Tag: Senate

Sometimes a coincidence is just a coincidence. Sometimes it’s more than that. Based on all available current evidence, it appears that Teresa A. Sullivan’s sudden resignation as President of the University of Virginia this past Sunday was most likely unrelated

To get a sense of the state of on-line political world today, consider this: RightOnline, the annual gathering of conservative and libertarian bloggers and activists met this weekend in Las Vegas, the biggest city in the swingiest of swing states,

In her keynote address at the RightOnline Conference in Las Vegas, former Gov. Sarah Palin urged members of the new conservative media to continue to hold all members of the political class accountable, regardless of who wins in November. Perhaps

(AP) GOP on health care: Repeal quickly, replace slowlyBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONCongressional Republicans intend to seek quick repeal of any parts of the health care law that survive a widely anticipated Supreme Court ruling, but don’t plan to push

Thursday morning, Politico published three articles with enough depressing information to make anyone concerned about America’s financial future wish they had gone back to bed. According to the articles, Republicans and Democrats are working together in ways that will not please the

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL 9:36 AM 06/15/2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. The election-year

Tomorrow, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will speak at American Enterprise Institute, where he is scheduled to talk about anti-First Amendment intimidation by the Obama Administration and by the political left associated with it. Sen. McConnell has long been

At a Department of Defense budget hearing in the Senate on Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned of a cyber version of Pearl Harbor that could paralyze the government and the private sector, according to CNS News.  Sen. Lindsay

Tea Party favorite Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has said that he will vote with Democrats if he has to in order to confirm President Obama’s choice for ambassador to El Salvador. Obama’s current ambassador, Mari Carmen Aponte, was a recess

(AP) Survivor of shooting spree wins Ariz. House seatBy KEVIN FREKING and WALTER BERRYAssociated PressPHOENIXRon Barber, who almost lost his life in the Arizona shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won a special election to succeed her, giving

Attorney General Eric Holder testified at a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday afternoon, discussing voter laws, the New York Times’ national security leaks, and, of course, Operation Fast and Furious. It was more of the same, as

Over the weekend I wrote about Barack Obama’s involvement in the New Party as a dues-paying member. I followed up with an article on Noam Chomsky’s take(circa 1997) on where the New Party belonged on the politicalcontinuum. Chomsky said the

(AP) Special election in Ariz. to replace GiffordsBy KEVIN FREKINGAssociated PressWASHINGTONDemocrats are hoping that late campaign appearances by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will help push her hand-picked successor to victory in a special congressional election in Arizona. Republicans, trying to

President Obama is now trying to get two new judges on America’s second-highest court. Today Obama renominated Caitlin Halligan, who was filibustered last year, and Deputy Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

Rep. Shelley Berkley’s support in Nevada in her race with incumbent Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) is unstable. It’s unstable mainly because it’s largely public sector union-based, and with the rise in discontent about public sector unions around the country –

Stanley Kurtz has helpfully revealed that Barack Obama was once a member of the New Party, a Social Democratic third party.  And while many on the right continue to insist that this election ought to focus exclusively on the economy

In January of 2008, then Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama, talking about his energy plan, told the San Francisco Chronicle, “When I was asked earlier about the issue of coal…under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity

WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) —Polls show a tight U.S. presidential race with the two candidates running neck-and-neck 150 days before the November election. The Hill said Saturday that most polls gave President Barack Obama a slight edge over Republican challenger

There are many in the pundit-sphere who are dissecting Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s recall victory and declaring that Mr. Walker’s retention means one thing or another. Truth be told, many of their declarations hold merit as far as political science

Bruce Poliquin’s race for the Senate seat in Maine is tight – and there are some who have criticized flaws in his record – but there’s no doubt he’s a solid conservative. Major conservative groups have endorsed him, including Freedom

During this week’s Netroots Nation conference, Anne Sorock of Legal Insurrection asked a defender of the embattled Elizabeth Warren about the Senate candidate’s self-described American Indian status and was promptly called a racist by the left. In keeping with Democrats’

(AP) US braces for tsunami debris, but impact unclearBy BECKY BOHRER and AUDREY McAVOYAssociated PressJUNEAU, AlaskaMore than a year after a tsunami devastated Japan, killing thousands of people and washing millions of tons of debris into the Pacific Ocean, the