As the push to pass gun control legislation hits its peak and individuals like NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg spend millions to sway Senate votes, Democrat Senators in red states are stepping back to say they don’t take marching orders from
The day’s top stories in social media and technology for 4/1 include: an Egyptian TV satirist facing charges of insulting President Mohamed Morsi and denigrating Islam tweets from the courthouse (and some of his tweets are funny), Netflix’s hilarious April
In March, the Student Government Association at Johns Hopkins University denied the pro-life student group Voice For Life the status of official student club. While SGA members compared VFL to white supremacists, they approved a new group called Students for
By MARK SCOLFOROAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa.Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced Monday that he is now in favor of gay marriage, the latest of several lawmakers to change positions on the issue now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Casey said he
(Reuters) – The Republican-controlled Arkansas House of Representatives voted on Monday to override a veto by the state’s Democratic governor of a bill that would require voters to show photo identification. Representatives voted 52-45 to override Governor Mike Beebe’s veto,
Appearing on CNN on March 31, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said the Senate gun control bill is “going nowhere.” After suggesting the current background check system is broken, Graham asked why expanding a broken system would be considered the way
Judicial Watch attorney Jim Peterson and I recently visited the U.S. Supreme Court with former Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce to attend oral arguments concerning a critical issue – the right of the state of Arizona to ensure that
The President has proclaimed the month of April National Financial Capability Month. What is National Financial Capability Month? It’s the federal government helping individuals and families make more accurate budgets. The proclamation reads “My Administration continues to encourage responsibility at
Arizona Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva said Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s remarks indicating that an immigration reform deal has not yet been met are “obviously a little of concern” to him. “He’s been in this process from the beginning,” Grijalva
For the first four years of his Presidency, President Obama took no action on reforming our immigration system. In the lead-up to the November elections, he, again, promised to make immigration reform a priority. Since his reelection, however, he has
Gabby Giffords’ husband Mark Kelly appeared on Fox News Sunday on March 31 to warn GOP Senators not to filibuster universal background check legislation as it proceeds toward a vote in the Senate. During the week prior to Kelly’s warning,
While many Americans were paying attention to things other than politics on Good Friday, Maryland’s Democrat delegates were ramming through Gov. Martin O’Malley’s gun grabbing legislation S.B. 281. This measure is an “assault weapons” ban which is so draconian that
In the past two months, in attempts to offer an argument against same-sex marriage, two children have testified before their state legislators, countering other children who have been testifying for it. The two children testifying against it have either been
CNN: Senator Lindsey Graham (R) South Carolina, told Candy he expects the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill will pass the Senate.
Labor and business groups working with Senate negotiators have reached a tentative agreement that would put a visa program in place allowing businesses to bring in “up to 200,000 low-skilled workers annually depending on economic conditions.” The outcry against this is
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has dissented from his fellow “Gang of Eight” members on the issue of how quickly to pass the group’s comprehensive immigration reform legislation, joining many of his Republican colleagues in demanding an less hasty, and
A sticking point in negotiations over an immigration reform deal has been the business community’s desire to have a consistent, reliable visa process for guest workers and unions’ fear that such a system would depress wages. On Saturday, negotiators for
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its “Tier 3” rule to lower sulfer in gasoline by 2017 that critics said would make national gas prices go up like gas prices in California, a state already burdened by similar environmental
(AP) Confederate flag at old NC Capitol coming downBy MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated PressRALEIGH, N.C.A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol last week to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is being taken down after civil
With Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell clad in red in the Louisville section and his almost opponent Ashley Judd apparently cheering somewhere, the Cardinals became the third Big East team to lead by double digits for most of the game and
Even as the Senate prepares to vote on gun control measures next month, President Obama has been using executive orders to broaden the background check system, increase research on gun violence, and “create a million-dollar ad campaign aimed at safe
Democrats are convinced that Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is vulnerable in next year’s midterm elections. Even the most vulnerable Senator, however, needs an opponent in order to lose. Actress Ashley Judd floated, and then quickly deflated, her own trial
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has endorsed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) over Tea Party challengers currently being sought out by Kentucky Republican Liberty Caucus chairman David Adams. Paul’s support of McConnell was first evident in a recent video where
There’s no holding down the people of South Carolina. The state’s congressional runoff, where the 1st congressional district hangs in the balance, has drawn national attention with former Gov. Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert-Busch among the pack. But it is
The far-left Kentucky group Progress KY is now openly encouraging Matthew Bevin to run in the Republican primary against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Chances of a primary to challenge to McConnell are fading dramatically, particularly in the aftermath
