http://www.mail.com/people/27716-marco-rubio.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/27716-marco-rubio.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2158796-cbo-senate-immigration-bill-would-help-economy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same time it would bestow legal status on an estimated 8 million immigrants living in the United States unlawfully. In an assessment that drew cheers from the White ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:53:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2158796-cbo-senate-immigration-bill-would-help-economy.html 2013-06-19T02:53:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2156464-immigration-bill-decide-2016-senator.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' hopes to reclaim the White House in the 2016 elections hinge on whether they support — or sabotage — the immigration overhaul being debated in the Senate, two lawmakers who helped write the proposal warn. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday told conservatives who are trying to block the measure that they will doom the par... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:10:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2156464-immigration-bill-decide-2016-senator.html 2013-06-17T11:10:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155378-graham-without-immigration-gop-to-fail-2016.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are "in a demographic death spiral" and will fail in their effort to win the presidency if the party blocks an immigration overhaul, a leading GOP senator said Sunday. Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who helped write a bipartisan immigration bill under debate in the Senate, said conservatives who are trying... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:22:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155378-graham-without-immigration-gop-to-fail-2016.html 2013-06-16T17:22:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153116-christie-maintains-political-balancing.html CHICAGO (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is walking a political tightrope as he charts his future, trying to balance his re-election campaign in a Democratic-leaning state with a potential presidential bid aimed at winning over Republicans. His latest challenge came in an appearance with former President Bill Clinton in Chicago, a move ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:35:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153116-christie-maintains-political-balancing.html 2013-06-14T23:35:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150602-rand-pauls-nsa-rebukes-help-hurt-2016.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Of the handful of tea party-backed Republicans eyeing a 2016 presidential bid, Sen. Rand Paul is emerging as the most forceful in pushing libertarian principles, especially on anti-terrorism issues. Rather than playing it politically safe, the Kentucky freshman is attacking government surveillance programs that many other Republicans — a... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:13:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150602-rand-pauls-nsa-rebukes-help-hurt-2016.html 2013-06-13T22:13:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2149374-senators-consensus-border-amendment.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Key Senate Republicans are working to develop a compromise on border security that would satisfy GOP demands for stronger enforcement language in a far-reaching immigration bill without costing Democratic support, lawmakers and aides said Thursday. To win over skeptical Republicans, senators are considering mandating specific requirement... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:26:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2149374-senators-consensus-border-amendment.html 2013-06-13T21:26:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148538-debate-social-issues-emerges.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A fresh debate has erupted within the GOP over social issues. Republicans in Congress and statehouses across the nation are pressing for restrictive abortion measures just three months after party leaders warned against emphasizing divisive cultural topics. Prominent religious conservatives also are pushing the party to embrace limits on... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:49:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148538-debate-social-issues-emerges.html 2013-06-13T19:49:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2143250-immigration-debate-clears-procedural-senate-hurdle.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In Spanish and English, the Senate pushed contentious immigration legislation over early procedural hurdles with deceptive ease on Tuesday as President Barack Obama insisted the "moment is now" to give 11 million immigrants in the United States illegally a chance at citizenship. Despite the lopsided votes, Republicans served notice they ... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:06:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2143250-immigration-debate-clears-procedural-senate-hurdle.html 2013-06-12T02:06:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2140112-ayotte-to-immigration-overhaul.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Sunday said she would support the bipartisan immigration overhaul under debate in the Senate and criticized "the broken immigration system we have now" as "unworthy of a great nation." In a television interview and in a longer statement on her website, the New Hampshire senator became one of the first Repu... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:21:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2140112-ayotte-to-immigration-overhaul.html 2013-06-09T18:21:22Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2137256-health-care-thorny-issue-immigration-debate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Health care coverage for newly legalized immigrants is emerging as a thorny issue in Congress' drive to remake the nation's immigration system, posing hard-to-solve problems for Senate negotiators and threatening a bill-writing effort in the House. The question is how much access to taxpayer-subsidized care should be granted to immigrant... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:22:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2137256-health-care-thorny-issue-immigration-debate.html 2013-06-07T20:22:28Z 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/2133204-jumble-education-topics-facing-congress.html WASHINGTON (AP) — From pre-kindergarten to No Child Left Behind, from broadband-wired schools to college loans, students in every age group are suddenly finding the spotlight on Capitol Hill. After months of relative neglect, education issues are getting the attention of lawmakers from both parties — as well as President Barack Obama — just as the school ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:51:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2133204-jumble-education-topics-facing-congress.html 2013-06-06T16:51:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2127710-kerry-calling-major-changes-35-nation-oas.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is demanding reforms in the 35-nation Organization of American States as he visits Latin America for the first time since taking office. Leading the U.S. delegation to the annual general assembly of the OAS — an organization he has disparaged as ineffective, inefficient and nearly irrelevant — Kerry... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:16:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2127710-kerry-calling-major-changes-35-nation-oas.html 2013-06-05T00:16:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106634-tea-party-vs-guard-gop-senate-rift.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view Thursday, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect the minority party. Tactics for dealing with the government's budget and debt became the latest qua... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:51:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106634-tea-party-vs-guard-gop-senate-rift.html 2013-05-23T22:51:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101150-senate-panel-approves-weapons-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-old civil war. With a degree of trepidation, the Foreign Relations Committee voted 15-3 for a bill that would pr... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101150-senate-panel-approves-weapons-syrian-rebels.html 2013-05-21T21:24:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097434-senators-require-fingerprinting-30-airports.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation accepted minor changes in public while negotiating over more sweeping alterations in private Monday as they drove toward expected Judiciary Committee approval by mid-week. In a long day of drafting, the panel voted to begin phasing in a requirement for foreigners to undergo finger... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:23:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097434-senators-require-fingerprinting-30-airports.html 2013-05-20T22:23:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082570-rubios-pac-airing-ads-defending-ayotte-guns.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A political group backed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is coming to the aid of New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, airing a new television ad in the Republican's home state defending her stance on gun legislation. Rubio's Reclaim America political action committee says in the new ad that Ayotte has sought to reduce gun violence ... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:23:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082570-rubios-pac-airing-ads-defending-ayotte-guns.html 2013-05-13T21:23:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073412-coalition-immigration-bill-clears-tests.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the borders and grant eventual citizenship to millions living in the United States illegally. ... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:26:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073412-coalition-immigration-bill-clears-tests.html 2013-05-09T21:26:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073370-republicans-immigration-risky-subject.html FALLS CITY, Neb. (AP) — Rodney Vandenberg was the first to greet Republican Sen. Deb Fischer when she dropped by the Falls City's Chamber of Commerce office last week. He wasted no time bracing her about immigration, an issue that a Senate committee takes up Thursday in the form of sweeping overhaul legislation. "There can be no shortcuts to citizenship f... Thu, 09 May 2013 07:09:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073370-republicans-immigration-risky-subject.html 2013-05-09T07:09:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073120-group-conservatives-backs-action-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two dozen conservative leaders have signed on to a statement supporting action to overhaul the nation's immigration laws and calling legislation pending in the Senate an "important starting point." In a statement being released Thursday, the officials say: "Simply opposing immigration reform should not be the conservative respo... Thu, 09 May 2013 04:06:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073120-group-conservatives-backs-action-immigration.html 2013-05-09T04:06:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070504-study-immigration-bill-would-help-social-security.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan immigration bill pending in the Senate would strengthen the Social Security trust fund by adding millions of workers to tax rolls, and provide a boost to the overall economy, according to an analysis Wednesday by the Social Security Administration. The finding came in a letter to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who requested the a... Thu, 09 May 2013 04:04:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070504-study-immigration-bill-would-help-social-security.html 2013-05-09T04:04:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071790-gay-rights-plan-threat-to-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Religious leaders said Wednesday that adding a gay rights proposal to immigration legislation could risk their support for the bill, setting up a potential Senate showdown. "We're extremely hopeful that this bill will remain an immigration bill and not get tangled up with the issue of gay rights," said Richard Land, a leader of the South... Wed, 08 May 2013 18:37:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071790-gay-rights-plan-threat-to-immigration-bill.html 2013-05-08T18:37:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069748-gop-stronger-borders-immigration-bill-will-die.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Landmark immigration legislation is doomed to fail in Congress unless border-security provisions are greatly strengthened, Republican senators bluntly warned on Tuesday. "If in fact the American people can't trust that the border is controlled, you're never going to be able to pass this bill," declared Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, top Re... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:58:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069748-gop-stronger-borders-immigration-bill-will-die.html 2013-05-08T00:58:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065556-study-sets-immigration-bill-squabble.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally, the Heritage Foundation said in a report Monday, setting off a fierce dispute with fellow conservatives who attacked the study as flawed and political. The ... Mon, 06 May 2013 22:45:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065556-study-sets-immigration-bill-squabble.html 2013-05-06T22:45:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061572-south-carolina-center-stage-early-2016-talk.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential candidates already looking ahead to the state's "first in the South" primary — still three years away. Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a tea party favorite with nation... Sat, 04 May 2013 14:38:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061572-south-carolina-center-stage-early-2016-talk.html 2013-05-04T14:38:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2059240-rubio-seeks-to-boost-border-language-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio says a new immigration bill he helped write needs stronger border security provisions or it will fail in the House and may even have trouble getting through the Senate. Rubio, who is the chief emissary to conservatives on the contentious legislation, said in a radio interview and in an opinion piece be... Fri, 03 May 2013 00:23:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2059240-rubio-seeks-to-boost-border-language-bill.html 2013-05-03T00:23:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059396-obama-mexican-president-talk-economy-security.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to tamp down a potential rift with Mexico over a dramatic shift in the cross-border fight against drug trafficking and organized crime, acceding that Mexicans had the right to determine how best to tackle the violence that has plagued their country. Since taking office in December, Mexican Presi... Fri, 03 May 2013 00:19:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2059396-obama-mexican-president-talk-economy-security.html 2013-05-03T00:19:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058896-2016-rare-same-state-pairings-early-stages.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The early stages of the 2016 presidential race feature an unusual cluster of high-powered potential candidates hailing from the same states, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Rep. Paul Ryan among them. Walker gained Republican Party cult-figure status when he beat back a labor union attempt to oust him from office last year. A few weeks... Thu, 02 May 2013 18:15:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058896-2016-rare-same-state-pairings-early-stages.html 2013-05-02T18:15:27Z