A new poll finds Dem Rep. Ed Markey and GOP candidate Gabriel Gomez in a statistical dead heat for the special Senate election two weeks from Tuesday. The poll, from GOP-firm McLaughlin and Associates, finds long-term House member Markey leading
On Sunday’s Face the Nation (CBS), Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) announced she would support the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform proposal. “Our immigration system is completely broken,” she said, calling the legislation “a thoughtful, bipartisan solution to a tough problem.”
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) plans to introduce an amendment to the Senate immigration bill that would give Congress, not the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the authority to determine whether the border is actually secure. One of the biggest concerns
Although the National Security Agency has protested that it does not have the capability to monitor all the surveillance on communications in the United States, it has been revealed that the agency has a data mining tool named Boundless Informant
Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) speaking at an event for the Jefferson County Democratic Party in Kentucky said, “I can be really brief tonight and just say, Mitch McConnell sucks.” McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton said that Yarmuth ‘s remark was
On “Breitbart News Sunday” on Sirius XM Patriot Ch. 125 from 7 p.m. EDT to 10 p.m EDT, host Stephen K. Bannon will discuss the courage of Roger Ailes, the latest developments on the Senate’s immigration bill, the persecution of
Senator Jeff Merkley discusses his displeasure with Obama’s NSA surveillance program on MSNBC’s “NOW with Alex Wagner.”
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama claimed the Senate “Gang of Eight” immigration bill would require illegal immigrants to learn English to earn their citizenship. “This bill would provide a pathway to earned citizenship for the 11 million individuals
On June 5, the New York Senate passed a bill making it a felony to physically attack or harass a police officer while that officer is on duty. According to bill sponsor Joe Griffo (R): “At a time when shocking
A poll released by by McLaughlin Associates on Friday shows the Massachusetts race between Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democratic Congressman Ed Markey to replace John Kerry in the United States Senate is a dead heat. In a head to head match up,
(AP) – Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Saturday formally announced he’s in the race to finish the U.S. Senate term of the late Frank Lautenberg. The 44-year-old Democrat made his candidacy official at a news conference Saturday in Newark, New
As the IRS scandal continues to take shape and the massive overreach of one of the most powerful agencies in Big Government becomes even more apparent, it becomes frightening to think this same agency will soon be heavily involved in
Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) has added even more drama to the immigration reform debate with a border security amendment he plans to introduce next week. The amendment, dubbed the RESULTS amendment (short for “Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety, &
On Friday morning, President Barack Obama defended his administration’s massive telephone records surveillance programs by explaining that “every member of Congress has been briefed on this program.” There’s only one problem: both Republican and Democrat Congresspeople say that isn’t true.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) wants to pass the Gang of Eight’s comprehensive immigration reform bill before July 4, and he has given the Senate three weeks to debate the bill. “We are going to finish the bill before
The President’s announcement on Wednesday that he was nominating three judges to the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit – as exceptional as a triple-nomination complete with a rose garden announcement may be – should come as no surprise.
Sen. Ted Cruz released the following statement on the NSA’s phone surveillance, Friday afternoon: We should always be mindful of the need for government to have the tools necessary to keep Americans safe in a dangerous world, where there are
On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would not allow Senators to file any amendments to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill when the full Senate takes up the legislation next week. “I have committed to open as possible a process
After the Supreme Court’s decision labeling Obamacare’s mandate a tax, the IRS has become the crucial centerpiece of President Obama’s health care rollout. But with the IRS’ targeting of conservative non-profits, Republicans are calling into question the agency’s involvement in
So Obama tells us in the wake of Fast and Furious, Benghazi, IRS, EPA, AP/James Rosen and now NSA scandals, if we can’t trust our government – we’re going to have some problems. I have a question. If the NSA is
Spooked that Democrat candidate Rep. Ed Markey holds only a slim lead over his Republican challenger, Gabriel Gomez, national Democrats are pouring money into the race. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is blitzing Massachusetts with a $700,000 ad buy attacking
Congress is taking action on religious liberty in the military, a story that was originally reported by Breitbart News. New legal language passed a key committee this week and next goes to the full House and then the Senate; it
WASHINGTON–Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) delivered remarks on the Senate floor
On Thursday, Senate Democrats were harshly critical of the the Obama administration’s collection of private domestic and international phone records from Verizon customers. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), according to The Hill, said the operation was an “outrageous breach” of privacy. “I have
The Director of National Intelligence James Clapper may have lied to Congress when he told the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 12 that the National Security Agency does not collect data on millions of Americans. On Thursday, Breitbart News broke
