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Ark.'s Cotton to run for US Senate

Ark.'s Cotton to run for US Senate

(AP) APNewsBreak: Ark.’s Cotton to run for US SenateBy ANDREW DeMILLOAssociated PressLITTLE ROCK, Ark.Arkansas Republican Rep. Tom Cotton plans to announce his bid next week to challenge two-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor in next year’s elections, according to a

Why Defunding Obamacare Matters, Win or Lose

Why Defunding Obamacare Matters, Win or Lose

As conservative Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and others attempt to build support for a plan to defund Obamacare in this fall’s forthcoming budget battles, they have faced criticism from fellow conservatives on two grounds: first, it will

Placing Steve King's Comments in Context

Placing Steve King's Comments in Context

Last week, Republican Congressman Steve King was targeted by Speaker Boehner and some pro-amnesty immigration advocates for comments made during an interview with Todd Beamon and John Bachman, describing his opposition to the DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien

Obama Gives Pep Talk to Jittery Dems

Obama Gives Pep Talk to Jittery Dems

(AP) Buck up: Obama offers uplifting words to wary DemsBy DONNA CASSATA and JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama sought to calm jittery Democrats Wednesday as they prepared to head home to face voters, assuring them they’re “on the right side

Ryan Suggests Immigration Bills Could Evade 'Hastert Rule'

Ryan Suggests Immigration Bills Could Evade 'Hastert Rule'

Video posted first by left-wing site ThinkProgress shows House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) during a recent town hall meeting in Racine, Wisconsin discussing trying to find a way around the Hastert Rule in bringing immigration reform bills to

Weinerization vs. Akinization

In response to Republicans Are Weaponizing Weiner Democrats Complain: That’s all pretty rich coming from the party that surgically grafted Todd Akin onto every single Republican running in 2012.  They managed to fuse Akin, Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, and

House Bill to Defund Obamacare Gains 100 Cosponsors

House Bill to Defund Obamacare Gains 100 Cosponsors

The House bill from Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) to defund the Affordable Care Act now has 100 cosponsors, according to a press release from the congressman’s office. Graves’s bill reached the milestone just 19 days after he and Sens. Ted

Oprah Winfrey to Hold Fundraiser for Dem Cory Booker

Oprah Winfrey to Hold Fundraiser for Dem Cory Booker

(AP) NEWARK, N.J.–Oprah Winfrey is holding a fundraiser for Democratic Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker’s bid for the U.S. Senate. Tickets for Thursday’s event in Jersey City range from $1,000 to $2,600. Booker’s campaign says about 200 people are expected

Ryan's Immigration Challenge: Succeed Where Rubio Failed

Ryan's Immigration Challenge: Succeed Where Rubio Failed

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the House Budget Committee chair, 2012 vice-presidential candidate, and fiscal hawk, is being criticized by some conservative groups for his efforts to pass a version of immigration reform through the House of Representatives.  Last week, Ryan

Senate Approves James Comey as FBI Director

Senate Approves James Comey as FBI Director

By ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate overwhelmingly confirmed James Comey on Monday to become FBI director, elevating the one-time Justice Department official who defied efforts by President George W. Bush’s White House to renew a program that allowed warrantless eavesdropping. Comey

Sen. Sessions' Plan to Flip Immigration Debate

Sen. Sessions' Plan to Flip Immigration Debate

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has sent a thought-provoking new memorandum to his GOP colleagues, laying out how the Republican Party can turn the ongoing immigration debate in Congress around so conservatives win and liberals and Democrats lose. “The GOP needs

Ralph Nadar Set to Build Lawsuit Museum

Ralph Nadar Set to Build Lawsuit Museum

(AP) Ralph Nader’s new cause: Tort law museum in Conn.By STEPHEN SINGERAssociated PressHARTFORD, Conn.Ralph Nader has a new cause. After dedicating nearly half a century to battling businesses over almost everything from dangerous products to the influence of money in