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Rep. Cotton: US Border 'in Chaos'

Rep. Cotton: US Border 'in Chaos'

Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) declared, “We have a crisis at our border. It’s in chaos” on Tuesday’s broadcast of “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel.  “The president two years ago suspended the immigration laws as it

Incumbent Pryor Runs to Mom and Dad for Help

As Steve Barnes writing in The Baxter Bulletin points out as regards  Senator Mark Pryor’s previous efforts, “In all their son’s campaigns heretofore the Pryors maintained a fairly low public profile even as they burned the phone lines in Mark’s

Cotton: Obama's Foreign Policy to Blame for Israel-Hamas War

Cotton: Obama's Foreign Policy to Blame for Israel-Hamas War

Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) argued that President Barack Obama’s foreign policy has given terrorist groups like Hamas an incentive to wage war against Israel in an appearance on Wednesday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” “The president has not stood with Israel” Cotton

Senate Democrats Try to Pull Focus from Obamacare

Senate Democrats Try to Pull Focus from Obamacare

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan has her Republican opponent right where she wants him geographically — and, therefore, politically. Thom Tillis is stuck at the state capitol trying to resolve a budget quarrel as speaker

Pryor Flips, Then Flops on Obama's NLRB Recess Appointments

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled Barack Obama exceeded his authority when he appointed three National Labor Relations Board members, Arkansas’ Mark Pryor is singing a different tune than the one he sang initially back in 2012, when he pronounced Republican

Cotton Rips Obama Administration over Bergdahl Swap

Cotton Rips Obama Administration over Bergdahl Swap

Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR), a former Army captain, launched a strong attack against the Obama administration for the U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap. Cotton stated that he found it offensive and insulting that this administration up to and

WaPo: GOP in 'Retreat' on Obamacare Repeal

WaPo: GOP in 'Retreat' on Obamacare Repeal

The Washington Post, desperate to split the GOP as the fortunes of the GOP in 2014 look ever rosier, has a piece asserting that GOP candidates are backing off from repealing Obamacare.  The implicit goal of the Post, of course, is

May 20: 'Super Tuesday' Primary Preview

May 20: 'Super Tuesday' Primary Preview

On Tuesday, voters in 6 states will head to the polls to select party nominees for the general election in November. It’s the first “Super Tuesday” of the 2014 primary season. The results will fill in more lines on the

Democrat Candidates Belittle Opponents' Military Records

Democrat Candidates Belittle Opponents' Military Records

A series of instances in which Democratic candidates have belittled their opponents’ military service is prompting a push-back from veterans groups and Republicans who note that the attacks are coming from career politicians who never served in the armed forces.

Vulnerable Dems Turn on Obamacare 'Death Panels'

Opposition is growing from the Democrat’s side of the aisle about the Obamacare death panels, also known as the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Howard Dean, former DNC Chair wrote an op-ed last month calling for a repeal of the

Tom Cotton Was A Fighting Conservative on Campus, Too

Tom Cotton Was A Fighting Conservative on Campus, Too

My old colleague Charles C. Johnson has published an article in the Daily Caller today attacking Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR), the freshman Tea Party conservative who is about to announce his challenge to incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR). Johnson claims

Ark.'s Cotton to run for US Senate

Ark.'s Cotton to run for US Senate

(AP) APNewsBreak: Ark.’s Cotton to run for US SenateBy ANDREW DeMILLOAssociated PressLITTLE ROCK, Ark.Arkansas Republican Rep. Tom Cotton plans to announce his bid next week to challenge two-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor in next year’s elections, according to a

Senate Dems' Answer on ObamaCare: Go on offense

Senate Dems' Answer on ObamaCare: Go on offense

(AP) Senate Dems’ answer on health care: Go on offenseBy BILL BARROWAssociated PressATLANTAFar from reversing course, Senate Democrats who backed President Barack Obama’s health care law and now face re-election in GOP-leaning states are reaffirming up their support for the

GOP Rep: Five Jihadists Have Reached Their Targets Under Obama

GOP Rep: Five Jihadists Have Reached Their Targets Under Obama

Congressman Tom Cotton (R-AR): “I rise today to express grave doubts about the Obama Administration’s counterterrorism policies and programs,” said the freshman congressman from Arkansas. “Counterterrorism is often shrouded in secrecy, as it should be, so let us judge by