http://www.mail.com/people/17086-steve-king.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/17086-steve-king.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2134022-house-passes-measure-to-deport-young-immigrants.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House voted Thursday to resume the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children, a largely symbolic move in the first immigration-related vote in either chamber of Congress this year and a measure of the daunting challenge facing supporters of a sweeping overhaul of existing ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:35:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2134022-house-passes-measure-to-deport-young-immigrants.html 2013-06-06T21:35:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2124586-congressmen-find-boston-attack-clues-russia.html MOSCOW (AP) — The head of a U.S. congressional delegation said Sunday that its meetings in Russia showed there was "nothing specific" that could have helped prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, but that the two countries need to work more closely on joint security threats. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican who led the six-member delegation, ... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 21:05:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2124586-congressmen-find-boston-attack-clues-russia.html 2013-06-02T21:05:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2116350-congressmen-russia-to-investigate-boston-attack.html MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S. congressional delegation is spending a week in Russia meeting with high-level government and security officials to investigate whether more could have been done to prevent the Boston Marathon bombings. Russia warned the United States in 2011 that bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a potential terrorist threat, but did not respond ... Wed, 29 May 2013 18:08:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2116350-congressmen-russia-to-investigate-boston-attack.html 2013-05-29T18:08:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2086634-house-panel-oks-farm-bill-with-food-stamp-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved a sweeping farm bill that would trim the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. The panel rebuffed Democratic efforts to keep the food stamp program whole, as debate on the farm bill turned into a theological discourse on helping the poor. The House bill would cut about $2.5 billion a... Thu, 16 May 2013 04:10:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2086634-house-panel-oks-farm-bill-with-food-stamp-cuts.html 2013-05-16T04:10:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2030418-boston-bombings-shadow-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon bombings cast a shadow Friday over the start of debate on legislation to remake the U.S. immigration system, as some Republicans argued that the role of two immigrant suspects raised questions about gaps in the system. There was no suggestion that the two suspects, brothers who had lived in Dagestan neighboring Chechn... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:23:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2030418-boston-bombings-shadow-immigration-bill.html 2013-04-19T20:23:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941878-democrats-face-challenging-senate-landscape.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President Barack Obama's final two years. His party must defend a hefty 21 seats, including seven in largely rural states that the president lo... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:26:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941878-democrats-face-challenging-senate-landscape.html 2013-03-09T09:26:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1940248-democrats-push-gun-measure-colo-up.html DENVER (AP) — Colorado Democrats advanced aggressive gun-control proposals after a 12-hour marathon debate Friday in a state wrestling with its history of heartbreaking shootings and Western heritage where gun ownership is treasured by many. Democrats moved forward with new ammunition magazine limits and universal background checks. But they withdrew two ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:00:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1940248-democrats-push-gun-measure-colo-up.html 2013-03-09T07:00:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1925428-senate-republicans-sell-immigration-plan-to-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Jeff Flake met with key House conservatives this week to promote legislation to overhaul the nation's immigration laws and provide a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants, McCain's communications director said Friday. McCain, R-Ariz.; Graham, R-S.C.; and Fla... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:04:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1925428-senate-republicans-sell-immigration-plan-to-house.html 2013-03-01T20:04:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1906750-gop-senators-treading-carefully-with-tea-party.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Twice burned, Republicans are treading carefully around tea party groups as they pursue a Senate majority that slipped through their fingers in 2010 and 2012. "You'd have to be an idiot not to prepare" for primary election challenges from the right, no matter the state, says Rob Jesmer, who was executive director of the GOP Senate campai... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:43:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1906750-gop-senators-treading-carefully-with-tea-party.html 2013-02-21T22:43:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1875198-iowa-democrat-braley-announces-2014-us-senate-bid.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley on Thursday became the first Iowan to announce plans to seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tom Harkin after 30 years. The move also was the first in what could be a reshuffling of Iowa's U.S. House delegation in 2014. Braley, a four-term House member from Waterloo, announced his plans in an... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1875198-iowa-democrat-braley-announces-2014-us-senate-bid.html 2013-02-07T21:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1870224-pac-stirs-gop-rivalries-tea-party-angst.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' struggles to redefine their party are intensifying, as tea party insurgents and establishment Republicans vie to control congressional primaries, and GOP leaders try to expand their focus beyond the deficit. Grassroots conservatives are condemning a new bid by wealthy donors to vet future Senate and House nominees. The donor... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1870224-pac-stirs-gop-rivalries-tea-party-angst.html 2013-02-05T20:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1783460-fiscal-cliff-leaves-boehner-wounded-speaker.html WASHINGTON (AP) — John Boehner is a bloodied House speaker following the startling setback that his own fractious Republican troops dealt him in their "fiscal cliff" struggle against President Barack Obama. There's plenty of internal grumbling about the Ohio Republican, especially among conservatives, and lots of buzzing about whether his leadership post ... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1783460-fiscal-cliff-leaves-boehner-wounded-speaker.html 2012-12-22T13:10:00Z