In defending the nomination of Chuck Hagel on Feb. 14, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) complained that the insinuation that “the administration hasn’t been forthcoming about Benghazi is outlandish.” Reid went on to say the Senate Armed Services committee
Decrying yesterday’s filibuster of the confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense, the White House and the media have decided to target his critics, especially Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Yet they should welcome the extension of
On Thursday, Obama faced the first set-back of his second term as the Senate blocked a vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination to head the Defense Department. Politico recalls today that Obama was warned by several advisors and Democrats on the
(AP) Illinois Senate votes to legalize gay marriageBy SARA BURNETTAssociated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill.The push to allow same-sex marriages in Illinois got its biggest victory to date Thursday with a historic Valentine’s Day vote in the state Senate, and supporters expressed confidence
Senate Republicans delayed a vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary on Thursday by mounting a filibuster causing the cloture to fall one vote shy of being successful. The cloture vote needed 60 votes to move on to Hagel’s
This week, President Obama continued to push forward his agenda on immigration reform, suggesting all the while that a pathway to citizenship need not be prefaced by better border security. In that vein, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced
In the aftermath of the Senate’s decision to postpone a vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense, Sen. Ted Cruz said in a statement, “There is no reason to rush his nomination to a vote until he has
On Wednesday evening at an online “fireside hangout” at Google+, President Obama discussed his feelings regarding the Republican filibuster of anti-Israel Secretary of Defense nominee and former Senator Chuck Hagel. “What seems to be happening, and this has been growing
As news broke that the cloture vote over Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense would not pass, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced a delay on the Senate Intelligence Committee vote for John Brennan, President Obama’s nominee for CIA Director. The
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) told his colleagues Wednesday that Barack Obama and the Democratic Senate are “deluding” themselves regarding the national deficit. Ryan said, “It seems as if they think the heavy lifting on debt reduction, deficit
After Republicans mustered a filibuster to block the confirmation of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, the left is raging at… Harry Reid, for backing down on his pledge to “reform” (i.e. remove) the filibuster from the Senate rules (no
Counsel to the President Kathryn H. Ruemmler submitted a letter to the Senate which described a phone call former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton placed on the night of September 11, 2012 but reveals no phone calls were made by
As soon as it became apparent the inept Chuck Hagel would not win a rubber stamp in the U.S. Senate today, something very odd happened… The completely objective, totally non-partisan, unbiased mainstream media got really angry. Strange, huh?
The successful effort by Republicans to rally in opposition to the confirmation of Chuck Hagel, blocking the Senate from closing debate with a successful filibuster Thursday afternoon, represents a significant victory for conservative new media, which continued vetting the former
The Senate has failed, 40-58, to pass a motion by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to close debate on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to the post of Secretary of Defense. A Republican filibuster held, as Democrats failed to muster
(AP) NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg says he will retireBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONNew Jersey Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg (LOW’-tuhn-burg) says he will not seek re-election. The 89-year-old lawmaker is the last remaining veteran of World War II in the Senate and
(AP) AP NewsAlertWASHINGTONNew Jersey Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg announces he will not seek re-election.
As former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) faces a Republican filibuster in the Senate Thursday afternoon against his confirmation as Secretary of Defense, several liberal commentators are starting to wonder openly about his chances, following the release of yet another controversial
During a Wednesday confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Obama Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew pled ignorance to a $56,000 investment he held in a Cayman Islands fund registered to Ugland House, the exact building that President Barack Obama
On Feb. 13, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) attacked Republicans threatening a filibuster of Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense and set a vote to end debate for Friday. Calling it “a shame,” Reid said, “This the first time
Conservatives are wondering why high-profile champions – and likely 2016 Republican presidential candidates – such as Marco Rubio and Rand Paul are in such a hurry to consummate a Faustian bargain on comprehensive immigration reform, which most conservatives think is
Republican Senators have the necessary 41 votes to block the confirmation of Chuck Hagel from coming to a vote this week, and will be able to stage a filibuster, according to an interview given by Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) to
New evidence has emerged that a 2008 address to the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) by former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), President Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, was in fact a formal speech, contrary to the claims of the
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is the first Republican supporter of a bill that would allow U.S. citizens to bring their foreign same-sex partners to the country for legal residency. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Collins (R-Maine) will
The Southern and Southwestern United States can rest easy now; Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that U.S. borders have “never been stronger.” Napolitano made her remarks during an immigration reform hearing in the Senate. She argued:
