Dec 16, 2015 – The bills were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary in both chambers. … Doug Collins (R-GA) sponsored DTSA in the House, along with 18 total Republican and Democrat cosponsors. … In its 2015 Annual Member Survey, the National Alliance for Jobs and Innovation, an organization of manufacturers, associations, academics…

Dec 14, 2015 – The Republican National Committee was not impressed with the president’s presser, insisting it was nothing more than a “photo-op:”…

Dec 11, 2015 – Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee passed an amendment to a bill dealing with nuclear terrorism, which states that the U.S. … his vote with the majority: In a rebuke of Donald Trump's plan to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., the Senate Judiciary Committee … Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, the top Democrat on the committee. The four "no" votes were Sens.…

Dec 11, 2015 – The only remaining question "is just how small a portion of the Muslim vote the eventual Republican -- be it Trump or someone else … According to a national MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist poll, she leads the Republican frontrunner by 52 percent to 41 percent. … Henry Hyde of Illinois, a wily vote counter and legendary Judiciary Committee chairman, once told me about "Hyde's rule on winning…

Dec 10, 2015 – That prospect may have the Republican National Committee and Republican strategists biting their nails down to the quick, but as a … A Republican nomination would be disastrous for years to come. … It would finally give our Republican candidates a chance to be heard.…

Dec 10, 2015 – They either do not know or do not care that over the past two decades, Trump has been registered as a Democrat, as a Republican and … Congressional Campaign Committee. … The National Republican Senatorial Committee got a modest $1,000.…

Dec 23, 2015 – The war room at the Republican National Committee found this interesting exchange between Hillary Clinton and a voter at a campaign…

Dec 23, 2015 – Republican Sen. … Republican Rep. … And a bill introduced by Republican Rep.…

Dec 23, 2015 – "The testimony during the committee," Obama said, "indicated that one of the key concerns is that there (is) a method of abortion, … The Republican leadership in Congress fled from the truth last week when it passed an omnibus spending bill that permits funding of … These Republicans feared that if they forced a national debate over this issue with Obama and his pro-choice allies in the liberal…

Dec 22, 2015 – After a record-breaking eight years as the top republican on the House Budget Committee followed by a stint on Ways & Means, Ryan seemed … well prepared to lead a newly energized house Republican majority toward reclaiming the power of the purse, which the framers of our … Republican leaders "are willing to throw away their current base for the new one they hope to get."…

Dec 21, 2015 – The Iran intelligence assessment was a national intelligence estimate (NIE) which is supposed to be the U.S. … Intelligence Community’s most authoritative analysis of a national security issue. … I explained in a December 2 National Review article that this month’s IAEA report on Iran’s past nuclear weapons-related work found…

Dec 21, 2015 – At Saturday’s Democratic debate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton challenged Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s controversial … Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2015 Radio host Hugh Hewitt, who has helped moderate two of the Republican debates, said Clinton … Now I can see why the Democratic National Committee wants to hide these debates on Saturday night. …

Dec 21, 2015 – Notably, they include many of Mitt Romney’s 2012 National Finance Committee members. … Of the total 2,380 Republican delegates, 1,719 are pledged delegates. … At this point, Cruz probably has the best chance of any of the Republican candidates against Trump.…

Dec 18, 2015 – [Press conference begins at 51:50 mark] Concerning national security, President Obama declared that the U.S. will continue to … Regarding the non-legally binding climate change deal that was struck in Paris, the president was asked if the Republican successor … He was then asked if he finds that embarrassing, which the president responded by saying, no because he’s not a Republican.…

Jan 3, 2016 – A perfect example of accomplishing this mission is the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), established by the National Labor Relations … That is what the Republican candidates should be addressing on the campaign trial. … This election is about the economy, the size of government and national security. Focus, please.…

Dec 29, 2015 – feedback on my Twitter feed, Gowdy is actually an establishment-loving moderate RINO who sold his soul to Think Progress and the Republican … National Committee years ago.…

Dec 29, 2015 – Overall federal spending soared, leading to a national debt today of more than $18 trillion. … Republican leaders have vowed that 2016 will be different. … And we should support local, state and national lawmakers who will take tangible steps to preserve our liberties.…

Jul 23, 2011 – National Journal is reporting Speaker Boehner has told the GOP Caucus he wants a deal done that would raise the debt ceiling by … Speaker John Boehner wants a package to raise the debt ceiling, which would coincide with the opening of Asian markets, he told Republican … Options include a new super committee of the sort proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.).…

Sep 30, 2011 – Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina are the only four states cleared by the Republican National Committee to conduct … A date-selection committee voted 7-2 to hold the primary in January, following a failed vote to hold it March 6 — the earliest date … permitted under national party rules.…

Oct 3, 2011 – Earl Ray Tomblin, 59, against Republican Bill Maloney, 52, of Morgantown. … The national parties invested time and money in this race -- the Democratic Governors Association and Republican Governors Association … He chaired the Senate Finance Committee and was the chamber's president for 18 years.…

Sep 22, 2011 – Falcone is a Republican but he has given substantial amounts of money to Democrats. … He and his wife gave the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee $60,800 in 2009. … Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said this week his committee will launch an investigation…

Sep 22, 2011 – turned his political fortunes around in large part by pragmatically embracing some rightward-leaning proposals from a majority-Republican … Bill Clinton thinks that Hillary got a raw deal from both the media and the Democratic National Committee when she ran for president … For starters, it punished her for the decision by Florida's Republican legislature to move up the date of the '08 Florida presidential…

Jul 26, 2011 – Rare is the nation in which an immigrant child can become a national political figure. … Mary Botkin, a former Democratic National Committee committeewoman from Portland, joined those calling for his resignation. … Potential Republican nominees include sports marketing businessman Rob Cornilles, who lost to Wu last year, three state legislators…

Oct 7, 2011 – James Woolsey, and from retired senator Dennis DeConcini, who served as the chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence … That concern was spiked by the Republican victory in New York's Ninth Congressional District's special election last month. … Obama's behavior on Israel following the Democrats' congressional upset replicates his response to Republican Sen.…

Oct 7, 2011 – That leaves two large items of a budget approaching $4 trillion: interest on the debt, which must be paid, and national defense. … House Armed Services Committee Chair Buck McKeon has issued an analysis of what that would mean: a U.S. … If the super-committee trigger has to be pulled, says Panetta, "we'd be shooting ourselves in the head."…