Gay couples are racing to immigration offices to seek visas for their loved ones in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the Los Angeles Times reports. “Now, legally married same-sex couples
On Monday, only eight people showed up to a pro-immigration reform event held by Organizing for Action (OFA), the policy advocacy group that was formerly known as the 2012 Obama reelection campaign. According to a Huffington Post report, the group
On Tuesday, Jonathan Hurt, senior advisor to Kentucky senatorial candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes, admitted that his candidate’s rocky rollout — which involved no air conditioning, a toilet paper roll holding up a mic, and the wrong backdrop – might not
Not only did Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) receive no bump whatsoever with Hispanic voters over what Mitt Romney had last election as a result of his stewardship of the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, he burned bridges in the conservative
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a staunch supporter of “comprehensive immigration reform,” urged Republicans on Monday to stop being “the obstacle” to immigration reform. Writing in the Wall Street Journal with Clint Bolick, Bush asserted that “immigration reform” was a
Public Policy Polling has released the results of a new survey on Texas politics. PPP finds that Sen. Wendy Davis got a big boost from all the positive media coverage she received last week. Davis currently is +10 with 39
Congressional frustration with efforts to get to the bottom of IRS targeting of conservative groups plainly shows the tax agency is dangerous to civil liberties, irrevocably broken, and corrupting national politicians. Investigators on Capitol Hill and in the Justice Department
WLKY: Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announces she will challenge Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2014 race.
In the highly-publicized race to face up against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has thrown her hat into the ring – though if her campaign launch is any indicator, there is significantly
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who is likely positioning himself torun for president in 2016, has swooped in to again endorse the “Gang ofEight” Senate immigration bill and advocate that House Republicans passit–or a similar version of it. Bush had
A new poll from Latino Decisions finds Democrat Hillary Clinton easily besting Sen. Marco Rubio in a potential presidential match-up among Hispanic voters. Clinton draws 66% of Hispanic voters, while Rubio garners just 28%. Against Vice President Joe Biden, Rubio
On Monday, the interest rate on federally-backed “Stafford” student loans doubled from a capped 3.4% to 6.8%. Keeping the interest rate artificially low was a key issue in President Obama’s reelection campaign. Through high-profile campaign events and his bully pulpit,
Politifact is at it again. Last week they decided to fact check a statement made by Gov. Rick Perry and found it “Half True” even though Perry was merely taking Davis’ own misleading claims at face value. Last week at
Breitbart News has learned that on July 10th, the House GOP caucus will convene a special “internal conference” on the subject of immigration reform. IA Rep. Steve King began pressing for a conference in early June, having acquired more than
Politico has tried to positioned itself as the go-to political journal for all things Beltway. So why are they devoting so much ink and web pages to a state senator from Texas? No less than 48 different references to Sen.
Bob Schieffer knows why the Senate’s Immigration bill will die in the House of Representatives and it’s not because of the rule of law, or the pork, or the lack of real border security or accountability. No, according to the
When the James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, was asked under oath at a Senate Intelligence Committee meeting in March of this year: “Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?, he
Texas State Senator Wendy Davis made a name for herself at the end of June by launching a filibuster on the floor of the state senate to stop new regulations on abortion. Now she is warning Governor Rick Perry to
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Fox News Sunday discussing the Senate’s immigration reform bill:
On Fox News Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) predicted that the House Republican resistance to bringing up the Senate’s immigration reform would be overcome. “I believe that by the end of this year,” said Schumer, “the House will pass the
On Sunday’s State of the Union (CNN), Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) blamed Republicans in the House for not simply agreeing to the Senate immigration reform bill passed with a 68-32 vote last week. He said that House Republicans were worried
On “Fox News Sunday,” Senators John McCain (R-AA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) predicted the House of Representatives will pass immigration reform similar to the bill the Senate passed this week.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus started his push to reach out to the Latino community on Saturday by selling the GOP’s position on stronger border control as part of immigration reform. He asserted that border security was a human
A day after the Senate passed its immigration bill, RNC Chair Reince Priebus claimed there was “broad consensus” in the Republican party for “comprehensive immigration reform.” “We need comprehensive immigration reform,” Priebus told CNN’s Peter Hamby on Friday. “I don’t
On Friday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blistered the Republican establishment for abandoning blue-collar Reagan Democrats and insulting Hispanics a day after the Senate passed its immigration reform bill with the support of 14 Republicans. “Great job, GOP establishment,” Palin
