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Obama's DHS Deputy Secretary Nominee at Center of IG Investigation

Obama's DHS Deputy Secretary Nominee at Center of IG Investigation

On Thursday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held hearings on the confirmation of current U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas to become Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. No Republican Senators participated in the hearings. Mayorkas

Armstrong: 'Virtually All' Cheated

Armstrong: 'Virtually All' Cheated

French EPO report no shock to Armstrong by AFP 7/25/2013 3:38:38 PM Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong said Thursday he was “not surprised” that 18 leading riders in the 1998 Tour de France have been named by the French Senate as having taken

Feds Ready $684M ObamaCare Marketing Campaign

Feds Ready $684M ObamaCare Marketing Campaign

By CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical WriterCHICAGOIt will make you stronger. It will give you peace of mind and make you feel like a winner. Health insurance is what the whole country has been talking about, so don’t be left out.

Caroline Kennedy Nominated as Ambassador to Japan

Caroline Kennedy Nominated as Ambassador to Japan

By NEDRA PICKLER and BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he is nominating former first daughter Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Japan, offering the most famous living member of a prominent American family a new role of

Menendez: 'Conference' Will Get Amnesty Past House GOP

Menendez: 'Conference' Will Get Amnesty Past House GOP

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), a member of the Senate’s “Gang of Eight,” told liberal activists at the Center for American Progress (CAP) on Wednesday how the Democrats plans to enact amnesty for the 11 million illegal immigrants: Get the House

Senate Immigration Bill Unpopular, Americans Skeptical

Senate Immigration Bill Unpopular, Americans Skeptical

Pressure on House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to allow a vote on the recently passed Senate Immigration bill (Senate Bill 744) has been mounting from members of his own party, powerful corporate interests, and the mainstream press.  Some of the

Rep. Justin Amash vs. Obama on NSA Spying

Rep. Justin Amash vs. Obama on NSA Spying

A debate on the protection of the constitutional right to privacy of all Americans’ phone records is happening Wednesday in Congress.  Seldom does Congress conduct a debate on the Bill of Rights, yet today there will be discussion on the

Top 5 Things Obama Will Say in Economy Speech

Predictions are always tough, but President Barack Obama’s speeches have become so formulaic that there is less risk in predicting the basic outline of his economy speech in Galesburg, IL today–the first in a series: 1. Taking credit: Look for

Our Nation Under Mob Rules

Our Nation Under Mob Rules

How many Americans remember learning about the Boston Massacre when they were schoolchildren? I wonder: does anyone truly understand why we are required to learn about incidents like this in our school’s curriculum? In the aftermath of the Boston Massacre,

Polls: Enzi Up Big over Cheney in Wyoming

Polls: Enzi Up Big over Cheney in Wyoming

Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) is crushing challenger Liz Cheney, 54 percent to 26 percent, in a statewide poll that was released on July 23. According to the Public Policy Polling (PPP) poll, only 31 percent of respondents considered the daughter

Bloomberg Holds $1,000-a-Plate Fundraiser for Manchin

Bloomberg Holds $1,000-a-Plate Fundraiser for Manchin

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s fundraiser for fellow gun control advocate Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) came and went on July 22 with very little fanfare. Manchin’s Communications Director Jonathan Kott confirmed to Breitbart News that the Senator did attend the event,

WaPo/ABC Poll: Only 19% 'Strongly Support' Senate Immigration Bill

WaPo/ABC Poll: Only 19% 'Strongly Support' Senate Immigration Bill

A new national poll has found that only 19% of Americans “strongly support” the Senate’s comprehensive immigration bill, which the Congressional Budget Office determined would lower the wages of working class Americans while not solving the illegal immigration problem. According

Poll: Only 32% Agree With Media on Immigration Reform

Poll: Only 32% Agree With Media on Immigration Reform

After going all in and being publicly humiliated in their hysterical push for gun control, the media are being a little more subtle and subdued in their push to pressure the House into passing the Senate’s ObamaCare-ish immigration reform bill.