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Inside Politics Archive: June 2013

  • Obama climate adviser urges 'war on coal'

    One of the White House's advisers on climate change said that President Obama should use his global warming speech Tuesday to launch a "war on coal" — drawing the ire of the top Republican in the Senate. Published June 25 2013

  • Giffords, Kelly announce national tour to promote gun control

    Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, announced Tuesday that they will begin a week-long tour on July 1 to promote gun-purchase background check legislation and show potential swing voters in the U.S. Senate it's in their interest to support such a measure. Published June 25 2013

  • GOP senator says Obama climate plan may 'tarnish' EPA pick

    A Republican senator says President Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency will face an uphill road to confirmation, based on what she's said about the president's new plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Published June 25 2013

  • McCain: Immigration bill 'may not' include path to citizenship

    Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that a comprehensive immigration bill "may not" include a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants but that Congress would be acting at its own peril if it doesn't include one. Published June 25 2013

  • Ahead of possible high court ruling, Va. county gets Voting Rights Act 'bailout'

    As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the constitutionality of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to exempt a Virginia county and town from the requirements of the section. Published June 25 2013

  • McCain: We'll have 'most militarized border since the fall of the Berlin wall'

    Sen. John McCain is brushing off critics arguing a border security plan that advanced in the Senate Monday was not sufficient, arguing that "we'll be the most militarized border since the fall of the Berlin Wall." Published June 25 2013

  • White House eyes Hollywood to promote Obamacare: report

    A representative of Eva Longoria, John Legend and other Hollywood stars says that he's in talks with the Obama administration on helping promote the president's health care overhaul — and that his clients are "looking at ways to be involved." Published June 25 2013

  • Report: Bolton being 'encouraged' to weigh 2016 presidential run

    Add former Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton to potential contenders for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, apparently. Published June 25 2013

  • Scott Brown: Campaigning, fundraising 'doesn't compare' to big TV deal

    Former Sen. Scott P. Brown, Massachusetts Republican, said that he needed a respite from running for office and joked that the millions of dollars he would have had to raise to run in Tuesday's special Senate election — as well as another campaign next year — "doesn't compare to the big contract I got with Fox." Published June 25 2013

  • Sen. Marco Rubio's favorability drops among GOP voters, takes immigration hit: poll

    The willingness of Sen. Marco Rubio to work across the aisle on immigration reform isn't helping him out with GOP voters, a new poll shows. Published June 25 2013

  • CBO: New border amendment will reduce illegal immigration

    The Congressional Budget Office said the new border security proposal the Senate is voting on late Monday night will reduce illegal immigration even further than the 25 percent reduction in the original immigration bill — though CBO cannot say by how much. Published June 24 2013

  • Gregory sparks debate about journalism and NSA leaker

    A testy exchange between NBC's David Gregory and Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald has sparked debate over what exactly a journalist's role can and should be in cases like the one involving National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. Published June 24 2013

  • Ron Paul: We've learned nothing from Iraq, Afghanistan

    Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul says that after more than a decade of war in the Middle East, the United States has learned absolutely nothing. Published June 24 2013

  • Cuccinelli: Focus is on jobs, 'can't worry' about other races

    Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II said Monday his focus during this year's gubernatorial race will be jobs and the economy and that he "can't worry" about other races such as that of E.W. Jackson, the GOP's nominee for lieutenant governor, who has drawn unwanted attention for remarks he has made about abortion, gay people and President Obama. Published June 24 2013

  • Sen. Marco Rubio misled police, ICE union says

    The president of the labor union for immigration agents said Monday morning that Sen. Marco Rubio "directly misled law enforcement officers" after promising to try to boost interior enforcement in his immigration bill. Published June 24 2013

  • Twice as many Republicans say legalization would help, not hurt, in national elections: poll

    Twice as many Republicans say that supporting legal status for illegal immigrants would help the GOP in national elections than those who say it will hurt the party, according to a new poll. Published June 24 2013

  • Second Colo. Democrat may face recall over anti-gun votes

    A second Colorado recall drive fueled by a backlash against the state's newly passed gun-control laws cleared its first hurdle Monday after the petition signatures were deemed sufficient to proceed. Published June 24 2013

  • Poll: Markey up 10 points on eve of Mass. special election

    Rep. Ed Markey, Massachusetts Democrat, holds a 10-point lead over Republican and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez a day before Massachusetts voters head to the polls to select one of the two men to fill the Senate seat of Secretary of State John Kerry. Published June 24 2013

  • Sarah Palin: Members of Congress want to 'Pelosi' immigration

    Former Alaska Gov. and 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin ripped into the immigration bill currently before the Senate early Monday, saying it's "disingenuous" for anyone to claim a vote for the bill is a vote for border security. Published June 24 2013

  • Reid urges House to pass Senate's farm bill

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday that the House, which failed to pass a farm bill last week, should take up the upper chamber's version instead of extending benefits for the short term. Published June 24 2013