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Inside Politics Archive: April 2013

• Hispanic illegal immigrants say they will become citizens

  Hispanic illegal immigrants are eager to become U.S. citizens if given the chance, according to new polling released Monday that shows they are eager to assimilate into America. Published April 15 2013

• Ex.-Sen. Hutchison sees growing bipartisanship in Congress

  Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Monday there is a burgeoning spirit of cooperation on Capitol Hill that did not exist a few months ago. Published April 15 2013

• Rep. Marsha Blackburn to lead House delegation for Margaret Thatcher's funeral

  Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Republican, will lead a House delegation to London for the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, according to House Speaker John A. Boehner. Published April 15 2013

• FDA raids N.Y. warehouse littered with rodent problems

  The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that a rodent infestation inside a Ridgewood, N.Y., food warehouse left conditions that couldn't be deemed kosher under any sense of the word. Published April 15 2013

• White House: Rubio immigration plan consistent with president's

  Sen. Marco Rubio's plan for a 10- to 13-year path to citizenship for illegal immigrants is "consistent" with President Obama's principles, White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday. Published April 15 2013

• Obama following Philadelphia abortionist's trial

  President Obama is following the murder trial of a Philadelphia abortionist, but the White House wouldn't say Monday whether he's drawn any conclusions from the gruesome testimony. Published April 15 2013

• Sen. John McCain 'very favorably disposed' toward Toomey-Manchin amendment

  Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, says he is "very favorably disposed" toward the recently unveiled proposal from Sens. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, and Patrick J. Toomey, Pennsylvania Republican, that would expand gun-purchase background checks to sales online and at gun shows. Published April 14 2013

• Union chief: AFL-CIO 'threatening' those who disagree on immigration

  The chief of the labor union that represents immigration agents on Friday accused the AFL-CIO, his parent organization, of "threatening" those who oppose legalizing illegal immigrants. Published April 13 2013

• Mother of Sandy Hook victim asked to speak in weekly presidential address

  President Obama has asked the mother of a victim of December's school shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn., to speak in this week's presidential address. Published April 12 2013

• Veep meets 'Veep' as Louis-Dreyfus lunches at White House

  Move over, Joe Biden. The other vice president is in the White House. Published April 12 2013

• GOP Rep.: 'If babies had guns, they wouldn't be aborted'

  Rep. Steve Stockman, who bills himself as the most conservative congressman in Texas, is promoting a new campaign bumper sticker that suggests fetuses should employ their Second Amendment rights. Published April 12 2013

• James Carville: Obama 'likes' upsetting his liberal base

  President Obama is taking flack from some liberals for his Fiscal 2014 budget proposal that includes changes to future Social Security payments, and for his apparent willingness to address entitlement reform as part of a larger deal with the GOP. Published April 12 2013

• Texas official slammed for re-tweeting noose image after gun vote

  A liberal advocacy group in Texas is blasting the chairman of the state's Railroad Commission for re-tweeting a link on Thursday to an image that includes the names of the 16 Republicans who voted to advance gun legislation in the Senate alongside a picture of a noose and the word "TREASON." Published April 12 2013

• U.S. ups nonlethal aid to Syrian rebels

  The White House on Thursday confirmed reports that the United States has increased its nonlethal assistance to Syrian rebels in recent weeks to try to accelerate the toppling of Syrian President Bashir Assad. Published April 11 2013

• Obama to discuss North Korea with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

  President Obama will meet with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the White House Thursday afternoon, and the two leaders will discuss U.S. efforts to work with allies in South Korea and Japan, as well as Russia and China, to persuade Pyongyang to tone down its bellicose rhetoric. Published April 11 2013

• NASA seeks more money to fight killer asteroids

  Just months after the planet was buzzed by a pair of "near-Earth objects," President Obama's proposed new budget for NASA is seeking more money to track killer asteroids in the future. Published April 11 2013

• Rep. Darrell Issa schedules hearing on Postal Service Saturday delivery decision

  One day after the U.S. Postal Service abruptly changed course and announced it would keep delivering mail on Saturdays, a top House Republican has scheduled a hearing to examine the agency's motivations. Published April 11 2013

• Republicans introduce bill to protect crosses, other religious symbols on war memorials

  Two congressional Republicans want to end, once and for all, the attempts of atheist groups and others to remove religious symbols from war memorials. Published April 11 2013

• Americans don't know much about sequestration, Gallup poll says

  If Americans seem less-than-outraged about the $85 billion in "sequestration" cuts this year, there's a reason for that: Almost half don't know enough to have an opinion, a new Gallup poll says. Published April 11 2013

• Obama tax hikes 'dead on arrival,' GOP Rep. Kevin Brady says

  President Obama is looking to again raise taxes as part of his Fiscal 2014 budget, but those attempts are a waste of time and stand no chance of becoming law, a Republican congressman said Thursday morning. Published April 11 2013