Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz has won the Republican runoff and will take on Democrat Paul Sadler. Ted Cruz beat David Dewhurst, who was favored by Governor Rick Perry. Ted Cruz is expected to become Texas’s next Senator. The race once again pitted establishment against the Tea Party. Once again, […]
The uniforms that American athletes in the Olympics are wearing were made in China. Now that has infuriated some, with bipartisan support, or criticism. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said all the uniforms should put in a pile and burned. Now it appears, Sen. Reid has an unlikely ally, Donald […]
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to repeal President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. The Repeal of Obamacare Act, H.R. 6079, was passed in reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Obamacare. Before the decision, Speaker Boehner said that whatever the Court did not get rid of, the House would […]
Yesterday’s ruling by the Supreme Court saved President Obama’s healthcare law, but gave Republicans new ammo. Chief Justice Roberts wrote in his opinion that the individual mandate is a tax, which Republicans dislike. As do most Americans. Republicans have often campaigned that Obamacare included taxes, but now they have the […]
The House of Representatives has held Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. This is the first time a Cabinet member has been successfully been held in contempt. The move was largely symbolic because any court action will take years. Most Democrats did not vote, and almost all Republicans […]