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There will be an event on Capitol Hill this week that will tell us a lot about the future of comprehensive immigration reform. On Wednesday, the...

2013-05-20T18:39:00-04:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York There will be an event on Capitol Hill this week that will tell us a lot about the future of comprehensive immigration reform. On Wednesday, the... 73008df0-9b77-4680-bbe8-301179e8ce7b

Are snowboard instructors key to American immigration policy? Well, they're important enough to be specifically included in the Senate bipartisan...

2013-05-14T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York Are snowboard instructors key to American immigration policy? Well, they're important enough to be specifically included in the Senate bipartisan... ea34b613-07b4-43df-a7f9-ec55ea1d351c

After six months of mulling over November's election results, many Republicans remain convinced that the party's only path to future victory is...

2013-05-06T19:45:00-04:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York After six months of mulling over November's election results, many Republicans remain convinced that the party's only path to future victory is... 09c6dde9-9651-4c60-8595-07b0d3c6a42f

Members of the Senate's bipartisan Gang of Eight stress that under their new immigration plan, currently illegal immigrants will have to wait more...

2013-04-29T18:35:00-04:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York Members of the Senate's bipartisan Gang of Eight stress that under their new immigration plan, currently illegal immigrants will have to wait more... 19bd567a-4132-4c36-9d14-6e16bab19357

There's a confrontation coming between the Obama administration and Republicans in Congress over the most basic question of immigration reform: How secure is the U.S. border with Mexico?

2013-04-16T19:00:00-04:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York There's a confrontation coming between the Obama administration and Republicans in Congress over the most basic question of immigration reform:... 879a4753-ea9a-42ce-91ad-5288bce66a02

Passing major legislation is not a path to the presidency. So why is Sen. Marco Rubio, who is almost surely running for the 2016 Republican nomination, working so hard on comprehensive immigration reform?

2013-04-09T09:16:00-04:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York Passing major legislation is not a path to the presidency. So why is Sen. Marco Rubio, who is almost surely running for the 2016 Republican... 31bc5268-48d3-414e-b360-8b8bd7a4205d

Passing major legislation is not a path to the presidency. So why is Sen. Marco Rubio, who is almost surely running for the 2016 Republican nomination, working so hard on comprehensive immigration reform?

2013-04-08T18:55:00-04:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York Passing major legislation is not a path to the presidency. So why is Sen. Marco Rubio, who is almost surely running for the 2016 Republican... 170be551-c011-40e2-a755-88c7018de652

Did you know that U.S. law forbids the admission of any immigrant who is likely to depend on public assistance?

2013-04-01T19:30:00-04:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York Did you know that U.S. law forbids the admission of any immigrant who is likely to depend on public assistance? It's right there in Section... ea9c4793-63ad-46aa-9bfa-e9edb9ab72d0

If Congress passes comprehensive immigration reform, it will depend on the Obama administration to enforce the law. How might that work?

2013-03-25T15:32:00-04:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York If Congress passes comprehensive immigration reform, it will depend on the Obama administration to enforce the law. How might that work? A... 798e2764-26bd-42ce-8684-815b10aa6dc1

If there was any villain at the just-completed Conservative Political Action Conference, it was the generic figure of the Republican political consultant. Overpaid, unprincipled, always on the lookout for the next client -- or easy mark -- the consultants, to listen to a number of CPAC speakers, have helped bring the Republican Party to its current low state.

2013-03-18T14:58:00-04:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York If there was any villain at the just-completed Conservative Political Action Conference, it was the generic figure of the Republican political... c265b1ba-e50e-4741-b3cd-361bffc3393e

The little secret of sequestration is that the Obama administration could fix much of the problem pretty quickly. But it doesn't want to.

2013-03-11T20:37:00-04:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York The little secret of sequestration is that the Obama administration could fix much of the problem pretty quickly. But it doesn't want... e2a73f87-8f20-4129-b14f-875dc92b35ee

Nine months ago, Barack Obama likened his Republican opposition to an illness. If he could just defeat Mitt Romney, Obama said, then the illness might subside.

2013-03-04T18:53:00-05:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York Nine months ago, Barack Obama likened his Republican opposition to an illness. If he could just defeat Mitt Romney, Obama said, then the illness... 8bb84616-ad6c-4415-a5e8-9f9b986bb204

There's no doubt President Obama is using the so-called Washington Monument maneuver in the fight with Republicans over sequestration budget cuts.

2013-02-25T18:50:00-05:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York There's no doubt President Obama is using the so-called Washington Monument maneuver in the fight with Republicans over sequestration budget... 32dc67be-8ad4-4e73-ae6a-1af256db1f74

A brief moment on February 13 showed why President Obama can't win when it comes to the Keystone XL pipeline. In front of the White House, protesters led by actress Daryl Hannah and the head of the Sierra Club demanded that Obama kill the project. Just a few blocks away, the head of the AFL-CIO's powerful Building and Construction Trades Department joined with the American Petroleum Institute to demand that Obama approve it.

2013-02-19T17:12:00-05:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York A brief moment on February 13 showed why President Obama can't win when it comes to the Keystone XL pipeline. In front of the White House,... 39488e2e-f8b3-4e34-89eb-7de526e689e4

Immigration reform as envisioned by the so-called Gang of Eight is actually a three-step process. Democrats like to leave out the first step: immediate legalization of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the country.

2013-02-11T18:43:00-05:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York To hear Sen. Charles Schumer tell it, lawmakers crafting an immigration reform bill will focus on two big tasks. "First, defining metrics... 17583ccf-a0de-4351-bb4e-15f7494b9f8a

"While we were playing footsie debating each other 22 times, they were spending $100 million on technology," Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said last week, referring to his party's rigorous debate schedule in the 2012 GOP presidential primary season.

2013-02-05T11:07:00-05:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York "While we were playing footsie debating each other 22 times, they were spending $100 million on technology," Republican National Committee... 0e0aeb26-691b-4b53-b04d-e65f7b1332f2

In coming months, Republicans will talk a lot about how to appeal to a wider range of voters. They could learn from someone who's actually doing the job.

2013-01-28T18:58:00-05:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York The Republican National Committee chose to hold its recent winter meeting in Charlotte because North Carolina was a rare bright spot in last... 9f08ed10-7f2e-4d89-949d-f389722cf6b2

"You don't have to be a deficit hawk to be disturbed by the growing gap between revenues and expenses," said Sen. Barack Obama during a Nov. 3, 2005, debate on the Senate floor.

2013-01-21T18:22:00-05:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York "You don't have to be a deficit hawk to be disturbed by the growing gap between revenues and expenses," said Sen. Barack Obama during... ae11124e-7c00-491e-a326-a309f4d02298

Just because the sequestration cuts are bad doesn't mean the defense budget should be sacrosanct.

2013-01-14T20:11:00-05:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York Republicans, and many Democrats, are upset by the prospect of so-called sequestration cuts to the nation's defense budget. Pentagon chief Leon... 30ace2f9-a7d2-48b0-9598-1c74c1990c38

During the "fiscal cliff" battle, I asked several Republican lawmakers why they didn't push harder for spending cuts in exchange for their historic concession to vote for higher taxes.

2013-01-07T19:26:00-05:00 2013-05-21T20:59:04Z Byron York During the "fiscal cliff" battle, I asked several Republican lawmakers why they didn't push harder for spending cuts in exchange for...