On Thursday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said one reason illegal immigrants must be legalized as soon as possible is so they can help fund border security measures by paying taxes and fines. During an interview on “The Andrea Tantaros Show,” Rubio, as Byron
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, a low-profile panel about which we rarely hear, will meet next week to discuss the NSA’s PRISM program. I wrote about the PCLOB a few months ago, when the Senate was going to confirm
An employee of Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), together with a political ally of “Gang of Eight” member Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), will argue Friday that groups opposed to the immigration bill pending in the U.S. Senate are “nativists,”
Speaking at an event for LGBT Pride Month, President Obama stated that nationalized same-sex marriage needed to be “done now,” adding that he thinks America has already hit the “turning point” on the issue: We’re not going to have to
On Wednesday, Gabriel Gomez, the Republican candidate in the Massachusetts special election to replace John Kerry in the Senate, called fellow Republican Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ) “a moron” for comments he made in a House committee hearing on Wednesday about
Breitbart News: While attempting to attack an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that would require a fence be built along Mexico’s border with the U.S. before legalization, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) made a significant geographical gaffe. Landrieu,
After a meeting with Governor Pat Quinn (D), Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross (R) told reporters he is suspicious that Senate President John Cullerton (D) and House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) are intentionally sabotaging passage of a pension reform
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), Grover Norquist’s organization, inaccurately claimed that Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) was blocking amendments to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill on Wednesday. “Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) confirmed to Politico on Wednesday that he’s putting the
(AP) – It’s called the Affordable Care Act, but President Barack Obama’s health care law may turn out to be unaffordable for many low-wage workers, including employees at big chain restaurants, retail stores and hotels. That might seem strange since
On Thursday, RedState Editor Erick Erickson published a scathing editorial on Sen. Marco Rubio and his push for the Senate immigration bill. Erickson has been a vocal supporter of Rubio, even back when he was challenging then-Gov. Charlie Crist for
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) sent a bracing letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday accusing him of failing to redirect wasted money within the Department of Justice from frivolities to necessities. Pointing out that the Department of Justice claimed
While attempting to attack an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that would require a fence be built along Mexico’s border with the U.S. before legalization, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) made a significant geographical gaffe. Landrieu, who represents
On Thursday morning, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), the key Republican member of the so-called Gang of Eight behind the current immigration reform bill, said that he would drop his support for the bill if Democrats insisted on a provision allowing
Will the fabled Tonight Show, once home to legendary host Johnny Carson, become a vehicle for Democrat-approved politicians? Future Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, who famously allowed President Barack Obama to push his agenda via a “slow jam” news segment,
Ann Coulter is not a very big fan of the “Gang of Eight” and the “Immigration Reform” bill making its way through the US Senate this week. She’s even more critical of Republican politicians and their insistence on moving forward
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) made a move to formally kill an amendment Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) offered to the immigration bill. It would require border security before America’s at least 11 million illegal
Speaking on the Senate floor Thursday, Sen. Chuck Schumer admitted it will take “years and years and years” to secure the border. The chief negotiator behind the Gang of 8 immigration bill was speaking against an amendment offered by Sen.
Besieged by a handful of scandals that go right to the heart of his credibility, and with his poll numbers sinking fast, the bipartisan Gang of Eight currently working to usher immigration reform through the Senate are begging President Obama
Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) pledged his support Wednesday for the House version of the $940 billion farm bill, roughly 80% of which will go to fund food stamps over the next ten years. “Doing nothing means we get no changes
Barack Obama offered his moral sagacity to America once again on Tuesday, this time regarding immigration. Obama said America “owes” some illegal aliens legislation that would offer them a “pathway to citizenship.” Obama said, “We owe it to America to
By JIM ABRAMSAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe House is girding for another wrenching debate on abortion after a House panel on Wednesday approved legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks. Several recent court decisions
Americans for Progressive Action confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday that it was making a significant ad buy to support Gabriel Gomez, GOP candidate for the special Senate election this month. The buy amounts to around $700,000, equaling the amount
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) appeared on Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity’s nationally-syndicated radio program Wednesday to explain seemingly contradictory statements to Spanish and English audiences about the pending Senate immigration bill. According to the Washington Examiner’s Byron York, Rubio told Hannity
On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) blocked a vote on the border security amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill offered by Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA). Grassley was pushing for an up-or-down vote
Breitbart News reported last week that Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) passed an amendment in the House Armed Services Committee protecting religious speech of service members in the military. President Barack Obama has now threatened to veto the bill if it
