Along with citing a list of moderate GOP governors with last names like Bush and Christie as potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates, “Arizona Sen. John McCain said Thursday that he believes Republicans can defeat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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DALLAS, Texas–National Review commentator Stanley Kurtz put Texas “at the forefront of the resistance” in fighting the new Common Core aligned AP US History (APUSH). Now all eyes are on Texas to lead the way out of APUSH in a state that didn’t
Hours after Microsoft announced that it would be slashing 18,000 jobs on Thursday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (A-AL) issued a challenge to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and other Democrats who voted for the Senate’s comprehensive immigration bill: Prove that
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) — The family that owns the Hobby Lobby chain plans to convert the Washington Design Center into a museum of the Bible. The museum would house rare volumes that Steve Green — the son of Hobby
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) issued a statement Wednesday that he will sign a bill passed by his state’s legislature to review and replace the Common Core standards. As wral.com reports, grassroots groups of parents have pressed North Carolina
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying stamp out an effort by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to fight President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty for illegal aliens, taking to the Senate floor Thursday morning to swipe at the conservative firebrand the
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is introducing legislation with Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) to address the border crisis, a change in course for the powerful Judiciary Committee chairman who had previously focused on the actions President Obama could take under current
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke to reporters at the Senate about his forthcoming bill to address the border crisis, which he explained would block President Obama from granting amnesty to illegal immigrants through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid challenged Republicans for demanding that any legislation to address the border crisis should include a termination of President Obama’s 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DREAMers are a class of illegal immigrants under the age
HOUSTON, Texas–This phase of trial of Texas’ redistricting battle, including the House maps, is expected to end on Friday in federal district court in San Antonio. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is using this Texas redistricting lawsuit (Perez v. Perry)
Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister, David Cameron, personally congratulated former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard when her Labor government introduced the carbon tax. In a move described by the Sydney Morning Herald as a “clear embarrassment” for then opposition leader Tony
Australia has become the first country in the world to abolish its hated carbon tax – in fulfillment of an electoral “pledge in blood” by Prime Minister Tony Abbott. The tax was introduced by the Labor-Greens coalition in mid-2012, despite
On Wednesday’s broadcast of FNC’s “Hannity,” Parker Co., TX Sheriff Larry Fowler reported that his officers recently arrested an illegal immigrant who had been previously deported four times for sexual assault. “I’m not buying any of this border secure business…we
With House Republicans exploring lawmakers’ immigration “wish lists” as they craft a legislative response to the border crisis, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is drawing a line in the sand: unless the bill prevents President Obama from expanding unilateral amnesty for
In an unprecedented court ruling, federal judge Cormac Carney in Orange County declared the death penalty to be “unconstitutional” in California, clearing at least one inmate from Death Row and potentially setting a precedent for future cases throughout the nation.
Conservatives are beginning to organize against new immigration proposals emerging in Congress, including a forthcoming one from a working group put together by Speaker John Boehner and a just-released plan from Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn, Breitbart News has learned.
Wednesday at the White House daily press briefing, Fox News chief White House correspondent Ed Henry pressed press secretary Josh Earnest on whether he agrees with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who declared “the border is secure” yesterday. Earnest
In a speech urging his Senate colleagues to accept the thousands of unaccompanied minors crossing the border, Sen. Patrick Leahy reminded his colleagues of a time when the United States turned back Jews fleeing the Holocaust. Leahy urged Senators to
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasted Senate Democrats for their effort to overturn the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision by altering the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Cruz called the political move by Senate Democrats “one of the saddest developments in the Senate.”
Anti-amnesty group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) says that Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn’s new immigration bill with his Texas colleague Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar doesn’t fix the 2008 human trafficking law it purports to fix. “Last night we
Financial reports filed July 15 show that Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s gun control group, Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS), raised $2.1 million in the second quarter of 2014. The quarterly filing shows “notable contributions” included those from DreamWorks CEO
On Tuesday, 104 liberal Republicans in Kansas signed a letter of support for Paul Davis, the Democrat candidate facing incumbent GOP Governor Sam Brownback in November. In a statement, the retinue of Republicans cited ten points for their abandonment of
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) denounced Senate Democrats for introducing a bill Wednesday to overturn the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision. The legislation would alter the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, cited by the Supreme Court in its ruling in favor of
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) dismissed news that conservative radio host Laura Ingraham had endorsed his primary opponent Joe Carr and planned to campaign on his behalf. When asked by reporters about Ingraham’s endorsement on Capitol Hill this morning, Alexander reminded
“Any way you slice the numbers, you end up with a close race. This is one that bears watching as the campaign unfolds,” said Lee Miringoff of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, referring to a Marist poll in Iowa’s
