Virginia Republicans nominated Mark Obenshain, a state senator and respected lawyer, for Attorney General on Saturday in the same Richmond building where his late father, Richard Obenshain, received the Party’s U.S. Senate nomination 35 years ago shortly before tragically passing
With the brutality of abortion on full display during the recent trial of Kermit Gosnell, pro-life members of Congress are poised to draw the nation into a conversation about why abortion clinics like Gosnell’s have been allowed to continue in
Bloomberg: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont) says the firestorm engulfing the IRS is just the tip of the iceberg and believes “a lot more” information will come out in coming weeks. But House Ways & Means Committee Chairman
On Friday, former acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller, testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee, said that America’s tax system is “voluntary.” During the hearing, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) said in passing that the U.S. tax code is a
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is reportedly getting ready to use the so-called “nuclear option” to change the Senate rules so that 60 votes are no longer needed to break a filibuster. According to the Washington Post, President Barack
In response to The State Controlled Religion Is Pro-Abortion: It’s curious to see the IRS going all pro-abortion on us. Where do they think the next generation of taxpayers is going to come from? It’s yet another unsustainable business plan.
It’s going to be a battle to get immigration reform passed by Congress. The Senate has crafted an 867-page bill that Senators say will most likely need 70 votes in support to put pressure on the House to accept it,
(AP) Internal wrangling marks Dems’ Senate campaignsBy BILL BARROW and THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressATLANTARepublicans aren’t the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats
WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) —Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., said given the IRS’ recent scandal, the agency should not be in charge of enforcing ObamaCare regulations. Harris, in the weekly Saturday Republican media address, questioned the federal tax agency’s responsibility for
In the wake of the IRS scandal that broke this week, National Republicans are demanding that Senate Democrats return the more than $570,000 they’ve received over the years from the IRS Employees Union. “While Democrats were pushing the IRS to
Liberty University–America’s largest Christian university–had its day in court yesterday against Obamacare before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. It is the most comprehensive legal challenge currently in the federal courts against President Obama’s signature law. Mat
Sen. Max Baucus, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee said on Friday that he expects “a lot more” information about the growing political scandal at the IRS to come out over the coming days. The powerful Democrat, who is retiring
For a second time, Senate Democrats have objected to a resolution introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) that calls upon the Senate to review public policies that led to the illegal abortion practices of Kermit Gosnell and others like him. Kermit Gosnell
President Barack Obama’s nominee to the second highest federal court in the nation cleared a key hurdle today, passing the Senate Judiciary Committee on a unanimous 18-0 vote. Sri Srinivasan is currently chief deputy solicitor general, second only to Solicitor
The woman who was in charge of the tax exempt division at the IRS while it was targeting conservative groups is now leading the IRS’ ObamaCare Enforcement division. Via ABC News h/t Ace: Sarah Hall Ingram served as commissioner of
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONOne more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law, knowing full well that won’t stop it. Only months away from the rollout of coverage for uninsured
(AP) – A second top Internal Revenue Service official has announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over the targeting of tea party groups. An internal IRS memo says Joseph Grant, commissioner of the agency’s tax exempt and
On the Senate floor Ted Cruz joined with Senator Mike Lee on calling for an investigation and hearings on late term abortion practices across the nation…
On May 15, the Senate rejected a bill to loosen firearm regulations on campsites and other lands managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) opposed the bill, claiming that allowing more guns would set “up a national
Since the Congressional hearings last year, Democrats and their allies have tried to claim that budget cuts were responsible for the lack of security in Benghazi. According to a review of the facts by Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post
From Fox News Insider: “We’re not talking about a mistake, we’re talking about a deliberate abuse of power,” Rubio said. He continued, “The president doesn’t have clean hands in this because, as I said yesterday on the floor of the
The day’s top stories in social media and technology for 5/15: British LulzSec hackers await sentencing this week, police in China pursue blogger for White House petition, publisher threatens to sue blogger for $1billion, latest coach-student sexting scandal, ZPanel official
Labor leadership is pushing to fill the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) before it’s pushed aside for the rest of Obama’s second term. According to The Hill, “unions of all stripes have told Senate democrats they need to move on
Senator Marco Rubio gave a scathing Senate floor response to the recent scandals that have bogged down the Obama administration, leaving them to scrabble for cover against the virtual hail storm of critical questions coming from the media. Rubio points
(AP) – Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation of national security leaks and its failure to talk to The Associated Press before issuing subpoenas for the news
