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This weekend, IA Dem Sen. Tom Harkin shook up Iowa politics with a surprise announcement that he would retire at the end of his term in 2014. The far-left Senator had been widely expected to seek reelection next year and

President Barack Obama and, for that matter, most of America seem woefully ignorant about a scandal unfolding at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As hard as it is to believe, outgoing Administrator Lisa Jackson actually appears to have had agency

Amid all the constitutional concerns surrounding Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) “Assault Weapons Ban of 2013,” one issue that no one is talking about is how a her proposed gun ban could depress and eventually crush the prices of guns that

On Friday, two-term GA Sen. Saxby Chambliss announced he would not seek reelection next year. Conservatives and grass roots activists in the state had been actively seeking a primary challenge to Chambliss. At least two members of the GOP House

(AP) White House, senators launching immigration pushBy JULIE PACE and ERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama will launch a campaign next week aimed at overhauling the nation’s flawed immigration system and creating legal status for millions, as a bipartisan Senate group

Last week, President Barack Obama renominated Richard Cordray as director of the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a move that has reignited conservative opposition to the unconstitutional agency. On January 4, 2012, Obama installed Cordray through a highly controversial

By BILL BARROWAssociated PressATLANTAWhen Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss announced Friday that he wouldn’t seek a third term in 2014, a race that already was likely to feature a contested Republican primary exploded into a free-for-all. Several Republicans, including several congressmen,

The preamble to Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) “assault weapons” banning bill describes the purpose of the proposed law as “[regulating] assault weapons, [and ensuring] that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited.”  The bill was introduced on Jan.

Yesterday, the Senate approved changes in its rules relating to ending a filibuster. The rule change has been a top priority of outside progressive groups, who believe the rule blocks enactment of their agenda. In recent weeks, Majority Leader Reid

By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C.Reince Priebus has been elected to lead the Republican National Committee for another two years. The 40-year-old RNC chairman ran unopposed in his bid for a second term, which begins less than three months after what

Attorney Miguel Estrada, who was once at the center of a contentious nomination battle, filed an amicus brief on behalf of Senate Republicans against President Obama’s recess appointments to the NLRB. Estrada was selected last April by Senator Mitch McConnell

In 1995, Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) went on the record about the fact that she had a concealed carry permit and carried a concealed handgun when she walked back and forth to the hospital to see her ailing husband. She

On Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Washington politicians should not take advantage of recent tragedies to pass aggressive gun control laws, especially since “real assault weapons” have been illegal since 1934. Cruz was responding to the bill Sen. Diane Feinstein’s (D-CA)

President Barack Obama just suffered a humiliating defeat in federal court. A top federal appeals court has removed three presidential appointees from power, and invalidated all actions they’ve taken over the past twelve months.   One year ago, Obama filled three

(AP) Court: Obama appointments are unconstitutionalBy SAM HANANELAssociated PressWASHINGTONA federal appeals court has ruled that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies on a labor relations panel. The U.S. Court of Appeals for

While Republicans contemplate how to improve their party’s political performance at the Republican National Committee (RNC) winter meeting, which opens today, Democrats are already taking politics to a new level, creating parallel organizations to advocate for President Barack Obama’s agenda

Barack Obama, his Democratic Party, and most of the major groups that form the American Left thought that Obama’s election victory was a guarantor of virtually any agenda they wished to pursue in 2013. They’re finding out it won’t be