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Report: Cromnibus to Block D.C. Pot Sale, Regulation

While House Republicans are not expected to include language to block President Obama’s executive amnesty in the must-pass government spending bill. But the measure could include a rider to block the regulation and taxation of pot in Washington, D.C. Roll

Report: Cromnibus to Block D.C. Pot Sale, Regulation

Speculation Continues that Senator Boxer May Retire After 2016

Back in early, November Breitbart News featured a story about the speculation that California’s junior United States Senator, Barbara Boxer, might retire. The piece opened: In 2016, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) will be up for re-election for the fifth time. California’s

Speculation Continues that Senator Boxer May Retire After 2016

Texas State Senator Files Bill to Ban Synthetic Drugs

AUSTIN, Texas — State Senator Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) has filed a bill to prohibit the sale and use of synthetic drugs in Texas. “Synthetic drugs” are chemical compounds that are designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of an illegal drug, often

Texas State Senator Files Bill to Ban Synthetic Drugs

What the GOP Could Learn from Jim Webb

Ten years ago in his only nonfiction book, Born Fighting, James Webb came to the defense of red-state America, standing unapologetically for the marginalized Scots-Irish stock that heavily populates the South and Midwest. On the wrong side of the cultural

What the GOP Could Learn from Jim Webb

GOP Rep: ‘Votes Are There’ for Spending Package

House Republicans are expected to unveil their must-pass spending legislation Monday — and despite conservative opposition, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) says he expects the measure to pass. “I think the votes are there. The agreements have been made and it’s

GOP Rep: ‘Votes Are There’ for Spending Package

Report: Boehner’s Amnesty Omnibus Begins To Fall Apart

An action alert sent to Capitol Hill staffers from CQ Roll Call suggests that House Speaker John Boehner’s plan to fund President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty action for illegal aliens in a “CR-omnibus” bill may be beginning to fall apart–even

Report: Boehner’s Amnesty Omnibus Begins To Fall Apart

Civil War Erupting Among Democrats Over Obamacare

A civil war has opened up inside the Democratic Party over Obamacare.  With half of all Senate Democrats who voted for Obamacare no longer in office, top Senate Democrats Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and outgoing Tom Harkin (D-IA) have begun trashing

Civil War Erupting Among Democrats Over Obamacare

Cassidy crushes Landrieu in Senate runoff

No big surprises in Louisiana on special election night; even the Democrat machine knew Mary Landrieu was toast, which was quite vexing to Mary Landrieu.  It looks like she lost by about 13 points to Republican challenger Bill Cassidy.  Landrieu

Democratic Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu Defeated

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy has defeated Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, denying her a fourth term and extending the GOP’s domination of the 2014 midterm elections that put Republicans in charge of Capitol Hill for the

Democratic Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu Defeated

Obama Nominates Ashton Carter As His Fourth Pentagon Chief

WASHINGTON, D.C.–President Obama officially nominated Ashton Carter as his fourth Secretary of Defense to succeed Chuck Hagel, the only Republican in the president’s national security team, who resigned under pressure from the White House.   During a Roosevelt Room ceremony, before

Obama Nominates Ashton Carter As His Fourth Pentagon Chief

Is Landrieu The Last Southern Democrat?

Per the Christian Science Monitor, “If Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) of Louisiana loses her runoff election on Saturday, there will be no more white Democrats from the Deep South in the Senate. Racial polarization of the two main parties has

McConnell: Pass Individual Appropriations Bills With Riders

Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) re-iterated his pledge to avoid government shutdowns during his tenure as Majority Leader, instead proposing that Congress pass individual appropriations bills to fund the government and attach riders to cut off funding for

McConnell: Pass Individual Appropriations Bills With Riders