On Monday, senators who drafted the chamber’s comprehensive immigration reform bill canceled a scheduled follow-up meeting with big business and technology lobbyists. At that meeting, Senators–like John McCain (R-AZ) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY)–who wrote the immigration bill that passed nearly a
(AP) Voters shifting right force House GOP to keep paceBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse Republicans feel growing pressure to steer firmly right on key issues, thanks to changes in primary-election politics that are complicating Congress’ ability to solve big problems. Independent
(AP) House hearing examines immigrants brought as kidsBy ERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONA House committee is holding a hearing on what to do about child immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as lawmakers search for a way forward on immigration in the
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is likely to face a challenge in the 2014 Republican primary from Matt Bevin, a local businessman who has recently been courting Kentucky Tea Party groups and who has been the owner of Bevin
(AP) Obama’s latest economic push has familiar feelBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONIf President Barack Obama’s new focus on the economy sounds familiar, that’s because he’s done it before. Since the first year of his presidency, Obama has been launching–and
By KEN THOMAS and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONHis second-term agenda on the line, President Barack Obama urged his most ardent supporters to mount a summertime show of support that can rival any opposition Obama and Democrats may face from constituents next
Barack Obama’s former campaign manager who now heads an advocacy group promoting the President’s policy initiatives said the group will try to pass comprehensive immigration reform in the House of Representatives. “We are going to force it through the House,”
The former chief strategist for left-wing billionaire George Soros has joined Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg in an effort to push amnesty for America’s illegal immigrants, Bloomberg reports. Stanley Druckenmiller, who Bloomberg reports served as Soros’s “chief strategist” for “more than 10
A Republican House Member who is secretly drafting a 500-page comprehensive immigration bill with six others hopes Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) will ultimately be a co-sponsor of the legislation. “We’d love to have Paul Ryan,” Rep. John Carter (R-TX), the
In response to Obama Delivers the Zimmerman Coda: Yes, Obama was sending a signal to his “loyal media bots” to focus their attention on SYG laws, but not because he thinks they will be repealed. As CBS/AP reports, there’s little
Big business interests in California will target California House Republicans, like House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, to try to win their support on a comprehensive immigration reform bill. California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg told McClatchy newspapers there
Gallup reports that President Obama’s approval rating slipped again in the 2nd Quarter, falling to 47.9%. The dip was the second quarterly drop in a row. At the end of last year, on the heels of his reelection, Obama’s approval
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONDrawing renewed attention to the economy, President Barack Obama will return this week to an Illinois college where he once spelled out a vision for an expanded and strengthened middle class as a freshman U.S. senator, long
By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse Republicans feel growing pressure to steer firmly right on key issues, thanks to changes in primary-election politics that are complicating Congress’ ability to solve big problems. Independent research supports the belief by these lawmakers that they
By WILL WEISSERTAssociated PressFRISCO, TexasOn a recent evening, George P. Bush was telling a packed room of wealthy North Texans how he got his start in politics. It was May 1979 and the then 3-year-old was in a Houston park,
President Barack Obama has questioned the wisdom of “Stand Your Ground” laws, which in many states provide that a person using justified force in self-defense against an attacker has no duty to retreat before using that force. However, in 2004,
While House Speaker John Boehner is keeping a tight lid on his personal position on immigration reform, conservative activists and lawmakers fear the Republican leader may rubber-stamp Democrats’ controversial legislation in a backroom deal with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Boehner
Van Jones on ABC’s “This Week” suggests that Liz Cheney’s run for Mike Enzi’s Wyoming Senate seat is more about building her brand for a 2020 presidential bid than actually winning the primary.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), appearing on CNN’s State of the Union, gave Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) “strong support” in his upcoming primary challenge against Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney. While acknowledging that everyone has a right
Joe Conason, the vitriolic critic of George W. Bush who called for his impeachment in 2005 and is still implying that the former president ignored repeated warnings about the 9/11 attacks, is suddenly praising Bush for coming out in support for comprehensive immigration reform.
A 27-year-old Islamic woman named Mais Ali-Selah will graduate at the top of her medical school class at the Technion in Israel. She was raised in a small village outside of Nazareth, in Israel’s Galilee. Diana Bletter at the Huffington
Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s daughter, Elizabeth Cheney, who is challenging incumbent Mike Enzi for his Wyoming Senate seat, had her first meeting with reporters on Wednesday. Cheney is trying to distinguish her agenda from Enzi’s by portraying him as a
On Monday, thousands of tea party and grass roots activists marched on Capitol Hill to protest against the Senate amnesty bill. The event was co-sponsored by the Black Leadership Alliance and featured a number of minority speakers. That, of course,
Radio host Mark Levin excoriates House GOP leader Eric Cantor for going on what Levin calls a “lecture tour” to promote immigration reform legislation. Levin then goes into a detailed analysis of the Senate’s immigration bill and its shortcomings.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said it was a fact that proponents of comprehensive immigration reform are losing even though the Senate passed its immigration reform bill more than three weeks ago. “Here is a fact: We are not winning,” McCain
