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Congress must make Chemical Safety Act live up to its name

The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century has a nice ring to it. Named for the late, longtime New Jersey Senator who passed away in 2013, the bill, championed in the Senate by Republican David Vitter…

Clinton camp issues clarification on deleted emails, claims ‘every’ message was reviewed

Hillary Clinton’s camp late Sunday issued a significant clarification about the steps they say were taken to review thousands of personal emails before they were deleted, claiming her team individually read “every email” before discarding those deemed private. Clinton spokesman…

Maryland Democrats jump at shot for Mikulski’s Senate seat while Republicans stay on sidelines

FILE: Undated: Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, Washington, D.C. (AP) Maryland Democrats are pouring into the race to replace party member Sen. Barbara Mikulski, but her announced retirement appears to have caught Republicans by surprise with top prospects still on the…

Wake Up America: Beware Team Obama’s dangerous plan to ban bullets

The president who promised to fundamentally transform America has been busy fulfilling his promise. First, he started by twisting capitalism into a pretzel. A trillion tax dollars saved his donor pals at Goldman Sachs and his union buddies at General…

Mitch McConnell: A beaten man presiding over a broken Senate

Editor’s note: The following op-ed originally appeared in The Hill newspaper and on TheHill.com. After a terrible, bone-breaking accident and two eye surgeries, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the former Senate Majority Leader, is scheduled to be back on Capitol Hill…

The Real State of Our Union: More entitlements, taxes and unemployment

In his State of the Union address, President Obama will propose much he knows the Republican-controlled Congress will not enact, but his real agenda is to set the table for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Once again, the president will…

Obama administration accused of political motives in push for new citizens

Nearly 20 years after reporters and congressional investigators caught the Clinton administration trying to register a million immigrants as new citizens and Democratic voters — many without proper documents — some Republicans fear the Obama administration is instituting a similar…

Immigration amnesty will hurt Obama’s most loyal supporters: African-Americans

President Obama officially unveiled his new Executive Order giving amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants Thursday evening. ; What’s so amazing about this stunning news, coming less than three weeks after a historic Republican landslide and repudiation of Obama’s policies,…

Broadcast networks cover Kochs 22 times more than election’s top funder Steyer

The biggest name this midterm election isn’t Barack Obama. It’s liberal billionaire Tom Steyer, the coal king who wants to pretend to be green. Steyer has thrown nearly $74 million at the election in an attempt to tip seven key…

As Dems avoid Obama on campaign trail, Romney is in GOP demand

MESA, Ariz. – Flashing the easy smile of someone whose name isn’t on the Election Day ballot, Mitt Romney has never been so politically popular. He’s traveled the country – 23 states by his count – in recent months to…