By a vote of 82 to 15 on Tuesday, the Senate voted for cloture to proceed to consideration of the Rubio-Schumer immigration bill. The vote begins consideration by the full Senate of the legislation that would legalize 11 million illegal
On Tuesday, supporters of the Senate legalization-first immigration bill are holding a press conference call to reveal the “history” behind several prominent organizations opposing the deal. The call promises to “explore the anti-Immigrant network and its nativist roots.” The “conservative
In advance of his successful reelection, President Obama took executive action to defer, for two years, deportation for illegal immigrants who entered the country as children. The result was a flood of requests to the immigration service for the temporary
During the immigration debate on the Senate floor, Tim Kaine (VA-D) decided to deliver his remarks in Spanish…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) called President Barack Obama a hypocrite for expanding the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs that Obama had previously railed against. In an appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity” on Monday, Paul said the NSA’s spying was an
Data compiled by Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions’ (R-AL) staff reveal that over the next ten years taxpayers will spend over five times as much on food stamps as on job training and education for America’s veterans. Food
This morning, Speaker of the House John Boehner called NSA whistleblower/leaker a “traitor” and described his actions as a “giant violation of the law.” On Good Morning America, Boehner explained, “The president outlined last week that these are important national security
A new poll from Suffolk University finds Gabriel Gomez gaining considerable ground against Democrat Rep. Ed Markey in the special Senate election. Last month, Markey led Gomez by 17 points in the poll. Today, he leads by just 7 points.
During Sunday’s Al Punto program on the Spanish-language Univision network, Senator Marco Rubio told interviewers that under the proposed Senate bill, legalization occurs first and is not contingent upon border security. First comes the legalization. Then come the measures to secure
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) delivered the keynote commencement address at Philadelphia’s Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School Monday, in which he promoted school choice initiatives he has long supported. “The world beckons all of you forward to achieve great things,”
The Senate on Monday passed a five-year farm bill that promises to cut “$24 billion from farm spending over 10 years, including a $4 billion reduction to food stamps.” The legislation, S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
The “Gang of Eight” immigration bill pushing through the Senate right now legalizes America’s at least 11 million illegal immigrants first, then promises to improve border security later, but the constituents of Iowa–according to the state’s GOP senator–think that border
Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said Monday that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has still not answered questions about the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, despite having more than a month to do so
Abortionist Timothy Liveright, who faces having his state medical license permanently revoked by the state of Delaware, claims that he was “scapegoated” by Planned Parenthood. Despite testimony before the state senate by two former nurses employed by Planned Parenthood regarding
On Friday, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasted the Obama administration’s NSA surveillance policy. In a statement released to the press, he said that while Americans should “always be mindful of the need for government to have the tools necessary to
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) appearing on MSNBC expresses her hope that Friday’s shooting spree in Santa Monica will continue to make gun control an issue even though a recent round of gun regulations, inspired by 2012’s Sandy Hook shooting, failed
A “Dear Colleague” letter signed by then-Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) in 2005 urged an end to “government fishing expeditions” under Section 215 of the Patriot Act to gather records on American citizens indiscriminately. The letter was also signed by eight
Senator Dianne Feinstein, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that she is not averse to holding hearings that deal with the phone and Internet surveillance programs that have been uncovered recently. She said, “I’m open to doing
National Democrats are rushing to Massachusetts to support Democrat Rep. Ed Markey’s campaign for the Senate. Markey, who entered Congress during the Nixon Administration, is in a tough race against businessman Gabriel Gomez to fill the Senate seat left vacant
The 2014 mid-term election has already heated up, as U.S. Navy veteran and Conservative blogger Jorge Bonilla has officially announced that he is a Republican candidate for the U.S. Congress in Florida. Bonilla, who is one of the contributing writers
Democrat Rep. Ed Markey, who entered Congress during the Nixon Administration, has voted to increase his own salary at least six different times. Markey is a candidate in the special election to fill former Sen. John Kerry’s Senate seat. A
The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald, the man who broke the NSA snooping story and revealed leaker Edward Snowden to the world, appeared on “Morning Joe” on MSNBC Monday morning. Co-host Mika Brezinski engaged in a mini-debate with Greenwald over the
Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), who is running to refill Secretary of State John Kerry’s Senate seat, gives his solution the current NSA surveillance scandal: give intelligence agencies the tools to hunt down terrorists and protect Americans’ privacy at the same
On Sunday, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the person who leaked information about the National Security Agency’s data collection programs should
