While native-born Americans accounted for more than half of the working-age population growth in Georgia since 2000, the net increase in employment went entirely to legal and illegal immigrants, according to a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies. According
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will act on his own by year’s end to remake the nation’s fractured immigration system, and he will go as far as he can under the law, the White House chief of staff told
When Texas Senator Ted Cruz found out the hard way that he was addressing an anti-Israel crowd, he neither tried to temper his remarks, nor pander to the cries of his opponents. Neither, as the boos and hisses increased, did
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) blasted the Obama administration and members of Congress for engaging in “fear-mongering” over the Islamic State terror threat. “It’s fear-mongering. It’s what happened after 9/11. ‘Oh my God, they’ve got these planes crashing. Now they’re going
On Wednesday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) conceded that grassroots American workers who oppose executive amnesty for illegal immigrants were more persuasive than he was, ultimately forcing President Barack Obama to delay his executive amnesty until after the midterm elections. Though
On September 10, the Missouri Senate voted to override Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) veto of SB 656–the legislation to allow schools to train teachers to become “School Protection Officers” and carry guns with which to protect children on campus. SB
In keeping with its new campaign that urges its readers to vote for candidates who share their top concerns – abortion and free contraception – Cosmopolitan has announced its first political picks of the electoral season, and they are Alison
Wednesday at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on cybersecurity, the under secretary for intelligence at DHS, Francis Taylor, told Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) that ISIS are using social media to plan for infiltrating the United States
The rise of ISIS and the 13th anniversary of 9/11 are heightening security concerns in Washington, especially for tomorrow, the anniversary itself. Some Senate staff were told to keep their car keys and wallets on their person at all times
On Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenneth G. Gale issued an order in a Wichita, Kansas Federal Court compelling Combat Brands, LLC, a firm organized and controlled by Independent U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman, “to file a memorandum to show cause
Eighteen years ago the American public told Congress that enough was enough. The nightly news ran stories about rampant welfare fraud and how people had turned the federal safety net into a permanent cash cow. But if anything, the polemics
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took to the U.S. Senate floor on Wednesday afternoon to rip into Senate Democrats’ conference-wide support for President Barack Obama’s planned executive amnesty–which Obama recently delayed until the election in an sign of how unpopular the
Late Tuesday, House GOP leadership unveiled its proposal to extend government funding through mid-December, avoiding a potential government shutdown at the end of the month. Leadership plans to vote on the massive funding measure on Thursday, just over 24 hours
During a Senate floor speech, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) warned that the unintended consequence of a Constitutional Amendment, currently being pushed by Harry Reid and Senate Democrats, could result in political satire on “Saturday Night Live” being banned as illegal.
Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) has been attacking his republican opponent, claiming he has weak ties to Alaska given that he resided in the DC area while working for former president George Bush. Those attacks may be brought into question now
Unable to continue to deny the force of anti-amnesty arguments in this year’s mid-term elections, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is out hitting Georgia Democrat Michelle Nunn for supporting “amnesty.” “It’s a pretty interesting ad — especially given Republicans
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a withering repudiation of President Obama’s foreign policy record in a speech on the Senate floor speech Wednesday and urged the president to seek congressional authorization in his speech on the burgeoning terrorist threat
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee called on President Obama to seek Congressional authorization for an offensive against ISIS on Wednesday’s “Daily Rundown” on MSNBC. “Eventually we will [get to vote on authorization for
HOUSTON, Texas — State Representative Charles Perry sailed to a near landslide victory in a six-way race in the special election for State Senate District 28. Senator-Elect Perry defeated his closest rival Jodey Arrington by a margin of 53 percent
HOUSTON, Texas — Political races typically heat-up after Labor Day; however, there is one statewide race that has been pretty heated, at least by one of the candidates, for many months prior to this holiday. The race for Texas Comptroller
AUSTIN, Texas — On Monday, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) endorsed Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) for re-election. The NRA-PVF, the political wing of the national gun rights organization, was enthusiastic in their support for Cornyn, noting that
Liberal lawmakers who have advocated over the years for more gas efficient and hybrid automobiles to reduce carbon emissions are now upset with the diminished tax revenue brought in by lower fuel consumption. Consequently, they are now pushing for a
With the 2014 midterm elections less than two months away, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) says President Obama “stumbled” on the Islamic State, and his mishandling of the terror group is “bound to have some impact” on the coming
A poll conducted by Survey USA for Wichita, Kansas television station KSN released Monday shows incumbent Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) and independent challenger Greg Orman are virtually tied, but the questions that produced the result are fairly suggestive. The poll,
According to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, the growing unpopularity of Barack Obama and concern for the nation’s future are crushing any hope Democrats may have had to hold onto the Senate in November’s midterm elections. The poll
