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Sen. David Vitter gave a speech on the Senate floor calling on Congress to end the practice of birthright citizenship, arguingthat no sane country would allow it for the children of illegal immigrants. Vitter ended the remarks Thursday by saying he was actually quoting an old speech by Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who now opposes ending birthright citizenship. Reid had slammed Vitter over the issue the previous day. This is not my statement. Let me clarify: This is Sen. Harry Reid's statement on the floor of the U.S. Senate, said the Louisiana Republican, who is sponsoring an anti-birthright amendment to a human trafficking bill currently before the Senate. Vitter ended by saying, Let me just thank Senator Reid for his prior words in strong support of what he yesterday called 'Vitter's stupid amendment.'

The Florida Republican gets ready to join the wide-open field.

From USA Today: WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz, the first major Republican candidate to declare his White House candidacy, raised $2 million during the first three days of his presidential campaign — as his team deployed a mix of complex

Men might be growing beards to appear more attractive to women and more dominant to other men, a study on monkeys suggests

NASHUA, New Hampshire -- With a speech peppered with pop culture references, Texas Senator Ted Cruz brought a crowd of college students to their feet on three occasions Friday night at the New England Freedom Conference.

  The war on the American people by the federal government continues to escalate as the Justice Department met with banking leaders recommending their employees call the cops on banking custom...

Judicial Watch to work with Legal Insurrection to obtain information under FOIA

A BBC presenter found herself in the middle of a Twitter storm after claiming a radio documentary on climate change was balanced because it did not feature any sceptic voice. (h/t Bishop Hill) Climate Change: The Inconvenient Facts, which is

What country deserves more condemnation for violating human rights than any other nation on earth?

Physician-assisted suicide is now legal in Oregon, Washington, Vermont, Montana and New Mexico. It is under consideration in 13 other states.

It's no secret that the liberal MSNBC cable channel is in freefall in both ratings and the important demographic of viewers from 25 to 54 years old, and one of the hosts most likely to face the chopping block is the anchor of the All In With Chris Hayes program. Just when it seemed that things couldn't get any worse for Hayes, his series had its worst week since the show debuted in April 2013, averaging only 74,000 viewers in that demo during the week of March 16.

While Beltway insiders think Hillary Clinton has the Democratic presidential nomination all squared away, some have tried to build a buzz arond former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley as a challenger. In Iowa, a college newspaper tried to sell O'Malley as a "new JFK." Don't they do that a lot with Democrats?

CEO Bill Oesterle said online ratings service would no longer partner with state on expansion because of his opposition to the religious freedom act.

A contentious battle between supporters of religious freedom and people in favor of gay rights in Indiana reached a turning point on Thursday, when Governor Mike Pence signed Senate Bill 101 -- a measure that both the state House and Senate had passed earlier in the week -- into law after stating: “The legislation is about respecting and reassuring Hoosiers that their religious freedoms are intact.” However, blogger Arthur Chu wrote an article the same day for the liberal Daily Beast website on this topic with the title “Gay Money Is No Good in Indiana” under the subhead “Bigots Vs. Business.”

The Ithaca College student government passed a bill last week to establish an online reporting system for hurt feelings over

Said at private prayer breakfast.

In a little-noticed move this week, California State Assembly Minority Leader Kristin Olsen, completed a purge of “conservative” policy staffers. The dramatic reversal—in both function and ideology of the Assembly Republican Caucus—mirrors the California GOP's leftward shift, which has eschewed social conservatives as a “fringe” element.

What if it's not injustice that has led so many blacks across America to feel disenfranchised? What if it's judgment?

All we're saying is we're not going to deport you," was the big lie President Barack Obama used when he announced his executive action on immigration. Despite being repeated time and again by politicians and the media during the DHS funding debate to describe the presidents action, its still a lie.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Saturday announced his decision to prohibit the use of city funds for travel by all city employees on city business to the State of Indiana after the passage of S.B. 101.

Ted Cruz and the perverse incentives created by the most energized members of the Republican base.

If you thought the tired, discredited "War on Women" meme was a thing of the past, think again. MSNBC.com is doing its best to keep it alive. Witness how they gave a platform today to Ilyse Hogue of the abortion-rights absolutist group NARAL Pro-Choice America.

A deal on nukes won't be enough. America needs to change its geopolitical view of Iran.

#TheRefinery crew discuss Scott Walker's Iowa debacle and those who seek to take advantage of this gaffe. Remember guys, it's only March 2015, nobody is done...