Sen. Marco Rubio posed as a public champion for Americans during the secret 2013 talks over amnesty and cheap imported workers, but behind closed doors, he was was an ally and a patsy for Democratic leaders, according to a new article from the left-wing Mother Jones magazine.
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation that would impose additional requirements on the Visa Waiver Program – which allows citizens of participating countries to travel to the U.S. for 90 days or less without a visa — as a means of helping to prevent terrorists from entering the U.S.
Arizona Republican Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake have produced a report criticizing the Defense Department for spending $6.8 million on “paid patriotism” at sporting events since 2012.
Republican lawmakers are expressing concern about the Obama administration’s plans to release some 2,000 federally jailed criminal aliens scheduled for deportation as part of the government’s new sentencing rules for drug convictions.
“No more people should die at the hands of those who ignore our immigration laws and commit crimes. No more families should have to go through what our hearing witnesses have experienced,” Grassley — who held a hearing Tuesday featuring testimony from the family members of illegal immigrant crime victims — said Tuesday.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement data revealed that from 2010-2014, the Obama administration released 121 convicted criminal immigrants slated for removal who went on to commit murder. Three Republican senators want to know why they were released in the first place.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attacked Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) on Friday in an appearance on Hugh Hewitt’s radio program.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) won’t be able to just skate by if he merely votes against U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch as President Barack Obama’s nominee to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General, Arizona state Sen. Kelli Ward told Breitbart News.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has come out publicly against the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be Attorney General because of her support for President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty. McCain’s announcement comes as he potentially faces strong conservative challengers in a primary election next year.
Two Republican senators want to know more about why ICE released an illegal immigrant, who’s alleged to have committed a murder after he was freed.
House Speaker John Boehner’s on-staff amnesty advocate Becky Tallent is in talks with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s potential presidential campaign for a job, meaning if she takes it she’d leave Boehner’s office.
In a lengthy Senate floor speech on Wednesday, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) spoke against House-passed biill that would defund President Obama’s executive amnesty. Instead, Flake lobbied for his own bill, which mirrors a controversial House measure that doesn’t build a border fence and does nothing to stop Obama’s catch-and-release of illegal aliens.
Talk radio host Laura Ingraham criticized Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who she said was ” much worse than [Sen.] John McCain (R-AZ)…on the foreign workers deal” on Friday. “Jeff Flake is much worse than John McCain, I think, on the
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who has pushed comprehensive amnesty legislation as a “Gang of Eight” member, is trying to advance the notion that a Republican cannot win the White House without supporting comprehensive amnesty legislation. He even suggested that pro-amnesty
As many Republicans blasted President Obama for his decision to thaw diplomatic relations with Cuba, a few Republicans are instead saying they support the idea of ending an embargo with the Castro-led regime. “I’ve always said, if somebody is going
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) tends to talk a good game when it comes to taking on Barack Obama, especially when it comes to immigration. But now with the battle lines being drawn on the Republican side between conservatives and the
The Department of Justice has been silent about whether it barred federal prosecutors from prosecuting illegal immigrants in Arizona who have been detained crossing the border for the first time. According to the Associated Press, “Public affairs officials from the
Sen. John McCain told reporters on Capitol Hill today that he was currently working on an alternate immigration bill for Republicans to offer instead of President Obama’s emergency funding supplement McCain previewed the legislation for reporters calling the repeal of
In an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Special Report” on Wednesday, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) discussed the current state of affairs surrounding the issue of immigration. Flake, the guest of the show’s occasionally occurring “Center Seat” segment, admitted the rise
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) criticized President Obama for sending the wrong message to illegal immigrants in his budget request to Congress. Flake, a member of the Senate “Gang of Eight” supporting immigration reform, explained in an interview with PBS anchor
The primary driver of the flood of unaccompanied minors across the southern border is the belief they will be allowed to stay and afforded legal status, according Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake. In an interview with USA Today Flake, a
In a bid to sway Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to support gun control, gun control groups and some local Arizona gun control factions delivered 10,000 “Not One More” cards to Flake’s Phoenix office. It took more than an hour to
Arizona Republican Sens. Jeff Flake and John McCain are calling on President Obama to send “a clear message” to those seeking to enter the United States illegally that they are not eligible for his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who was a member of the Senate’s Gang of Eight that wrote the immigration bill, said he agreed with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush that illegal immigration was an “act of love” and praised him for
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), a member of the Senate’s immigration “Gang of Eight,” let slip in an interview with the Arizona Republic exactly what House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) plans to do to sneak amnesty past the
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) split the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” on Tuesday, according to the Huffington Post, discrediting an argument from his fellow Gang of Eight member Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) that Rubio used to argue Congress needed to pass
Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) touts the much-touted new border security amendment to the Senate’s pending immigration reform bill on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor.”
During Wednesday’s Republican Study Committee (RSC) meeting, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) challenged Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to explain why they are pushing the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill when the country is reeling from the IRS,
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) backed down from a previous promise his spokeswoman made to Breitbart News that he would consider voting in favor of amendments to the Senate’s immigration bill that would close a loophole allowing illegal immigrants immediate access
Sens. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and John McCain (R-AZ) signed a letter on Tuesday calling for transparent legislative process that does not increase government spending. Flake and McCain joined Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Tom
On Monday, Jon Carson, Executive Director of Organizing For America, told a small group of supporters at a New York City fundraising event what everyone in the political world already knew: OFA will stop pretending it’s a 501(c)(4) over the next
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) would support an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill to close the loophole allowing illegal immigrants access to state and local welfare benefits, his spokeswoman told Breitbart News on Tuesday afternoon. Flake’s spokeswoman, Genevieve
“Gang of 8” negotiator AZ Sen. Jeff Flake told Breitbart News Monday that Democrat negotiators strongly resisted the inclusion of any provisions or “triggers” ensuring the nation’s southern border is secured as a result of the immigration bill. Flake said
Arizona Senator Jeff Flake said to NBC’s Chuck Todd on “Meet The Press” Sunday that it is inevitable that a Republican presidential nominee will back gay marriage. Transcript: CHUCK TODD: Let me ask you on gay marriage. Could you support
The political game of chicken that the Democrats are playing with immigration reform became clearer Wednesday. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), after touring the U.S.-Mexico border with Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), protested the efficacy
Aside from the economy, the biggest issue on voters’ minds this year is federal spending and the deficit. Voters across the political spectrum understand that the federal government can’t keep racking up charges on future generations’ credit cards. Which makes
The Democrat running against Republican Jeff Flake for Arizona’s senate seat once said obesity would inflict more harm on the nation than the terrorist attacks of 9/11. At a 2010 lecture at the University of South Carolina, Arizona Senate candidate
PHOENIX, Aug. 29 (UPI) —Rep. Ben Schweikert won an “inter-family battle” Tuesday in the Arizona primary, defeating fellow Republican Rep. Ben Quayle. In the battle for the Republican Senate nomination, Rep. Jeff Flake crushed Wil Cardon, a businessman who ran
Hugh Hewitt continues his quest to hold politicians’ accountable to the promises they made before the last election. Tonight he spoke with Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Az) and asked how the “tax plan” fits into the ideals of the new Republican