The Hill reports that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to allow a vote on the defense authorization bill on Thursday, saying the Senate could fail to pass a defense authorization bill for the first
When the House of Representatives launched a formal ethics investigation into the activities of Democratic Congressman Shelley Berkley on Monday, it confirmed what most political observers already knew. Shelley Berkley practices crony capitalism, Nevada style. On October 23, 2008, officials
Texas Republican Senate candidate Ted Cruz leads David Dewhurst in two new polls released by independent polling organizations on Thursday. Cruz, in both polls, was powered by his overwhelming support among the conservative Tea Party voters who dominate low-turnout GOP
Can the US Senate act in time to prevent the United States from ratifying the Obama-favored United Nations International Maritime Treaty? The treaty will fail if 34 votes can be mustered against it, as a two-thirds majority is required for
Nevada Democrat Rep. Shelley Berkley is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for using her position in Congress to directly favor legislation that would benefit her — and her husband — financially. Berkley is running to unseat Nevada’s Republican
Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown’s campaign announced yesterday that it raised $5 million in the three months of April, May, and June. This very large amount was $3.6 million less than the $8.6 million the Elizabeth Warren campaign raised during the
Texas Lieutenant Gov. David Dewhurst said that he had not supported a guest worker program during his debate with Tea Party candidate Ted Cruz last month. After Dewhurst was called out for misleading voters on this issue, a 2007 speech available on
The House Republicans have voted dozens of times to repeal all or part of President Barack Obama’s signature health care legislation. This time, Republicans – and five Democrats who voted with them — used the occasion of a repeal vote
In a shocking repudiation of President Obama’s “soak the rich” economic plans, Senate Democrats today blocked a vote on President Obama’s proposal to raise taxes on those earning more than $250,000 per year. Senate Republicans had proposed an immediate vote
Last week, Breitbart News reported on the partisan Democratic campaign organization Catalist, headed by Harold Ickes. Catalist was hired by the Department of Justice as its data analysis firm in the trial that just opened over the Texas voter ID
Harry Reid today compared America’s job creators to Paris Hilton and claimed they “do nothing.” Republicans, eager to put Senate Democrats on record on taxes, tried to force a vote Wednesday on President Obama’s proposal to extend middle-class tax cuts
US lawmakers began five contentious hours of debate Tuesday over repealing the health care law, with Republicans insisting there is bipartisan support for wiping President Barack Obama’s landmark reforms from the books. Democrats have slammed the effort — the 31st
Confusion surrounds the medical leave of absence of Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL.) Jackson, whose office said he was on medical leave for exhaustion before saying he was in an in-patient facility due to medical issues, is now not expected to
Yesterday, the Elizabeth Warren campaign reported that it had raised $8.67 million in the months of April, May, and June. In a press release issued several days in advance of the filing of their required quarterly report with the Federal
The consensus is in: Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) is in serious trouble in her Senate race against Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV). That’s because yesterday, the House Ethics Committee voted unanimously to open an investigation into Berkley’s support for subsidies and
The most unpleasant people I have encountered in politics are those who put party before principle, partisanship before politeness, tribal political doctrine before common human decency. Since beginning my run for Congress I have been approached by Republicans convinced that
It may only be July, but the Presidential campaign has been in full swing for months in the battleground, swing states. Voters in these states will decide the election and so have been getting plenty of attention from the campaigns.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ “yes” vote on Obamacare came as a complete shock to most court observers. And perennial swing voter Justice Kennedy’s spirited opposition to Obamacare raised more than a few eyebrows. But Justice Elena Kagan provided
(AP) Conservatives make it rough for businessBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONConservative Republicans have roughed up the business community this year _ and it’s not over yet. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and major companies like Boeing
(AP) Baldwin looks to end Dems’ Wis. losing streakBy SCOTT BAUERAssociated PressFRIENDSHIP, Wis.Rep. Tammy Baldwin stood in the Friendship Cafe, giving voters a populist pitch for why she should be elected to keep Wisconsin’s open Senate seat in Democratic hands,
David Maraniss’s Barack Obama: The Story has made headlines for revealing that the 44th President fabricated significant parts of his first memoir, Dreams from My Father. Yet in correcting Obama’s myths, Maraniss indulges one of his own: that Obama’s fibs
This week, the House Ethics Committee is scheduled to decide on whether to proceed with the investigation of Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV), who is also running for Senate against Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV). The case against Berkley is one of
(AP) With ‘freedom’ in fashion, is libertarianism back?By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National WriterLAS VEGASTo begin: This is not a story about Ron Paul. Not exactly, anyway. And yet to get where we want to go we will start at OPA!, a
The U.N. seems to be working overtime to take advantage of President Obama’s soft spot for taxes, progressive schemes, and gun control. Already this week I’ve written about the Arms Trade Treaty, a treaty aimed at stopping guns from crossing
(AP) California high-speed rail gets green lightBy JUDY LINAssociated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif.California lawmakers gave the green light to start building the nation’s first dedicated high-speed rail line, a multibillion dollar project that will eventually link Los Angeles and San Francisco. The
