House Speaker John Boehner released more details of his immigration reform principles Thursday ahead of an important GOP retreat on Maryland’s Eastern Shore this weekend, Newsmax reports. Boehner and other Republican leaders would insist on enforcement first, followed by a path to legalization for illegal immigrants who passed background checks, paid fines and back taxes, […]

Rep. Paul Ryan confirmed to the Wall Street Journal Wednesday that leading House Republicans will push legislation offering a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants – and immediate legal status. The Hill reports that the fate of immigration reform will likely be decided this weekend as the House GOP takes a retreat on Maryland’s Eastern […]

President Obama promised a “year of action” in his State of the Union speech last night – acknowledging that his agenda was unlikely to get past House Republicans and pledging to his executive powers to act alone instead. Politico has the details – including Obama’s strong embrace of ObamaCare. In response, Senator Ted Cruz takes to […]

NSA leaker Edward Snowden is tiring of Russia, according to a report in The Hill. “Returning to the US,” Snowden said, would be “the best resolution for the government, the public, and myself, but its unfortunately not possible in the face of current whistleblower protection laws.” In response, Attorney General Eric Holder told MSNBC that, […]

The Israeli intelligence agency foiled an al-Qaida plot against the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv Wednesday, marking the first time al-Qaida has attempted an attack on Israeli soil, reports Newsmax. The Shin Bet intelligence agency arrested three Palestinians alleged to be planning bombings, shootings, kidnappings and other attacks while working al-Qaida’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. CNN: […]