Mitch McConnell
President Obama met with South Florida's bilingual community on Wednesday, easing concerns about House Republicans' efforts to undermine his executive order on immigration.
Last week's attack on a satirical French newspaper highlight the impact of immigration reform and how another government shutdown would leave both the GOP and President Obama in an unfavorable light.
The government reopened today after a 16-day shutdown after a bill was passed late Wednesday that funds the government through January. Republicans hardly won any concessions, and are now trying to figure how to come back after their major defeat.
Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) were caught talking about the Republican strategy during the shutdown on a hot mic. Some senior GOP members take issue with the Republican intransigence and the government shutdown.
As the debate on immigration reform prepares to shift into another gear, members of the bipartisan U.S. Senate panel that crafted the bill have opted to speak with a group of conservative GOP House representatives about immigration reform to bridge the gap in communication between both sides.
The actress Ashley Judd dropped out of the running as a possible Senate candidate in her home state of Kentucky last month, but the drama doesn’t end there.
Ashley Judd could be the latest actor turned politician, following in the footsteps of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronald Reagan. The "Double Jeopardy" star raised suspicion that she may be interested in running against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2014 this week.
Actress Ashley Judd may be getting serious about her potential Senate run in Kentucky.
Lawmakers in the Kentucky state Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill legalizing the industrial cultivation of hemp in order to give the state an economic boost. On Thursday, Kentucky Republican Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul introduced the Industrial Hemp Farming Act to remove the plant from its current classification as a drug and allow farmers to begin growing the crop.
Actress Ashley Judd made headlines last year when she hinted that she might be interested in running for Senate in her home state of Kentucky.
The Senate is on hiatus until after President Obama’s second inauguration, but they have plenty to think about.
Mitch McConnell said on Sunday that Republicans are done with any talk of raising taxes.
Compared to the House, lately, the Senate looks downright stately.
Those hoping to start the New Year with the avoidance of the "fiscal cliff" that will raise taxes for many Americans will be let down as new reports indicate that the U.S. House of Representatives won't be voting on any bills to avoid the deadline at midnight.
Celebrity activist Ashley Judd is considering a run for Senate in her home state of Kentucky.
