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Obama Pushes Back Against Critics of Iran Deal

Obama Pushes Back Against Critics of Iran Deal

(AP) Obama pushes back against critics of Iran dealBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONPushing back hard, President Barack Obama forcefully defended the temporary agreement to freeze Iran’s disputed nuclear program on Monday, declaring that the United States “cannot close the

Senators Writing New Sanctions in Case Iran Cheats

Senators Writing New Sanctions in Case Iran Cheats

(AP) Senators writing new sanctions in case Iran cheatsBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONLeading Democratic and Republican senators are crafting legislation to reinstate the full force of sanctions and impose new ones if Iran doesn’t make good on its pledge to roll

Democrats Sharply Divided over Iran Deal

Democrats Sharply Divided over Iran Deal

President Barack Obama’s controversial deal easing sanctions on Iran is causing new rifts among Senate Democrats in a caucus struggling to hold itself together in the wake of the Obamacare fiasco.  Democrats in the upper chamber who usually are unified

Obama: Boehner 'Sincere' About Getting Immigration Reform Done

Obama: Boehner 'Sincere' About Getting Immigration Reform Done

On Monday, President Barack Obama said House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) was “sincere” in wanting to pass what will add up to comprehensive immigration reform. During a speech in San Francisco, Obama mentioned that Boehner last week said immigration reform

Report: McConnell Targets Nebraska Conservative Candidate Ben Sasse

Report: McConnell Targets Nebraska Conservative Candidate Ben Sasse

After the Senate Conservative Fund (SCF) endorsed Matt Bevin, the Tea Party challenger to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), McConnell has reportedly gone on a rampage against SCF allies and the conservative candidates it has endorsed.  Most recently, McConnell reportedly

Matt Bevin Takes over 80% of Vote in Kentucky Straw Poll

Matt Bevin Takes over 80% of Vote in Kentucky Straw Poll

On Sunday, Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon interviewed aspiring Kentucky Republican senatorial candidate Matt Bevin on Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel.  Bevin, endorsed by the Tea Party, said that his upcoming primary battle with Senate Minority

Money, star power await Obama on fundraising tour

Money, star power await Obama on fundraising tour

(AP) Money, star power await Obama on fundraising tourBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressSEATTLEMoney, star power and Hollywood awaited President Barack Obama on a West Coast swing featuring a bit of official business, but mostly fundraising for a Democratic Party eager to

Cruz Denounces Iran Accord

Cruz Denounces Iran Accord

Senator Ted Cruz, fast emerging as the most outspoken and unyielding opponent of Barack Obama’s policies both foreign and domestic, issued a press release on Sunday denouncing the accord Obama reached with the terrorist Iranian regime regarding Iran’s nuclear program.

Defense Bill Caught in Congress' Political Divide

Defense Bill Caught in Congress' Political Divide

(AP) Defense bill caught in Congress’ political divideBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONFor 51 years of war and peace, Republicans and Democrats rallied around a bill to pay the troops, buy ships and aircraft and set military policy. Last week, the Senate

Obama Mixes Fundraising with Immigration Message

Obama Mixes Fundraising with Immigration Message

(AP) Obama mixes fundraising with immigration messageBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressSEATTLEPresident Barack Obama is blending an aggressive fundraising schedule for Democrats with a pitch for overhauling the nation’s immigration laws, mixing a powerful issue within his party with the inevitable financial

Schumer: Iran Deal 'Disproportional'

Schumer: Iran Deal 'Disproportional'

In a statement released Sunday, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he is not happy with “the nuclear deal … reached between the U.S. and Iran.”  Schumer said he was “disappointed by the terms of the agreement between Iran and the P5+1 nations

US Businesses Back Tea Party Republicans After Shutdown

US Businesses Back Tea Party Republicans After Shutdown

Business groups waged a fierce lobbying campaign last month to convince Republicans to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling, but many of the most influential U.S. corporations have not cut off support to lawmakers who did not heed their

Clock Ticks on Authority for Guantanamo Detention

Clock Ticks on Authority for Guantanamo Detention

(AP) Clock ticks on authority for Guantanamo detentionBy LARA JAKESAP National Security WriterGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, CubaA persistent knock came from inside the heavy, locked cell door. A young U.S. Army guard strode over and leaned in to hear the