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Sanctuary-city mayors nationwide renew calls to rebel against federal-immigration laws
Mayors across the country – from San Francisco to New York City – say they will continue to shield criminal illegal immigrants from federal immigration laws despite calls from President-elect Donald J. Trump for local law-enforcement authorities to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Bloomberg has the story: Municipalities that protect undocumented immigrants from deportation stand…
Read MoreReport: Trump considering Ted Cruz for attorney general
President-elect Donald J. Trump is thinking about appointing his former primary challenger, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), to the position of U.S. attorney general, reports say. The Washington Times has the details: President-elect Donald Trump is considering former rival Sen. Ted Cruz for U.S. attorney general, according to reports. Mr. Trump met Tuesday with Mr. Cruz,…
Read MoreIRS denies tea partyers’ longtime requests for tax-exempt status
The IRS has denied tax-exempt status to two tea-party groups, including an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based tea-party group that for seven years was waiting on an answer from the tax-collection agency. The Washington Times has the story: The tax agency, under orders from a federal judge, is belatedly tackling the remaining tea party cases that it…
Read MoreSenator Lankford: ‘Burdening debt’ threatens national defense
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) this week announced at that, the end of the month, he will release his second annual “Federal Fumbles” report, a publication intended to draw attention to and encourage lawmakers to curb wasteful government programs that increase our debt which, says Sen. Lankford, threatens military readiness. The Daily Signal has the story:…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots: Undoing House Earmark Ban “Show of Callous Cynicism and Hypocrisy”
Reacting to reports that Reps. John Culberson of Texas, Mike Rogers of Alabama and Tom Rooney of Florida are pushing a proposal to undo the House ban on earmarks, Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement: “Any Member of Congress who votes to bring back old-school, back-room, pork-barrel spending through earmarks is…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 11/13/16
CALENDAR: The House will return on Monday, November 14, with votes postponed until 6:30 PM, and will stay in session through Thursday, with no votes scheduled later than 3 PM. The Senate will return on Tuesday, November 15, with the first vote set for 5:30 PM. They are scheduled to stay in session through Friday.…
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