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Monday at the press briefing, CBS’s chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett asked press secretary Josh Earnest how President Barack Obama’s delay on his executive order to grant amnesty to upwards of 5 million illegal immigrants already living in the

The Hill Associate Editor A.B. Stoddard argued that President Barack Obama issuing an executive order on immigration would hurt the Democratic Party on a level that “far outweighed” any benefits, and that Democratic senate candidates would have to criticize such

As President Obama considers going forward with a unilateral amnesty for millions of illegal aliens, even some proponents of immigration reform are warning the political consequences will be calamitous.   “Some Democratic senators are probably not going to come back.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest warned Republicans on Wednesday that any threat by Congress of withholding funds would not change President Obama’s decision to issue an executive order to give illegal immigrants amnesty. In an interview with Breitbart News,

Carole Segal, the co-founder of Crate & Barrel, and a co-chairman of the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition Steering Committee, urged President Barack Obama to use an executive order to extend DACA [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] protection to 5 million

Talk radio host Mark Levin characterized a potential executive order by President Barack Obama to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants “one of the greatest acts of despotism in the modern presidency” on Monday. Levin criticized Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) for

A California Republican says President Obama should call the Senate back to Washington to take action on the House-passed border bills, according to a local report.  “I expect him to do the right thing. I don’t want to send any

A Louisiana district judge sided with Common Core advocates Tuesday by lifting Gov. Bobby Jindal’s executive order that suspended contracts with PARCC, one of the federally funded Common Core test consortia. In his ruling on the plaintiffs’ petition for preliminary

A new New York Times story detailing President Obama’s overtures to the powerful business lobby ahead of planned executive actions on immigration is strikingly negative and suggests the plan continues to lose currency with the liberal intelligentsia in Washington. The

A Louisiana state district judge rejected a request from 17 state lawmakers to block the continuing implementation of the Common Core standards. Referring to the Common Core standards as a “political hot button,” Judge Tim Kelley said Friday, during the

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (UPI)–Twitter darling and original Star Trek helmsman George Takei opened up to NBC Thursday about his experience being taken to a Japanese American interment camp, discussing the imagery he’ll “never forget,” and how it influenced his

A group of parents and citizens called Concerned Citizens of Southern New Jersey is saying “No More Common Core” to its elected officials this fall. The grassroots group is sponsoring a symposium on Saturday, September 27, featuring speakers Drs. Sandra

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) said that impeaching President Barack Obama if he grants amnesty via executive order was “not a practical thing to do,” but shouldn’t be removed as an option entirely. On Friday’s “Laura Ingraham Show,” he declared “we

U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Peter Kirsanow urged President Barack Obama not to grant temporary amnesty and work permits to millions more illegal immigrants via executive action, asserting Obama’s timing could not be any worse for American workers, especially black Americans. 

Vice President Joe Biden expressed optimism about the prospect of a growing economic relationship between the United States and the continent of Africa during his address to the U.S.-Africa Summit Tuesday. “I see no reason why – and this is

President Barack Obama and his supporters tout the fact that he’s issued fewer executive orders than other recent presidents, suggesting Republicans are pushing a non-issue. But Republicans seem incompetent at explaining why the number is irrelevant; the problem is that

Some Catholic bishops have recently suggested that granting amnesty to illegal immigrant children from Central America is consistent with “pro-life” Catholic teachings. As reported in National Catholic Register, Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh said that providing for the needs of the

On Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer offered his thoughts on the merits of impeachment should President Barack Obama unilaterally pursue amnesty for 5 to 6 million illegal immigrants here, as the president

Voice of America spoke with Alexander Leiva of the Honduran Ministry of Labor and Social Security during their report on illegal immigrants getting captured and processed though a center in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Leiva pointed to the false rumors of amnesty for

John Fund, national affairs correspondent for National Review Online, told Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon that if President Obama attempts via executive order to grant amnesty to eight million illegal aliens “it would be the equivalent of ritual

In response to President Obama’s executive order last week banning “all companies that receive a contract from the federal government from discriminating against their LGBT employees,” the U.S. Catholic bishops have responded by decrying the order as “unprecedented and extreme.”

The Obama Administration tried to make a big deal this week out of their proposed safety regulations to make the infamous “exploding oil trains” hauling crude oil across the U.S. less dangerous. But despite at least one fiery oil train

After meeting with Central American leaders on Thursday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has called for an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program–President Barack Obama’s 2012 amnesty program, via executive order, for illegal alien minors. “The U.S.

Following Obama’s July 16 executive order banning the importation of Russian made AK-47s and other firearms that use the famous “Kalashnikov” action, sales of Russian AK-47s have gone through the roof. Thus solidifying Obama’s position as gun salesman of the

Obama’s July 16 executive order banning the importation of Russian-made AK-47s (Kalashnikov action) also bans the importation of Izhmash weaponry and “Saiga rifles and shotguns.” The Izhmash and Saiga firearms are included because of their use of Kalashnikov actions.  On

HOUSTON, Texas–When Texas Governor Rick Perry called for President Obama to deploy the National Guard on the Texas/Mexico border it would be easy to expect a backlash from left-of-center media in Texas. Surprisingly, that is not the case as Texas

Grassroots parent groups that oppose the Common Core standards are blasting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) for issuing an executive order Monday that creates a handpicked study commission to make recommendations by 2015 on the effectiveness of the assessments

The New Jersey state Senate will vote Thursday on a bill that establishes a task force to study the Common Core standards, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), and the use of student test scores

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” host Andrea Mitchell asked if the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied children flooding across the U.S.-Mexico border has been cause by President Barack Obama’s so-called “DREAM Act” executive order.  Alan Gomez, the immigration reporter at

In exchange for government funding, filmmakers desperate for funding or willing to sell out their artistic integrity will be required to meet diversity quotas that include ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. If you do not meet the

The Associated Press reports that an appeals court has blocked the state of Arizona ‘s ban on offering drivers licenses to immigrants shielded by an executive order issued by President Obama in June of 2012. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court

On Thursday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” Maricopa Co., AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio suggested the United States should revoke Mexico’s foreign aid until the influx at the southern border is resolved.  Arpaio declared maybe we ought to take away foreign