Mother Calls Into C-SPAN To Lecture Her Fighting Political Strategist Sons
“Oh, god, it’s mom.” Political operative brothers Brad and Dallas Woodhouse got a surprising call from their mother on C-SPAN's Washington Journal Tuesday morning. Their mother, identified as Joy,...
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Obama Administration Accused Of Violating Asylum Seekers' Human Rights In...
Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union filed the federal class action suit Tuesday, accusing the Obama administration of multiple violations of immigration and asylum laws, as well as the...
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Federal Appeals Court Denies Transgender Inmate's Surgery Claim
Reversing a trial court’s order, the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals denied Massachusetts inmate Michelle Kosilek’s request for gender reassignment surgery. Michelle Kosilek, in a Jan. 15, 1993 file...
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Jeb Bush Thinks He Can Persuade The Republican Base To Get Behind Immigration...
“A candidate gets to persuade.” Jonathan Ernst / Reuters In his first interview since he announced Tuesday that he was actively exploring the possibility of running for president, former Florida Gov....
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White House Credits Pope Francis For Facilitating Cuba Deal
The pope sent an extraordinary letter to both Obama and Castro over the summer. The letter “gave us greater impetus and momentum for us to move forward,” the administration official said. Tony Gentile...
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Democratic SuperPAC American Bridge Squatting On Jeb Bush 2016 Domains
Bush-Portman 2016? Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush announced on Facebook Tuesday morning he is "actively" exploring the possibility of running for president. Via Facebook: jeb-bush But the Jebbu.Sh isn't...
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Republicans Threaten To Block Future U.S. Embassy, Ambassador In Cuba
“I anticipate we’re going to have a very interesting couple of years discussing how you’re going to get an ambassador nominated and how you’ll get an embassy funded,” Rubio says. U.S. Senator Marco...
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Democratic Congressman Recalls Emotional Meeting Between Alan Gross And John...
“Thank you for not forgetting me,” Gross told the secretary of state, Rep. Jim McGovern says. Alan Gross at Andrews Air Force Base as Rep. Jim McGovern looks on. Jill Zuckman / Reuters Massachusetts...
View ArticleCongressman Peter King Really Hates Ted Cruz
“So, as usual, he’s like one big self-inflicted wound.” w.soundcloud.com Republican Rep. Peter King of New York really does not like Sen. Ted Cruz. Speaking with Long Island News Radio, the New York...
View ArticleWhite House Won't Rule Out Presidential Visit To Cuba
Josh Earnest: “I assume like many Americans he has seen that Cuba is a place where they have a beautiful climate and a lot of fun things to do. So if there’s an opportunity for the president to visit...
View ArticleGOP Congressman: Americans Should Be Allowed To Travel To Cuba, Ban "Ridiculous"
“I gotta tell you, as an American, I should be able to travel anywhere I want to in the world.” w.soundcloud.com Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the incoming Chairman of the House Oversight and...
View ArticleShepard Smith: Are We About To "Ruin" Cuba?
“The last thing they need is a Taco Bell and a Lowe’s—” “Toilet paper, toothbrushes—” “Right. But you know, it’s one big idea and it all sort of comes together. And you wonder, are we about to get up...
View ArticleHouse Foreign Affairs Chairman: Average Cuban Won't Benefit From Better U.S....
“The problem in the Cuban system is that when foreign companies go in there, they write the check out to the account controlled by Fidel Castro and by his brother Raul.” w.soundcloud.com California...
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Democratic Public Relations Firm SKDK Helped American Freed By Cuba
Jill Zuckman lent public relations expertise to the legal team of Alan Gross, freed today after five years of imprisonment in Cuba. Alan Gross returned to U.S. soil Wednesday after his 2009...
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Jeb Bush Paid By Bank That Violated Cuba Sanctions
The former Florida governor serves as an adviser to Barclays, which was fined nearly $300 million for violating sanctions in 2010, prior to his work there. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Former Florida Gov....
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Has The Cuban Exile Movement Finally Run Out Of Breath?
Miami’s Cuban exiles have long been the heart of the anti-Castro movement in America. But are they now ready for a change? BuzzFeed News’ David Noriega reports from Miami. An anti-Castro Cuban exile...
View ArticleRand Paul And Ron Paul Both Say The Cuba Policy Clearly Hasn't Worked
“The 50-year embargo just hasn’t worked.” View Video › Republican Sen. Rand Paul and his father, former presidential candidate and former congressman from Texas Ron Paul agree: U.S. policy toward Cuba...
View ArticleTed Cruz: "I Can Only Laugh" When Obama, Clinton Discuss Income Inequality...
“And income inequality — you know, I have to admit, I can only laugh any time President Obama or Hillary Clinton talk about income inequality, because it’s increased dramatically under their...
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Justice Department Will Now Support Transgender Discrimination Claims In...
“I have determined that the best reading of Title VII’s prohibition of sex discrimination is that it encompasses discrimination based on gender identity, including transgender status,” Attorney...
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Obama's Republican Allies On Cuba
While many in the conservative base stew over the president’s decision to end half a century of frosty relations with Cuba, the list of Republicans in Washington on board with the plan is growing....
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