Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) appeared on a local Reno program with Jim Rogers and former Nevada first lady Dawn Gibbons to talk about Reid’s time spent with President Obama. After several minutes of Reid and Rogers fawning
During his Monday press conference, Barack Obama bizarrely claimed he needs to raise the debt ceiling because Congress won’t stop ordering him to spend money: This is a matter of Congress authorizes spending. They order me to spend. They tell
As leading Jewish Democrats–including Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, and the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC)–abandon their previous reservations and support President Barack Obama’s nomination of former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, the Republican Jewish Coalition
On Monday, the New Jersey state Senate, in a party-line vote, passed a bill that would exclude construction workers who are not a part of a union from doing work related to Hurricane Sandy cleanup and reconstruction in the state.
Partisan loyalty trumped pro-Israel policy as Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced, over the objection of many of his constituents, that he would support the nomination of former Sen Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense today. Pro-Israel Democrats in the
(AP) NY seals 1st state gun laws since Newtown massacreBy MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y. New York lawmakers agreed to pass the toughest gun control law in the nation and the first since the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, calling for a
Today, Vice President Joe Biden’s will release the policy recommendations of his White House-mandated task force on guns–on time. Yesterday, the White House informed House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) that it would not meet its legal deadline
(AP) Sandy aid package moving toward House votesBy ANDREW MIGAAssociated PressWASHINGTONNortheastern lawmakers hoping to push a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package through the House face roadblocks by fiscal conservatives seeking offsetting spending cuts to pay for recovery efforts as
New York has taken a big step toward becoming the first US state to enact tough new restrictions on assault weapons in the wake of the elementary school massacre in Connecticut exactly a month ago. Lawmakers in the state Senate
After President Obama’s big call for “executive action” on gun control at today’s press conference, Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) has threatened to move for impeachment of the president if he insists on harsh gun measures through that mechanism. Said Stockman,
Over the holidays, while the American people were busy celebrating Christmas and New Year, the House Ethics Committee quietly swept a major political scandal under the rug. You may recall the Countrywide Financial influence-peddling scandal, where at least a dozen
In the final press conference of his first term, President Barack Obama made the following claim: “America cannot afford another debate with this Congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they’ve already racked up.” Major Garrett of
US Senator Ted Cruz has announced that he and four other Senators have concluded their congressional delegation to Afghanistan and Israel. The delegation also included Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), and Senator Deb
When Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, appears before the Senate, one critical question must be asked: does he still believe that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the “core” of all conflict in the Middle East? That
What do the National Football League (NFL), the Professional Golf Association (PGA), and the National Hockey League (NHL) have in common with charitable groups? According to a report released by Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn (R), “Seeing the advantage in operating largely
Gun control is now a political campaign. This is bad for Democrats, and it could be really good for Republicans. When the Democrats misread the tea leaves in December and began clamoring for bans on “assault weapons,” 30 round magazines, semi-auto handguns
The Hartford Courant is reporting that the state Senate Republican Leader in Connecticut is sponsoring a bill to ban ammunition magazines for rifles that contain more than 10 bullets. In a bipartisan effort, Senator John McKinney (R-Fairfield), whose district includes
Meet The Press’ David Gregory on Chuck Hagel…
(AP) Critics complain Sandy aid tied to other projectsBy ANDREW MIGAAssociated PressWASHINGTONConservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a “not-so-fast” campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this
He undermined bipartisan attempts at comprehensive immigration reform from 2005 through 2007 as a Senator. He broke his promise to introduce immigration reforms in his first term, and used election-year executive action in a cynical ploy for Latino votes. Now,
Senate Democratic leaders wrote a letter to President Barack Obama to let him know they would support him if he raised the nation’s debt ceiling unilaterally, without congressional approval, by either invoking the 14th Amendment or using some other legal
Markets and investors hang on a Treasury Secretary’s every word and promise. That, says the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, makes President Barack Obama’s Treasury nominee Jack Lew a weak choice, given his penchant for telling mistruths: It is not only
In the days immediately following the November election, GOP WV Rep. Shelley Moore Capito announced her plans to run for Senate in 2014. Her long-anticipated campaign for statewide office was viewed as a serious threat to long-time Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s
Because former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) is on record supporting an 80% reduction in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, Senators “with home state nuclear bases or membership on the Senate Armed Services Committee” are increasingly uneasy about supporting him for Sec.
(AP) Sandy relief package swells aid for past disastersBy ANDREW MIGAAssociated PressWASHINGTONConservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a “not-so-fast” campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this
