Apr 8, 2015 – McCain gone–and the Senate Conservative Fund appears to fired the first salvo in that effort. … In an email to supporters, SCF President, Ken Cuccinelli listed the reasons not to support the incumbent Republican: There are … He voted for the Wall Street bailout, to fund the implementation of Obamacare, for the $600 billion "fiscal cliff" tax hike, and to…

Apr 8, 2015 – The bill did not get the two-thirds needed to pass under a suspension of the rules, but it did get a majority: 220 members voted for … Six Democrats voted for this version, which allowed a doctor to kill a 20-week-or-older unborn child if the child was conceived in … If we human beings have a God-given right to life -- which we do -- it belongs to all of us, not only to those who belong to groups…

Apr 7, 2015 – Yet, it’s not impossible to be a Republican and win in Allegheny; Tom Corbett was able to beat Democrat Dan Onorato by a meager 460 … challenger to former Rep. … "I really believe if we want to make the city safer, to prevent crime, we need to create more early-child education opportunities,…

Apr 6, 2015 – The question prompted Bill O’Reilly to tell Factor viewers that night: “Now, I truly hope this bogus sexism business is not going to … And I’m here to tell you: it is awful. … Detractors will be quick to accuse me of misogyny, and unwilling to accept female leadership. Not true.…

Apr 6, 2015 – his neighbors, he can do it only on the political terms his neighbors have voted to allow. … We have a natural right to labor and to produce for our own gain and survival. … What's at stake here is whether everyone in the world has to salute and bow down to new definitions of marriage, family, and social…

Apr 5, 2015 – When it comes to local politics, Republicans continue to show they understand how to win – even in Democratic territory. … At the state and local level, Republicans are actively working to identify potential leaders who are ready to run and able to win. … as we move forward to 2016.…

Apr 3, 2015 – The Republicans are going to promote growth, while the Democrats are going to argue for fairer distribution of income. … “That has to change for us to win,” he said. … They voted against the union.…

Apr 2, 2015 – to win. … He explains the rest here; fewer whites voted in 2012 (72 percent) than in 2008 (74 percent), and that’s true when you go back to 2004 … direction from upstate New York to New Mexico, according to Trende.…

Apr 2, 2015 – of their constitutional right to hunt with their kids, to protect their families, and to otherwise enjoy their God-given right to keep … In 1986, Congress voted to create a program (at 18 U.S.C. 925(c)) to allow Americans subject to a federal gun ban to petition the Bureau … Face it: For an American to use the 1986 program to successfully petition BATF for a restoration of his or her gun rights would be…

Apr 2, 2015 – I have no plans to travel to Indiana - no one invited me to the NCAA Final Four ? … I'm willing to bet that most of the members of the Indiana state legislature never read it before they voted on it. … On the Secret Decoder Ring today: Links to the Tim Cook essay, to the Washington Post article and to the Hill Newspaper's collection…

Apr 2, 2015 – Pence later admitted there was some "confusion about the law," and he has since asked legislators to change the measure to make clear … the owners' religious beliefs and their objection to abortion. … Miley Cyrus has announced she won't be bringing her "twerking" self to Indiana, which is bound to have a positive effect on the state's…

Apr 2, 2015 – Last, a candidate needs to be able to connect and identify with voters. … It’s not enough for his or her message to win over voters on the issues and trust, but also ability to connect. … What it proves is that it’s not enough to be good on the issues, but candidates have to be able to identify with the everyday struggles…

Apr 1, 2015 – On March 17, 2011, the UN Security Council voted to back Libyan rebels against Gaddafi. … referred to as “Grange” and “the general” to place send four operatives on a week-long mission to Tunis, Tunisia, and “to the border … “It is going to be around $60,000, coverting r/t business class airfare to Tunis, travel in country to the border and back, and other…

Apr 1, 2015 – Pence, desperate to put out the political fire, raced to a TV studio last Sunday to quench the flames on ABC's "This Week." … Two days later, Pence held a press conference to ask the state legislature to rewrite the law to placate the mob. … Why a gay couple would want a photographer who is morally opposed to their wedding to snap pictures of it is a mystery to me.…

Feb 9, 2017 – Joe Manchin (D-WV) was the only Democrat to cross party lines to vote with the Republican majority. … So far, the person to withdraw his name from consideration was Vincent Viola, who was selected to be Trump’s Army Secretary, but it … to confirm Eric Holder as AG.1 Democrat voted to confirm Jeff Sessions as AG.So much for an overly partisan GOP. — jon gabriel (@exjon…

Feb 9, 2017 – Meaning the VP only votes if there is a tie to break which VP Mike Spence did when the Senate voted 50-50 to confirm Mrs. … The cable nets were all agog because this was the FIRST TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY that a Vice President voted to break a tie for a Presidential … Since 1789, 35 different Vice Presidents have voted to break Senate ties 244 times.…

Feb 8, 2017 – Tom Price (R-GA) to become our nation’s next Heath and Human Services secretary. After Sen. … Jeff Sessions (R-AL) confirmed as attorney general, the Senate voted to move forward Price’s nomination on a 51-48 party line cloture … Price is another controversial nominee that Senate Democrats on the Finance Committee boycotted, prompting Republicans to suspend the…

Feb 8, 2017 – On February 1, Sessions was finally approved by an 11-9 party line vote to move his nomination to the Senate for a vote. … Sessions' nomination was to be voted on first after getting the nod by the Senate Judiciary Committee, but Sens. … Given how the :Eft reacted to DeVos' confirmation, expect the liberal tears to flow again with Sessions. …

Feb 8, 2017 – Obama's DOJ generally agreed to a hands off policy regarding states that have voted to legalize recreational marijuana. … Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), a medical marijuana patient himself, who introduced the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act on Wednesday to the…

Feb 8, 2017 – Secretary of Education has been historic but it was only a preview to the blistering fight over school choice in the months to come … Senate voted no on the DeVos nomination.   … It’s time for the President to be bold and be ready to engage directly on behalf of our nation’s children.…

Feb 8, 2017 – The Texas Senate has voted 20-11 to ban "sanctuary cities" within the Lone Star State. … TX Senate just voted 20-11 to ban sanctuary cities in Texas. All govt officials should respect & enforce our immigration laws. … It's not good policy to pick and choose which laws to ignore.…

Feb 8, 2017 – Shaheen is now the ninth Democrat to approve of a vote on Gorsuch. … These lawmakers said they are choosing to take the high road because they don't want to follow Republicans' lead when they blocked … time explaining why they voted to approve him to serve on an appeals court in 2006.…

Feb 8, 2017 – Dear God—this lady doesn’t know when to quit. … The Green Party’s Jill Stein took to Twitter to voice her dismay at the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as education secretary, despite … That forced Vice President Pence to serve as the tie-breaking vote to confirm DeVos on Tuesday, despite a grassroots effort to derail…

Feb 8, 2017 – But first, here's California liberal Dianne Feinstein (who, along with every other upper chamber Democrat at the time, voted to confirm … And also be sure to check out Ed Morrissey's response to Schumer's Politico op/ed linked above.  … nuclear option,” without even a note to point out that he and Harry Reid created the precedent to do so.…

Feb 8, 2017 – Elizabeth Warren took to the floor to deliver her remarks. It was another tirade of course. … A rule that states how senators are not permitted to “directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to … The Senate voted, 49 to 43, strictly on party lines, to uphold the ruling that Warren violated Rule 19 of the Senate that says senators…