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President Obama’s announcement tonight may bring a “constitutional crisis,” in the words of Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID), but Republicans in Congress haven’t the damndest idea what they’ll do about it. As they departed the House floor, many en route to

National Journal Senior Political Columnist and Editorial Director Ron Fournier said that the president’s planned executive order on immigration could cause the 2016 election to be like the 2014 election with low turnout among Hispanics on Wednesday’s “On the Record” on

Columnist Charles Krauthammer said that President Obama’s planned executive order on immigration is comparable to the actions of a leader of a banana republic on Wednesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “The only rationale Obama is citing in

Columnist George Will argued that President Obama’s planned executive order on immigration was “institutional vandalism” on Wednesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “I think this is institutional vandalism that we’re seeing here. after 9/11, the FBI and other

Conservatives say that Republican leaders, including House Speaker John Boehner and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, will be “complicit” in President Barack Obama’s planned executive amnesty if they don’t pull out all the stops to block him. They warn

Emperor Barack Obama will crown himself on Thursday, Nov. 20 by revealing to the nation his plan to grant “amnesty” to millions of illegal aliens by an executive order delaying their prosecution indefinitely. The title “emperor” is one he himself

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is using President Barack Obama’s own words to argue against executive action on immigration. Boehner spokesman Matt Wolking on Wednesday laid out 22 instances when Obama said he could not create or ignore immigration law

WASHINGTON, D.C.—If President Obama moves forward with his executive actions on immigration he would be “squandering” one of the best prospects for bipartisan immigration reform, according to Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX). “There is an opportunity for the president

Tuesday on Newsmax TV’s “America’s Forum,” Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) said President Barack Obama’s executive order amnesty plan puts the needs of those from other countries before citizens’ needs and is a cynical attempt to increase the Democratic Party’s voting

1. 2011 Univision town hall: “There are enough laws on the books by Congress that are very clear in terms of how we have to enforce our immigration system that for me to simply, through executive order, ignore those congressional

St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay reacted to Governor Jay Nixon’s declaration through an executive order that the National Guard would be activated for the next 30 days. Slay stressed to reporters at a press conference on Monday that the guard

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has signed an authorization to mobilize an estimated 2,100 Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers from 12 states to fight the lethal Ebola virus in West Africa. The U.S. Army has identified 16 Reserve and National

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in his state on Monday. The order was posted as St. Louis residents wait anxiously on the decision of the county’s grand jury as to whether or

President Obama is expected to issue an executive order to shield millions of illegal immigrants from deportation as soon as this week. The move will frustrate and anger Republicans—some of whom argue that such an action would not only be

In a 2011 town hall with Univision, President Barack Obama said “it was not the case” that he could suspend deportations unilaterally and argued that he could not extend temporary protected status to illegal immigrants looking for economic opportunity. When

Talk radio host and author of “The Liberty Amendments,” Mark Levin blasted the Republican leadership in Congress as a “chorus of impotency, who have already surrendered in advance of a fight” on executive amnesty on Monday. He argued that while

On November 13, newly re-elected Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) issued an executive order cutting the price of a lifetime sportsman’s license for children and young adults “in order to encourage Florida’s families to enjoy the bountiful hunting and fishing

President Obama has a peculiar approach to public policy. Listen to what the radical left wants, or political expediency requires, then make up the facts, twist economics and rewrite the law to suit. Here are four examples. 1. Obamacare When

Columnist and author Pat Buchanan said that executive amnesty by the president “will split the Republican Party apart” on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” When asked whether he thinks the president will go forward with his executive order, Buchanan responded “yes, and

A new article written for AP defends President Barack Obama’s expected executive order to protect illegal immigrants from GOP criticism by noting that presidents Reagan and George H. W. Bush also extended amnesty to illegal immigrants. The article cites the

Drew Rosenberg, “a self-described lifelong, liberal Democrat” whose son was killed by an illegal immigrant slammed President Obama for his planned executive amnesty on Saturday’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” on the Fox News Channel. “Why don’t you issue an executive

Getty House, the Los Angeles mayoral mansion currently occupied by Mayor Eric Garcetti, uses approximately 2,100 gallons of water a day, five times the average amount of water used by other Los Angeles households. According to CBS Los Angeles, the

On the heels of President Obama’s defiant post-midterm election remarks last week, he now has announced a “10 point plan” concerning illegal immigration which will be enacted unilaterally by executive order. With few consequential political allies left in Washington, Obama

Friday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) compared President Barack Obama’s threatened Executive Amnesty that would effect upwards of 5 million illegal immigrant living in the United States to President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves in ten

CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash reported that Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has asked President Obama to delay his planned executive action on immigration on Thursday’s broadcast of “The Lead.” “Things are so tense here that the Senate

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) predicted that Republican Party leadership in the House and Senate will cut a deal with President Obama on immigration during an interview on Thursday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” When asked whether he thought GOP leaders in Congress

President Barack Obama was right when he said on May 10, 2011, “sometimes when I talk to immigration advocates, they wish I could just bypass Congress and change the law myself. But that’s not how a democracy works.” And when

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) warned that the planned executive order by the president on illegal immigration will make it “almost impossible to enforce the law the in the future” on Wednesday’s “The Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “Let’s

A grieving father is asking President Barack Obama to bring his son, who was killed by an illegal alien, back to life with an executive order on immigration. “While your Executive Order pad is out, can you write one to

The President has been teasing the public about pardoning millions of illegal aliens through an Executive Order. Constitutionally, the President could in fact take this act. Article II, Section 2,of the Constitution gives the President the power to pardon criminals

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said he believes that Republicans “have the votes” to block executive action on immigration by the president on Tuesday’s “Mark Levin Show.” Sessions repeatedly emphasized that such an order would go against the will of the

National Journal Senior Political Columnist and Editorial Director Ron Fournier argued that an executive order would be “the worst way” to do immigration reform, and serve as “a nuclear bomb” that would make gridlock in Washington worse on Monday’s “On the

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) argued that a political civil war would be the “effect” on any executive action to implement immigration reform by the president on Monday’s “O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel. McCain said “I see it [an

On Saturday, the Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” host Judge Jeanine Pirro declared President Obama “a bully” for his threat to implement immigration reform via an executive order. “Mr. President, with all due respect, you’re still a bully.