If Gary Peters versus Terry Land in the Michigan Senate race is a bellwether for November, an already weak Peters could be the first sign in what may be shaping up as a huge wave election for the GOP. Reading
At last weekend’s Family Leadership Summit in Iowa, Sen. Rand Paul was noticeably absent among presidential hopefuls attending the event. But Bob Vander Plaats went out of his way to excuse the Kentucky Senator’s absence, explaining that he had a
HOUSTON, Texas — With a vote of 6-1 the Texas House of Representatives Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations took the unprecedented step of issuing a 27-page “motion of admonishment and censure” against the University of Texas embattled
David Patterson, the Libertarian Party’s nominee for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, confirmed on Tuesday to the Fox Business Network that Secretary of State Allison Lundergan Grimes has certified his signatures, and he will be included on the ballot in November. Grimes
Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is throwing down the gauntlet again. He is calling on every American citizen to call their U.S. senators and demand to know where they stand on President Barack Obama’s planned executive
Recess is in full force in Washington, D.C., as national lawmakers vacation around the country, but both political parties are fighting intense political battles on the ground in states nationwide as several statehouses are up for grabs in what’s shaping
On Monday, the California Supreme Court blocked an “advisory” ballot measure that Democrats had hoped to include on the November ballot, with a view to increasing turnout among apathetic voters. The non-binding measure, Proposition 49, asked voters if they felt
Facing an increasingly hostile political landscape, Democrats are turning an old adage upside down; asking voters to believe what the candidates say, not what they do. In districts across the country, Democrats are campaigning on tax cuts, balanced budgets and
When Paul Tencher, the campaign manager for Michigan Democrat Gary Peters, isn’t making snide comments on the suicide of popular Hollywood figures, it seems he enjoys making fun of the current flooding in Michigan. The first Tweet below seems to
Senate Commerce Committee chairman Democrat Jay Rockefeller and the committee’s top Republican, Sen. John Thune, took a baby step towards unbundling cable television. The idea is to give customers victimized by soaring cable bills a break by allowing them to
Pro-amnesty activists and lawyers are pushing Obama to give executive amnesty to up to ten million illegal immigrants. Marielena Hincapie, the executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, told BuzzFeed that by using extreme hardship waivers and drastically expanding
The Republican establishment is already telling the mainstream press that GOP leaders must go on offense and pass comprehensive amnesty legislation if Republicans regain control of Congress. But CNN does not understand that Republicans may again ignore the advice of
Roger Clegg and Hans A. von Spakovsky deserve high praise for debunking the latest GOP brainchild that does nothing to help the party nationally — a Senate resolution encouraging all private-sector employers to adopt the National Football League’s “Rooney Rule”
Now that a devastating plagiarism has caused Democrat John Walsh to drop out his bid to hold on to his U.S. Senate seat in Montana, desperate Democrats have started an online petition to draft Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges. “He
It has been clear for months that the border crisis has radically changed the politics of immigration, but now a liberal senator is bragging about his collaboration with arch conservative Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on the issue. Speaking at the
Does President Barack Obama know if Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will retire during the next Congress? On Monday, Obama said he needed Democrats to retain control of the Senate this year to help with his Supreme Court appointments
Libertarian Party candidate David Patterson, a 42-year-old police officer, announced Monday that he has obtained more than the 5,000 signatures required to be placed on the ballot in this November’s general election for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky. Incumbent Senator Mitch McConnell
Two Republican Senate candidates in Alaska refused to sign an anti-amnesty pledge during a Sunday debate. Conservative candidate Joe Miller asked his two opponents to sign a pledge that reads, “I will oppose any attempt by Congress or the President
During a fundraiser on Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, President Obama told the guests all about his afternoon on a nearby beach — which included playing with some seals. Obama also told the guests that the first family spent time with
On July 24th, footage surfaced of Jonathan Gruber, an MIT economist and the chief architect of Obamacare, discussing the issue at the heart of the latest ACA court cases: whether subsidies are only available for state-run insurance exchanges or can also
A core group of grassroots leaders throughout Alabama has written to Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to thank him for fighting so hard against amnesty. “We are writing to express our gratitude for your steadfast commitment
The Los Angeles Daily News reports that in August, the California State Assembly will consider legislation requiring colleges whose student financial assistance is publicly funded to obey an “affirmative consent standard” designed to investigate and then punish those guilty of
It didn’t take long for Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) to embrace amnesty again. As soon as he won his Senate primary election against conservative Joe Carr, Alexander said it was “embarrassing” that Republicans have not yet passed a bill. Never mind
Republican Scott Brown has launched a new ad targeting U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen for being soft on immigration. From Alaska, to Arkansas, in Maine, New Hampshire and elsewhere, clearly the border crisis has emerged as the key driver of Election 2014.
Red state Democrats who voted for the failed Senate gun control bill in April 2013 have been scrambling lately to focus their campaigns on anything but guns and gun control. With November closing in, they’ve even asked Gabby Giffords and
