WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House voted to provide the Obama administration the authority to arm and train Syrian rebels to fight against ISIS Wednesday, despite the widespread concern that the strategy might not work. The authorization passed 273-156. The legislation
Wednesday at the Senate Foreign Relation Committee hearing on U.S. strategy for combating ISIS, after Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) criticized Secretary of State John Kerry, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) was left “shaking and trembling” in shock. Boxer said, “I think
Wednesday at the Senate Foreign Relation Committee hearing on U.S. strategy for combating ISIS, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) criticized President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry as “three senators” exercising “terrible judgment” on the
This week, the race for the Senate has been dominated by analyses showing Democrats faring better than expected in the most competitive races. Election models from Nate Silver, Washington Post and New York Times all downgraded Republicans chances of taking
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is warning that the “lame duck” session in December may be used to pass amnesty. Most lawmakers and aides on Capitol Hill expect the session, which occurs after the midterm election but before newly-elected lawmakers are
Even MSNBC now finds itself forced to acknowledge the major shift in the race between Scott Brown and Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire, “Scott Brown is looking increasingly competitive against Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, raising hopes among national Republicans that
An aging rocker calls Obama a name, and CNN goes insane to boost Democrat gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis. Republican Trent Lott flatters a hundred year-old man, the media frenzies until he’s ousted from his leadership position in the Senate. A
Just weeks after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was forced to apologize for racist jokes aimed at Asians; and days after a white male Democrat claimed Hispanic Governor Susana Martinez “does not have a Latino [sic] heart,” another prominent
Although state polling shows the GOP slipping some in the Republican quest to win the U.S. Senate, a New York Times/CBS News poll reveals that President Obama is polling worse than George W. Bush on issues important to voters, while
New Meet the Press host Chuck Todd will only succeed if he has enough guts to be the ultimate traitor to his permanent political and media class in Boomtown, USA. In essence, Todd–and his show–should give the middle finger to the Acela
A strong majority of South Carolina GOP primary voters are more likely to vote against New Jersey Governor Chris Christie if he runs for president because of his record of appointing liberal judges. A poll that the Judicial Crisis Network
On Monday, Democratic State Sen. Roderick D. Wright, 62, finally said he will step down from office on Sept. 22, according to the Los Angeles Times. Wright wrote the Senate secretary, “Effective Sept. 22, 2014, I hereby resign from the
A GOP lobbyist who has been advising House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) is urging Republicans to pass comprehensive amnesty legislation “pronto” if they gain control of Congress after the midterms. Even though Republicans may take back the Senate by
On Tuesday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said that a comprehensive amnesty bill would have helped America contain the Ebola epidemic in Africa. Durbin, a member of the Senate’s Gang of Eight that wrote the immigration reform bill, said during a
Billionaire Warren Buffett is scheduled to speak on a conference call to a California fundraiser on Wednesday for Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes. Grimes, who currently serves as Secretary of State for Kentucky, has fallen behind the incumbent Senator
Tuesday at a joint hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Beth Bell said if
Tuesday at a joint hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Beth Bell, visibly shocked
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said that President Obama is “flat not telling the truth” about the nation’s strategy to combat ISIS on CNN’s “The Lead” on Tuesday. “The president is just
As Senate leaders announced a proposal to lump together authorization and funding for military operations to combat Islamic State terrorists in Syria, members of both parties signaled deep disappointment. Exiting Senate lunches, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) was deeply skeptical of
“I’m not doing hypotheticals if we lose, because I don’t think we are [going to lose the Senate],” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said before he affirmed to reporters on Tuesday he would be running for leader of his caucus
On Tuesday, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that she will introduce a bill to revoke the NFL’s tax-exempt status because the league allows Washington to use the Redskins nickname. The NFL has come under fire because of Ray Rice’s domestic
With just over 7 weeks until the midterm elections, Republican chances to take control of the Senate have tumbled slightly. Two weeks ago, political handicapper Nate Silver estimated the GOP had a 64% chance of winning a Senate majority. On
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, when testifying about the Islamic State before a Senate panel Tuesday, indicated that the country’s border security needed improvement, adding that he is “always concerned” about the U.S. border with Mexico. Hagel’s comments came in
Senate challenger Allison Grimes (D-KY) is running right of Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on guns and far right of President Barack Obama (D). In her most recent campaign ad–“Skeet Shooting”–Grimes tells McConnell he doesn’t hold a gun correctly, and she
On HuffPost Live while discussing her new book, “Off the Sidelines,” which details the brutish behavior she encountered in the halls if the U.S. Senate form her male colleagues Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) dropped the “f-bomb.” Gillibrand said, “At that moment,
