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Report: Obama Won't Enact Executive Amnesty Before Midterms

Report: Obama Won't Enact Executive Amnesty Before Midterms

President Barack Obama will reportedly delay his executive amnesty until after the midterm elections even though he declared that he would change as many of the country’s immigration laws that he could “by the end of summer.” Senate Democrats, fearing

Will 'Personhood' Doom Joni Ernst's Senate Bid?

Will 'Personhood' Doom Joni Ernst's Senate Bid?

When she was in the Iowa state legislature, GOP Senate candidate Joni Ernst supported a change in the Iowa constitution which would have recognized the unborn child as a person from the moment of conception. Called “personhood”, the idea has

Why is the GOP Wave Suddenly Not A Wave?

If you follow election coverage as I do, a funny thing seems to have happened as we move from Summer into the Fall and on toward the November mid-terms. Suddenly, media outlet after media outlet is talking about the lack

Iowa Turning on Obama Could Be Key

Iowa Turning on Obama Could Be Key

As pointed out in a new Gallup poll revealing Obama’s disastrous approval numbers in Iowa, the state has played a unique roll in his political career. Now it seems they’ve turned on him, even more so than the rest of

Obama: I Intend to Act Soon on Immigration

Obama: I Intend to Act Soon on Immigration

Friday after the conclusion of the NATO Summit in Wales, President Barack Obama said he “intends to take action” “fairly soon” on an executive order to grant amnesty to possible upwards of 5 million illegal immigrants currently living in the

More Senate Dems Caution Against Executive Amnesty Before Midterms

More Senate Dems Caution Against Executive Amnesty Before Midterms

Despite admonitions from amnesty activists, more Senate Democrats are urging Obama against extending executive amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, especially before the November elections, according to a Politico report. “I have concerns about executive action,” Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken,

Lackluster Senate Debate in North Carolina

Lackluster Senate Debate in North Carolina

Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) and Republican challenger Thom Tillis met in a lackluster one hour debate moderated by liberal CBS news personality Norah O’Donnell Wednesday night in North Carolina. The debate failed to move the needle in favor of either

Kansas Senate Race is a Mess

The Kansas Senate race involving Republican Pat Roberts has gone from ridiculous, to the bizarre with one candidates desire to have himself removed from the ballot in question and, quite possibly, responsible for driving a final outcome in the race.

Feinstein Warns Silicon Valley that ISIS Is Coming to U.S.

Feinstein Warns Silicon Valley that ISIS Is Coming to U.S.

On Wednesday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, informed the Silicon Valley Leadership Group in Santa Clara that the U.S. must fight ISIS, which she called “totally evil.”  Feinstein intoned, “I have

Kevin McCarthy Outlines GOP Fall Agenda

Kevin McCarthy Outlines GOP Fall Agenda

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy unveiled the GOP’s September agenda in a memo to colleagues, outlining plans to pass a short-term spending bill as well as economic and energy packages. The memo also addresses the growing threat of Islamic State

DC Circuit Court Moves to Overturn Halbig Ruling

The DC Circuit court has decided to withdraw a previous decision which posed a threat to the structure of Obamacare and rehear the case. In July a conservative-leaning 3-judge panel ruled 2-1 that the plain language of the ACA meant

California Mayors Join Push for 'Gun Violence Restraining Orders'

California Mayors Join Push for 'Gun Violence Restraining Orders'

On September 3, the Los Angeles Times reported Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) submitted a letter on behalf of 69 California mayors urging Governor Jerry Brown (D) to sign “Gun Violence Restraining Order” legislation. The legislation–AB 1014–is sponsored by Assembly members

Red-State Dems Flee Obama Over Gun Control, Healthcare

Red-State Dems Flee Obama Over Gun Control, Healthcare

Red state Democrats working to win elections in November are fleeing Obama over gun control and healthcare. They are choosing photo-ops with other Democrat party leaders instead. MSNBC reports that Obama’s approval rating is “in the low 40s nationally,” and