The late senator’s family burned the Newark mayor-a front-runner for Lautenberg’s Senate seat in the upcoming primary-by issuing a statement favoring his opponent, Frank Pallone.
Despite his outspoken support for comprehensive immigration reform, Marco Rubio still lags behind Democratic politicians in popularity among the Hispanic population. A plurality of Latino voters in this recent poll say that even if the GOP embraces immigration reform, their feelings toward the Republican party will not change.
The Supreme Court has had a busy week, handing down two major decisions that have whipped talking heads into a frenzy. DOMA’s repeal was widely celebrated by the public and stole the spotlight from the much more divisive changes to the Voting Rights Act, which were announced just days before. In a 5-4 ruling, SCOTUS challenged Congress to update voting laws in southern states.
Among other fresh ideas for the GOP, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus wants to move the convention up in an attempt to get more votes.
The tax agency will come under renewed scrutiny on Capitol Hill this week, as an Inspector General’s report identifies excessive spending on conferences as new problem for IRS.
A new poll shows that a bipartisan majority supports the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service’s recent misconduct and indicates that the president’s approval rating is dropping as a result of the controversy.
The US Secret Service seized several bank accounts and arrested five individuals in connection with a $6 billion money laundering scheme- the largest ever case of international money laundering.
The woman in charge of the tax-exempt division during the time window of IRS tea-party targeting has since been put in charge of implementing Obamacare, and has accepted some hefty bonuses in the process.
The Benghazi terror attack was back under the microscope Wednesday thanks to riveting testimony from three so-called ‘whistle blowers’ during the House Oversight Committee hearing. Prior to the hearing, Democrats felt Republicans were on a ‘witch hunt‘mainly focused on hurting Hillary Clinton‘s 2016 chances, while Republicans reiterated they wanted the ‘truth’ and focused on what they felt was a failure of the Obama administration. The question remains, where do we […]
The powerful House Oversight Committee will hear testimony today from three so-called ‘whistle-blowers’- Gregory Hicks, Mark Thompson, and Eric Nordstrom - who all claim to have intimate knowledge of the government’s actual reaction to the Benghazi terror attack. Many insiders have claimed that the witnesses’ accounts will directly contradict the White House’s narrative and could reveal ‘explosive’ details of official misconduct. Gregory Hicks is believed to be the star witness; he was […]
