When asked if he would consider running for a third term during a town-hall in Minnesota, it almost seems as though Obama wanted to have a bit of fun at the expencse of some oh his Constitutionalist critics. “Not only
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) took to the Senate floor, Thursday, to shine a spotlight on the kidnapping of three Israeli teens in the West Bank by members of the terrorist group Hamas. Cruz declared that “the full weight of the world
Thursday on the House floor, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) challenged Senate Charles E. Schumer one of his most vocal critics on immigration reform to a “duel” — but “not like Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.” Instead he said “like many
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Speaker John Boehner and House Republican inaction on immigration reform has been an invitation for President Obama to take executive action on the matter, Democrats argued Thursday. Since the Speaker has not brought immigration reform to
If Attorney General Eric Holder refuses to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS scandal, he should be impeached, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said for the first time today. “If this resolution is not passed and Democrats in the
President Obama should take “immediate action” to relieve the humanitarian crisis at the southern border in part by declaring his deferred action policy does not apply to the minors there and begin enforcing America’s immigration laws, according to Republican senators
Justice Antonin Scalia concurred with the majority on the Supreme Court in the unanimous decision to strike down President Barack Obama’s “recess” appointments to the National Labor Relations Board in NLRB v. Noel Canning. However, he wrote that the majority’s
Today the Supreme Court unanimously held that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he made several appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and other agencies without Senate approval. The Appointments Clause of the Constitution requires that all
Sen. Ted Cruz reacted to a series of losses from Tea Party-endorsed candidates in the Senate, including Chris McDaniel’s narrow loss to Sen. Thad Cochran in Mississippi and T.W. Shannon’s loss to James Lankford in Oklahoma. In an emailed statement
On his Wednesday show, radio talker Mark Levin expressed his frustration with the Republican establishment’s tactics in the Mississippi Senate primary between Sen. Thad Cochran and Chris McDaniel, and argued that the establishment’s attacks against the Tea Party will be
In response to Senator Dianne Feinstein’s rebuke last month that environmentalists “have never been helpful to me in producing good water policy,” the Natural Resources Defense Council (NDRC) and the Pacific Institute recently published a new report claiming that “drought-plagued California
Illegal immigrants from Central America who are making the journey to the United States largely believe that they will be allowed to indefinitely remain in the United States once they surrender to Border Patrol agents because of changes in U.S.
On his Wednesday radio show, Rush Limbaugh argued that the Republican establishment spends more time attacking members of its own party than Democrats in a segment on the Mississippi Senate primary. He offered the suggested that “if the establishment Republicans
HOUSTON, Texas–Texas State Senator Dan Patrick, the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor, joined other state politicians and sent a scathing letter to Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson over the treatment of Texans who have served our nation’s military. The legislators
Legislation containing “Gun Violence Restraining Orders” which could include bans on gun ownership for persons convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) has cleared the California Senate Public Safety Committee and is headed to the CA Senate Appropriations Committee. The
The expanded background check bill that failed to pass in the Senate last year would not have stopped the June 8 Las Vegas attack that ended with two police officers and legally armed civilian “hero” Joshua Robert Wilcox dead. This
According to the Biotechnology Industry Organization, the passage of the Jumpstart Our Business Startup Act, or JOBS Act, in 2012, has stimulated at least eighty biotech companies to offer initial public offerings of stock, also known as IPOs, according to
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Word has spread around the world that the Obama administration “refuses” to enforce the country’s immigration laws, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte said Wednesday. At a hearing on the flood of unaccompanied minors crossing the southwest border,
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Let’s face it: I’ve been a thorn in leadership’s side,” says Arizona Republican Rep. Matt Salmon, sitting at his desk in the Rayburn House Office Building. Earlier that day, Salmon had just been named by Speaker John
The primary driver of the flood of unaccompanied minors across the southern border is the belief they will be allowed to stay and afforded legal status, according Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake. In an interview with USA Today Flake, a
While Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s support for spending government money to fight breast cancer may be laudable, new revelations raise questions as to just how altruistic her motives may have been. The New Hampshire Democrat has signed letters since she entered
This article originally appeared at Conservative HQ As CHQ Chairman Richard Viguerie has often said, every day there are millions of races between foxes and rabbits – sometimes a fox will win, otherwise there would be no foxes, but most
This article originally appeared in National Journal Sen. Thad Cochran’s narrow victory over Chris McDaniel in the Mississippi Senate runoff deprives Democrats of their argument that Republicans are beholden to the tea-party wing of their party. But it offers them
Chris McDaniel may have refused to concede the Mississippi Senate primary without a challenge, but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) appears to be moving on after the Tea Party suffered primary defeats last night. “I certainly congratulate my colleague, Thad,” Cruz
In response to New York Times Whitewashes Cochran’s Racial Tactics: I agree that an important distinction must exist between “unwise” and “illegal” tactics. It was a bit disappointing to hear Chris McDaniel refusing to concede, with his camp signaling they
