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Democrat Sen. Kay Hagan Called Out for Amnesty Hypocrisy

Republican North Carolina Senate candidate Thom Tillis is more aggressively calling out Sen. Kay Hagan’s (D-NC) hypocrisy on amnesty as Democrats worry that they can lose the Senate because of the immigration issue.  Hagan, who, as late as 2013 said she

Democrat Sen. Kay Hagan Called Out for Amnesty Hypocrisy

Brown Erases Double Digit Gap With Shaheen

How unpopular are Democrats this cycle? This unpopular. Last month, Brown trailed Shaheen in the WMUR Granite State Poll by 12 points. The new poll shows Shaheen leading brown by 2 points, 46 percent to 44 percent. While Barack Obama’s

Iowa's Bruce Braley – The John Edwards of 2014

Iowa Democrat and Senate candidate Rep Bruce Braley continues to devolve into something of a political caricature. It’s gotten so bad even The Daily Beast has taken note. A new ad out from America Rising reveals Braley’s inspiration for getting

'Unfair: Exposing the IRS' Doc to Debut in October

A new conservative documentary featuring exclusive interviews with Tea Party members allegedly harassed by the IRS will hit select theaters Oct. 14 for one night only. Gov. Mike Huckabee, who stars in UnFair: Exposing the IRS, will participate in a

'Unfair: Exposing the IRS' Doc to Debut in October

Left Ramps Up 'Lawfare' Against Republicans

Last week, a grand jury in Austin, Texas indicted Governor Rick Perry on two counts of abusing his official office. The charges stem from a public threat Perry made to veto appropriations to a department of the Travis County District

Left Ramps Up 'Lawfare' Against Republicans

Higher Cigarette Taxes Boon to Organized Crime

Higher taxes aren’t generally a path to economic growth and job creation. Higher cigarette taxes, however, are increasingly boosting at least one sector of the economy, organized crime.  ‘Smuggled cigarettes have become the new currency of organized crime, and a

Higher Cigarette Taxes Boon to Organized Crime

GOP Rep: Immigrants Must 'Come Through The Front Door'

The Senate must pass the House bill to stop President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and deal with the ongoing crisis of illegal immigration, Texas Republican Rep. Kevin Brady said at a town hall event in his district.

GOP Rep: Immigrants Must 'Come Through The Front Door'

Reid Building Firewall in MI, IA, CO, & NH

An old rule of politics is to ignore what campaigns say and watch, instead, what they do. Where a campaign devotes its money and resources says more about their view of the landscape than what they say in a press

Reid Building Firewall in MI, IA, CO, & NH

Gary Peters Plays Both Sides of Energy Debate for Dollars

Thanks to recent financial disclosures, Michigan Congressman and Senate candidate Gary Peters has been caught playing every side of the energy debate in ways that benefit his campaign coffers, as well as his own pocket. From here, it only gets worse

DNC's Wasserman Schultz's "Big Koch" Problem

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) is making a valiant effort to raise campaign dinero for her political party’s liberal causes, all at the expense of those mean and nasty Koch brothers. Wasserman Schultz and her colleague over on the Senate

Meet The Democrats' New US Senate Candidate For Montana

Her name is Amanda Curtis and she’s evidently an avid youtuber. She’s been chosen to be the Democrats’ replacement candidate for Sen. John Walsh, who threw in the towel earlier this month over plagiarism allegations.  What can we glean from

Al Franken Vulnerable in Minnesota

According to  University of Minnesota political scientist Larry Jacobs, “Al Franken’s gonna have a fight on his hands. I don’t think there’s any doubt about that.” Jacobs is also director of the school’s Center for the Study of Politics and Governance.

Landrieu's New Subsidy: Cash for Charters

Caught using congressional office funds to pay for expensive charter flights to political fundraisers, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) says her office has been reimbursed for the cost of one flight, which she has paid for with campaign funds. Landrieu also

Landrieu's New Subsidy: Cash for Charters

Vulnerable Democrats Turn on Obama over Immigration

Vulnerable Democrats who have to face the American people, as well as Republicans in this Fall’s elections, are warning Obama to go slow when it comes to taking executive action on illegal immigration. “This is an issue that I believe

Vulnerable Democrats Turn on Obama over Immigration