Today, in a 38 page decision, a federal Judge found that “DHS does not have discretion to refuse to initiate removal proceedings” when the law requires it. Via The Washington Examiner: O’Connor asked DHS and the ICE union to offer additional
David Brooks, the liberal Republican columnist for the New York Times, said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) had a face that resembled Joe McCarthy. In comments in which he seemed particularly peeved at the conservative, Brooks also called Cruz “unconservative” for not
Secretary of State John Kerry broke with some of his peers Wednesday and asserted the elder suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing was radicalized in Chechnya then came back to America “to kill.” Speaking in Brussels, Kerry made this comment in
Republicans anxious about the political implications of providing a “path to citizenship” for 11 million illegal immigrants console themselves that they will have at least 13 years to broaden the party’s appeal to Hispanics. It is true that most illegal
Additional questions and concerns about the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan immigration reform bill, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act continue to swirl among critics of the proposed legislation, and now some are questioning whether the legislation would subordinate
According to Senator Richard Burr, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee learned that Russia had contacted the United States multiple times about Tamerlan Tsarnaev. In a closed briefing on Tuesday, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee learned that Russia alerted
The next election season is already almost upon us, believe it or not, with the mid-terms next year. Much remains to be learned from dissecting the left’s attempts to lie, cheat, and steal votes during the last go-around. Judicial Watch
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONSenior Army officials warned Tuesday they may have to cut more than 100,000 additional soldiers over the next decade unless automatic spending reductions forcing the military services to slash their budgets are stopped. Testifying before the Senate
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye will address a joint meeting of the US Congress next month, lawmakers said Tuesday, in a show of support for the new leader after tensions with North Korea soared. South Korea’s first female president will
During a Senate hearing on immigration reform, Tuesday, Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions butt heads with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano over the performance of ICE officials. Under his tough questioning, he was able to get her to admit
Sen. Ted Cruz questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about the border security measures contained in the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Tuesday.Cruz asked, “If there are no objective metrics, if it
On Monday, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) appeared jointly with Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) at the City Club of Chicago as part of a bipartisan effort to promote immigration reform. The event sparked controversy when Ryan, pressed
In testimony before the Senate on Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that while DHS knew about Boston bomber suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev traveling to Russia last year, but didn’t know anything about his return or thereafter. After Senator Lindsay
At Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on whether she actually read the bill she was testifying about before her appearance
Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the number of Saudi Arabian students studying in the United States has jumped over 500%–climbing from 5,579 in the 2001-2002 school year up to 34,139 in 2011-2012. Saudi national Hani Hanjour was in
ObamaCare passed in 2010, but it continues to exert a political gravitational pull on Democrats. On Tuesday, six-term Sen. Max Baucus announced he will retire at the end of his term in 2014, rather than seek reelection in deep-red Montana.
On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that including a “path to citizenship” for illegal immigrants in any comprehensive immigration bill would jeopardize the likelihood of the legislation passing. “I think if instead the bill includes elements that are deeply
In the wake of the media’s failure to get gun control passed, no one has been more amusing to watch than MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough; especially if you remember the former Florida congressman from his “Scarborough Country” days. Minus the British
President Obama has invited all 20 women Senators out to dinner this evening. The dinner is “to discuss current policy issues…..CQ Roll Call was not able to immediately confirm the attendance of all 20 senators.” Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and
The connection between the terror attacks at the Boston Marathon and the push for “immigration reform” in the US Senate continues to play out in the media. The latest and most provocative statements came Monday night from Ann Coulter on
On Monday’s “The Five” on Fox News, Democrat Bob Beckel made a startling call for a moratorum on all student visas for Muslims. In the Muslim communities around the world, they do not like us, I think we really
(AP) Napolitano to talk immigration before Senate panelBy ERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublican senators skeptical of new immigration legislation and of the Obama administration’s record on border security are getting a chance to question Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Napolitano is appearing
A bill called the Marketplace Fairness Act has been advanced in the Senate by a vote of 74-20 after being strongly endorsed by Barack Obama. The bill would let states tax online purchases so internet businesses would be forced to
He helped lead the U.S. to Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad. Ever since, Dr. Shakil Afridi has been held in a remote Pakistani prison, serving a 33-year sentence–ironically–for terrorism, trapped inside a legal system designed to keep him there.
The “Sex and the City” quote, “Why are we ‘should-ing’ all over ourselves?” came to mind when I read this piece in the Guardian, “Female Ivy League graduates have a duty to stay in the workforce.” Feminists love to tell women
