When Republicans won historic landslide victories in 1994, it was due in large part to the fact that a relatively moderate Democrat Party had promoted and passed an “Assault Weapons Ban” (AWB) which cut across the grain of gun owners
Former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) has spent a lot of time pressing for international reductions in nuclear arsenals. And since joining hands with the anti-nuclear weapons group Global Zero in 2009, Hagel has not only supported a nuclear weapons-free America,
As part of President Barack Obama’s 23-point gun control plan, he nominated Minnesota U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones-who currently doubles right now as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives-to be the ATF director. Jones
For the Good of Illinois, a government accountability and transparency group, has filed a lawsuit against Republican Illinois Comptroller, Judy Baar-Topinka, for failure to comply with the group’s request for records of one year of the state’s expenditures under the
On Friday, House Republicans unveiled a plan to avert a potentially perilous game of political brinksmanship over raising the debt ceiling and to force Democrats to pass a budget for the first time in nearly four years. The plan: pass
California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said Friday that a provision in House GOP leadership’s “no budget, no pay” plan is unconstitutional. “That’s unconstitutional,” Issa said of House leadership’s plan to
The GOP-as-racists narrative continues on Buzzfeed with a piece today focused on the minority outreach being planned by National Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Greg Walden. Reporting for Buzzfeed on Walden’s appearance at a recent GOP retreat, John Stanton reports only on
For the second day in a row, a top member of House GOP Leadership has floated the idea of a short-term extension of the debt ceiling to coincide with action on the budget. The House GOP caucus is on retreat
Missouri State Senator Kurt Schaefer, a Republican, filed a joint resolution on Thursday that would add new language to the state constitution reaffirming state residents’ rights to bear arms. Missouri voters would need to approve the language in Missouri’s next
On Thursday night, the executive committee of the Alaska Republican Party met to consider charges of rules violations brought against incoming chairman Russ Millette. While the charges were aired, the meeting left the matter unresolved until February 1, the day Millette
On Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said President Barack Obama is “high on his own power” and a “president who has drunk the Kool-Aid” in response to Obama’s gun control proposals. “He is feeling right now high on his own
Members of the Republican Party headed out of town Wednesday to attend a retreat to talk strategy and The Hill was there to report about the event. The venerable Washington insider newspaper published a long report on what was going
The GOP convened their annual retreat for House members on Thursday, and the message was clear: the party wants to present a unified front. This may be more difficult than it sounds, since many in the GOP want to take
Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Jeff Sessions (R-AL) took the fight to Obama Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew in a Freedom Works interview with Kristina Ribali on Thursday and said he’s “determined to try to make sure that
Russ Millette was elected chairman of the Alaska Republican Party in April when a group of Ron Paul supporters, tea party backers, and anti-establishment delegates showed up at the state party’s convention in large numbers. In Alaska, the Republican Party
In a demonstration of unity, conservatives issued a statement on Thursday morning demanding Republicans in Congress stand up to Obama’s bullying by banding together and refusing to raise the debt limit unless Congress passes, and Obama signs into law, significant spending cuts
President Barack Obama is being blatantly disingenuous when he says he believes in the Second Amendment. He opposed it as recently as three years ago, and seems to be hoping that Americans don’t know how to use something called “Google”
(AP) Obama to nominate Jones as head of ATFBy AMY FORLITIAssociated PressMINNEAPOLISA federal prosecutor who worked to get the most violent criminals off the streets is expected to be named director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Senator James Inhofe, the second-highest-ranking member the Senate Armed Services Committee, has committed to opposing Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense. This position constitutes a reversal of Inhofe’s earlier support and may have serious consequences for Hagel’s chances. Inhofe changed
Efforts to eliminate pork and offset spending from the Hurricane Sandy relief package failed Tuesday night, as President Barack Obama and Democrats declared victory for an aid bill that will total over $60 billion. Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) sponsored an
In a press conference on guns filled bluster, unearned moral superiority, and exploitation of murder victims, President Obama did lay out a few specific policy proposals. Not a single one of those proposals would have stopped what happened in Newtown,
When Obama signed his 23 Executive Orders this morning, #16 was to clarify that Obamacare “does not prohibit doctors [from] asking patients about guns in their homes.” Yet it must be understood that even if they ask these questions, they can’t
National Public Radio’s Tamara Keith narrated her way through a four-minute story on Republican opposition to the Sandy relief bill without once mentioning the fact that the bill was filled with “pork” funding for unrelated projects, which is why Republicans
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told Obama he needs to stand with Democrats in the House and Senate who support gun control. Emanuel pointed out that mid-term elections following a gun control push have been bad for those supporting gun control
By DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONMore than 10 weeks after Superstorm Sandy brutalized parts of the heavily populated Northeast, the House approved $50.7 billion in emergency relief for the victims Tuesday night as Republican leaders struggled to close out an episode
