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California AG "Shocked" To Learn Her Office Wanted To Keep Eligible Parolees...
Lawyers for California Attorney General Kamala Harris argued releasing non-violent inmates early would harm efforts to fight California wildfires. Harris told BuzzFeed News she first heard about this...
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McConnell Leaves Defunding Obama's Immigration Executive Actions On The Table
But noted President Obama has a big trump card: veto. Joshua Roberts / Reuters WASHINGTON — The soon-to-be leader of the Senate said Tuesday he wouldn't rule out trying to defund any executive action...
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Senate Democrats On Keystone Vote: Why Are We Doing This Now?
Progressives are upset the Senate will vote on Keystone, and red-state Democrats who lost say it wouldn’t have made a difference in their elections. “It doesn’t help anybody now.” Gary Cameron /...
View ArticleSenate Democrats Block Keystone XL Pipeline Approval
Vote on controversial pipeline came as Louisiana’s Mary Landrieu fights a quixotic battle to keep her Senate seat. WASHINGTON — Despite heavy lobbying from Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, the...
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Bill That Would Have Put Limits On The NSA Fails Key Senate Vote
Sen. Patrick Leahy’s USA Freedom Act, which would have put some limits on the capabilities of the NSA, didn’t get the votes for full consideration. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Joshua Roberts /...
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Missouri Executes Man For Murder Amidst Racial Concerns
UPDATE: Leon Taylor was executed early Wednesday morning. He was sentenced to death by an all-white jury in 1999 for murder a gas station attendant in front of the victim’s 8-year-old stepdaughter....
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South Carolina Attorney General Asks Chief Justice To Stop Same-Sex Marriages...
Unless the Supreme Court intervenes, same-sex couples will be able to marry in South Carolina beginning at noon Thursday. Chief Justice John Roberts Faith Ninivaggi / Reuters South Carolina Attorney...
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Oops: AFL-CIO Sends Immigration Activist Planning Email To Reporters
“We hear there will be a prime time Thursday evening announcement.” Larry Downing / Reuters WASHINGTON — An official for the AFL-CIO inadvertently forwarded an email seemingly meant for immigration...
View ArticleObama To Annouce Immigration Executive Actions
President Obama will unveil his plans in a Thursday primetime address. View Video › Facebook: video.php LINK: Obama Executive Action To Protect 5 Million From Being Deported
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Kamala Harris Charts Her Path As A Progressive Prosecutor
The California attorney general is a rising national Democratic star. For now, though, Kamala Harris would rather talk about the evolution of Fourth Amendment law than D.C. political news. California...
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Chuck Grassley Won't Rule Out Limits On NSA
The incoming judiciary chairman says “something has to be done before June 15.” Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Yuri Gripas / Reuters / Reuters WASHINGTON — The incoming chairman of the Judiciary...
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Marriage Equality Comes To Montana, Federal Judge Rules
“This injunction shall take effect immediately. A federal judge struck down Montana's ban on same-sex couples' marriages on Wednesday afternoon, days after canceling a hearing previously scheduled in...
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Senate Republicans Mixed On Exactly How To Stop Immigration Executive Actions
Sen. John McCain says there isn’t standing yet to sue the president over his immigration executive actions. Joshua Roberts / Reuters WASHINGTON — A day before President Barack Obama is set to announce...
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Republicans Warn Obama Not To "Circumvent" Congress As Iran Talks Deadline Nears
“Unless the White House genuinely engages with Congress, we see no way that any agreement consisting of your administration’s current proposals to Iran will endure in the 114th Congress and after your...
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A Moderate Palestinian Group Struggles As Hope For A Two-State Solution Wanes
The American Task Force on Palestine cancels its annual gala and prepares to downsize as it faces an uncertain future. ATFP's president Ziad Asali and senior fellow Hussein Ibish giving interviews in...
View ArticleRead The Immigration Talking Points The White House Sent To Dems
“Taxes and background checks aren’t amnesty. That’s accountability. Doing nothing—that’s amnesty.” The White House takes on the idea of amnesty and more in talking points sent to Democratic...
View ArticleJim Webb Launches 2016 Exploratory Committee For President
The former Virginia senator is the first candidate of either party to launch an exploratory committee and accept direct contributions for a 2016 bid. Jim Webb 2016 / Via youtube.com Jim Webb, the...
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GOP Congress Member: No Military Authorization Before The End Of 2014
The lawmaker also said that this September’s measure to train and arm Syrian rebels was mostly for show. Neil Hall / Reuters WASHINGTON — A Republican member of Congress on Thursday dismissed the...
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Scammers Are Waiting To Profit From Obama's Immigration Move
Obama is expected to move to spare millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation on Thursday. Scammers who profit from undocumented immigrants’ desire for legal status will be waiting....
View ArticleLive Video: Obama's Speech On Immigration
President Obama is delivering a televised speech on immigration Thursday at 8 p.m. ET . Watch the speech: youtube.com LINK: Read The Immigration Talking Points The White House Sent To Dems
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