Republican Senator Rand Paul started his old-fashioned filibuster at 11:47 am ET. He just hit the two-hour mark, which means he’s only 22 hours and 18 minutes away from breaking the all-time filibuster record set by a Democrat in 1957
In response to With His Tail Tucked Firmly Between His Legs, Obama Reaches Out to Republicans: He’s meeting with several Republican senatorsfor dinner on Wednesday, (unless it’s canceled due to the snow storm) “as part of his effort to revive
Sen. Paul’s filibuster can be viewed live on CSpan 2. Senator Rand Paul is leading a one-man filibuster of John Brennan’s nomination to lead the CIA. Senator Paul is on the Senate floor quoting Hayek, Montesquieu, GlennGreenwald and an author
Libyan officials warned Washington D.C. that an attack on the consulate was imminent days before the attack happened according to the documents the Obama admin turned over to satisfy Senate questions regarding “who changed the talking points” on Benghazi. It
On March 4, the House of Representatives put forth a spending bill that adds $2 billion for embassy and consulate security in a bid to prevent another Benghazi-like attack. This is part of the larger bill that keeps the government
One source who viewed the docs says someone in a federal agency “press shop” was involved in changing the talking points to remove al Qaeda — Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) March 6, 2013 Sharyl Attkisson is reporting bits of the documents
The voters of Kentucky, who are among the most conservative in the nation and largely regard human life as sacred, should know that Ashley Judd, a prospective candidate for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat, is being championed by EMILY’s List, the
Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw made an appearance on MSNBC’s The Cycle on March 4 and criticized President Obama for campaigning too much instead of governing. Brokaw also castigated Obama for refusing to negotiate with Republicans over the budget
(AP) – John Brennan is one step closer to becoming director of the CIA. The Senate Intelligence Committee voted Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the spy agency, setting the nomination up for consideration by the full
A bipartisan group of Senators are coalescing around a bill against gun trafficking, but the reasoning they present for supporting the legislation has been undercut by an internal DOJ memo uncovered two weeks ago. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Dick Durbin
The research that the GOP has done on Ashley Judd, prospective candidate for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat, seems to be bearing fruit. Some Kentucky Democrats are nervous about Judd entering the race due to her bizarre past statements. Fourteen Kentucky
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) said shortly after he arrived in the Senate after being elected in 2010, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) let him know the Senate was not going to accomplish anything until after the 2012 presidential election.
Where does Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) stand on guns? Depends on when you ask him. If you asked in 2010 he was pro-gun. If you asked in Dec. 2012 he was pro-gun control. And if you ask right now, he’d
Top Republicans with classified information about the terrorist assault on the U.S. mission in Benghazi last September may not want to see a House Select Committee formed to investigate the attack that left four Americans dead, including U.S. ambassador Chris
(AP) Sen. Menendez says he looks forward to vindicationBy HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated PressWASHINGTONSen. Robert Menendez, who has maintained all along that he never paid prostitutes for sex, said he is looking forward to whatever evidence emerges from courts in the
(AP) GOP seeks to smooth roughest cuts, avert shutdownBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublicans controlling the House are moving to take the roughest edges off across-the-board spending cuts that are just starting to take effect. Even as the military would bear a
I’ve escalated this into a red-hot Twitter war, but on The Conversation. Sorry, I can be a genuine prig. I have an overdeveloped Self-Rightneousness Complex in my hippocampus. I believe all the things I’ve said, but the rar-rar-grumble-rar manner in
On Monday, the pro-Second Amendment group Gun Owners of America claimed that several U.S. Senators told them that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is “twisting arms to get support for one of the most anti-gun judicial nominees in recent memory.”
Columnist Al Hunt smeared Rep. Steve King (R-IA) in an attempt to paint the potential GOP Senate candidate as an intolerant bigot. In a New York Times column last week, Hunt portrayed King this way: Mr. King has made
Vice President Joe Biden will address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference (AIPAC) on Monday. As decorum demands, attendees will welcome him with applause; Democrats in the audience will clap more loudly. AIPAC’s leadership quietly boasts close relations
(AP) Menendez’ bill could have aided donor’s investmentBy STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated PressWASHINGTONSen. Robert Menendez sponsored legislation with incentives for natural gas vehicle conversions that would benefit the biggest political donor to his re-election, the same eye doctor whose private jet Menendez
(AP) Obama nominates Wal-Mart’s Burwell as budget chiefBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama has tapped Wal-Mart’s Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget chief, thrusting her into the center of Washington’s heated partisan budget battles. Obama will announce
Conservative House Republicans are circulating a letter calling on House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to defund Obamacare in the upcoming continuing resolution that funds the government. Oklahoma Republican Rep. Jim Bridenstine, a freshman, and Kansas
Numerous anti-gun bills which have already passed the Colorado house will be considered by committees within the state senate on March 4 at 10:30 a.m. Among these are a ban on “high capacity” magazines, a requirement for background checks on
