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House Speaker Boehner Warns President on Immigration
Just two days after his party ran roughshod over the Democrats in the midterm election, John Boehner the Speaker of the House became the second top Republican to warn President Barack Obama against any unilateral action on immigration. Boehner... More of this article »
Republicans Take Majority in Senate Now Control Congress
Voters have handed control of the U.S. Congress to the Republicans for the first time since 2006. The GOP will now run Congress for the remaining time President Obama is in office. The Republicans swept to a strong victory in a number... More of this article »
Republicans Ready to Gain on Obama Unpopularity
Republicans have become poised to gain seats to take control of the United States Senate in the midterm elections on Tuesday. The election outcome could be influenced heavily by the deep dissatisfaction of voters with the job performance... More of this article »
Mary Landrieu Defends Comment on Race
Republicans have seized on the comments made by Mary Landrieu a Senator from Louisiana that part of the unpopularity of President Barack Obama in her state is because of racial dislike. During an interview on Thursday, the incumbent... More of this article »
Obama to Campaign for Gubernatorial Candidate in Maine
President Obama will head to Maine to rally voters for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, his latest in a number of appearances campaigning as the midterm elections draw closer. These appearances come after the president has been... More of this article »
Vice President Biden Says Tea Party March Must Be Stopped
Campaigning in one of the contests for a key U.S. Senate seat, Vice President Joseph Biden said that keeping control of the Senate by the Democrats would break the hard right’s back and ease some of the Washington gridlock. Biden... More of this article »
House Democrats Spending Money on Ads to Protect Seat in Nevada
National Democrats are purchasing ad time in an attempt to protect the suddenly vulnerable Nevada first term congressman, as a number of races in the House become more competitive just days shy of the November 4 midterm elections. The... More of this article »
Dark Money Fuels Campaign Season of Negativity
An ad depicts Mark Udall the Democratic Senator from Colorado as a clone of President Obama who twists the truth. Another portrays Thom Tillis a GOP Senate candidate as a destroyer of families and a tool for special interests. The... More of this article »
Ohio Governor: Repeal Obamacare, but Not the Good Parts
On Monday, another political firestorm broke out when Ohio Governor John Kasich was quoted as saying the repeal of Obamacare would not happen. That view is nearly never heard, at least publicly, amongst the vast majority of Republicans,... More of this article »
Republicans Hope for Victory in Maine Senate
While most of the attention has been placed on the highly competitive race in Maine for governor, the state Democratic and Republican parties are as focused or even more focused on races that are not getting the attention statewide... More of this article »
Bill Clinton in New Hampshire For Democrats
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was in New Hampshire on Thursday night to help rally Democrats for the upcoming midterm elections. Many of those attending a function with Clinton were interested in the future of his wife as their... More of this article »
Governor Rick Scott Claims of Fewer Deaths by Child Abuse Are Questioned
Florida’s Governor Rick Scott, a Republican, has repeatedly told voters that the neglected and abused children have been safer under his Florida leadership than when Charlie Crist his opponent who is a Democrat was the governor. However,... More of this article »
First Lady of Oregon Sorry for Marrying Man for Green Card
In 1997, the current first lady of Oregon, Cylvia Hayes, received $5,000 to marry a man from Ethiopia who wanted to receive his green card. During a news conference full of tears in Portland, Oregon, Hayes said that she made a big... More of this article »
Study: Voter ID Laws Decrease Black Voter Turnout
Requiring voters to have a photo ID to cast their vote lowers the turnout off voters, concluded a nonpartisan watchdog from Congress in a huge report released on Wednesday. The reports said that young, newly registered and black voters... More of this article »
Bobby Jindal Considering Running in 2016
On Monday, Bobby Jindal the Governor of Louisiana said he was still thinking as well as praying about a possible run for the presidency in 2016, while urging the Republicans to lay out a positive platform and back strong defense spending... More of this article »
Biden Makes Apology to Turkey President
United States Vice President Joe Biden had claimed that Gulf States and Turkey were funding any group that would fight against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad. Recep Tayyip Erdogan the President of Turkey is not thought of as being... More of this article »
Obama Gets Heckled While Defending Immigration Delay
President Barack Obama was attempting to reenergize and reassure Hispanics on Thursday who are angry, disenchanted as well as frustrated following his decision to put a delay on his executive actions regarding deportations that could... More of this article »
Scott Brown Did Not Attend Hearings on Border Security
Republican Scott Brown the former senator from Massachusetts has run a number of attack ads that criticized Senator Jeanne Shaheen a Democrat representing New Hampshire, for not securing the border between the United State and Mexico. However,... More of this article »
Jerry Brown Signs First Affirmative Consent Law
California Governor Jerry Brown said on Sunday that he had signed a new law making California the first state in the country to define when actually “yes means yes,” as well as adopt new requirements for all colleges and universities... More of this article »
Poll: Over Half of Americans Say Third Party is Needed in Politics
Over 58% of Americans have said that the United States is in need of a third political party due to the existing Democratic and Republican parties doing a poor job in their representation of the people. A recent Gallup poll that was... More of this article »
Jim Webb Deciding Whether to Run in 2016
Jim Webb the former senator from Virginia said on Wednesday he was seriously considering a presidential bid in 2016. He said he would decide between now and February. The Democrat said he was seriously considering it while he was at... More of this article »
Tight Races in Senate Could be Influenced by Immigration
This summer when the race for the U.S. Senate heated up in Arkansas, Mark Pryor was under attack from his congressional opponent with an inaccurate and nasty ad that claimed the Democrat supported giving benefits of social security... More of this article »
Maine Gubernatorial Candidate Under Fire for Video
A gubernatorial candidate from Maine who is a Democrat has come under fire from the Republicans for his promotion of a video that has a rap song, which makes a sexual reference to Senator Susan Collins who is a Republican. Michael... More of this article »