On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin marking up the “Gang of Eight” 844-page immigration bill that aims to create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. With 18 members of the Senate Judiciary Committee having proposed 300 amendments to the legislation, ranging from protections for gay couples to border-security fixes, the committee hopes to dismantle the bill but the “Gang of Eight” will likely resist considerable changes to the central goal of their legislation.
- President Obama heads to Austin to talk jobs, manufacturing, and technology
- Census: African Americans had a higher turnout rate than whites did in 2012
- Republicans ready for another debt ceiling showdown?
- Rick Perry’s letter on border security read by Valerie Jarrett instead of Obama
- Sen. Rand Paul on Thursday accused Hillary Clinton of “dereliction of duty” regarding Benghazi attacks
- Asian-American leaders met with the president Wednesday to discuss immigration, health care and civil rights
- Obama met with energy executives to discuss industry’s response to Hurricane Sandy
- Bipartisan immigration bill ties immigration to social security
- Joe Biden wants immigration fixed by the summer
- Senate rejects NRA-backed bill that would have expanded the use of firearms on federal lands
- House approves a Republican-backed bill that gives American workers the option of taking paid “comp time” off for working more than 40 hrs/wk
- Mitch McConnell called Obama’s pick to be Labor secretary a “crusading ideologue”
- NRA announced a $25,000 television week-long television ad buy to support Sen. Kelly Ayotte
- Charlie Crist now backs gay marriage
- Mark Sanford and ex-wife have settled her complaint that he was trespassing at her South Carolina home
- Poll shows Rep. Ed Markey leading Gabriel Gomez 41% to 35%
- Gomez took questionable tax concession on home
- Suspected Boston marathon bomber was buried at undisclosed Massachusetts location
- Castro served hostages cake each year on the date of their abductions
- Jodi Arias prefers death penalty
