hill, “I think for sure it will be a net positive. I think so by then for sure.”
On Fox News Channel’s Wednesday broadcast of “Hannity,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) explained his opposition to the recently agreed to budget deal and questioned how Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was always capable of keeping the Senate Democratic caucus
Last week, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith went to bat for black conservatives in response to remarks by former Cleveland Browns hall of fame running back Jim Brown’s questioning of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant’s commitment to the black culture
On Wednesday, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), who brokered the budget deal with Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), claimed the cuts to disabled veterans benefits were “mistakenly” included in the agreement and vowed to rectify the “unintended inclusion.” Murray, the Chairwoman of the
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid’s (D-NV) refusal to allow any amendments to the budget deal that just passed the Senate has allowed problems in the legislation to make it into law, according to Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen.
MSNBC “Hardball” anchor Chris Matthews commenting on the U.S. Senate passing the Ryan-Murray Budget deal…
“Politics is the art of the possible,” so said Otto von Bismarck. He should know. He helped unify Germany, which had been a collection of states, into a single German empire in 1871. He served as Germany’s first chancellor, and
The Federal government is now in the business of abusing children, and business is good. Think about what Mr. Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi are asking of our children. They are saddling them with $17 trillion in immediate debt
(AP)By DAVID ESPO and DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama intends to nominate Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., as ambassador to China, Democratic officials said Wednesday, turning to a lawmaker well-versed in trade issues to fill one of the nation’s most important
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) fired away at the budget deal cut by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Budget Committee chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) that passed the U.S. Senate Wednesday. “This budget bill exemplifies what is
Many people ask, “How does gay marriage negatively impact me?” New Jersey lawmakers just proved it’s a lie to say all same-sex marriage advocates merely want a “live and let live” legal environment. Legislators pulled their pending bill to legalize
On Wednesday, the Senate voted 64-36 to pass the budget deal negotiated by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA). The deal increases discretionary domestic spending to over $1 trillion a year, by eliminating most the the sequester
The botched Obamacare rollout may threaten the fate of comprehensive immigration reform, as Americans are frustrated with the disastrous Healthcare.gov website and may also be skeptical of the federal government’s ability to deliver on various border security and E-verify measures
