As several politicians and pundits using the Boston bombing as a cautionary tale about immigration, public support for immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants has dropped 7 percentage points in less than a month, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.
One way to understand how hard it is for Republicans to agree amongst themselves on immigration reform is to look at what's controversial in the Senate — and compare all of that to what's controversial in the House. Because they are very, very different things.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio went on seven Sunday talk shows to pitch a bipartisan immigration reform deal, while a handful of Republican lawmakers famous for their wacky cable news interviews can't get any attention.
Just when you thought Rove had taken back control of his own war on the Tea Party, the outspoken Iowa congressman sent a fundraising email to supporters today that, in very clear language, says Rove is trying to "bully" him out of running in 2014.
Maybe Rep. Paul Ryan is the one guy who can bring together conservative Republicans with moderates to pass a budget deal avoiding the fiscal cliff. Or maybe he can't bring together anybody.
Our old friend Rep. Steve King of Iowa is defending his vote against relief for Hurricane Katrina, because some of the money was spent on "Gucci bags and massage parlors."
Ladies, we know taking a pill at the same time every day is a huge pain. Well, the men of the House GOP have some great tricks to prevent pregnancy without that dumb old pill.
Rep. Todd Akin appeared to be on his own in the controversy over his abortion and rape comments, but fellow Congressman Steve King has also put his foot in it after saying he's never heard of a woman getting pregnant because of statutory rape or incest.
Conservatives argue the raid validates the Bush era anti-terror policies
Some are starving for a cause, but Rep. Steve King just wants to be sexy by Easter
Rep. Darrell Issa is having a tweet-off and Rep. Steve King is winning
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