Inside Politics Archive: June 2013
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Paul Ryan: Earned citizenship is not amnesty
Rep. Paul Ryan, the 2012 GOP vice presidential nominee and an influential voice in the House of Representatives, says he favors earned citizenship for immigrants — a position that has put him at odds with many fellow conservatives in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives. Published June 24 2013
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Trump on Snowden: 'There is still a thing called execution'
If National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is looking for sympathy, he's not going to find it from billionaire Donald Trump. Published June 24 2013
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Michelle Obama hires cosmetic exec hired as communications director
First lady Michelle Obama has hired a cosmetics executive to be her new communications director, Mrs. Obama's office said Monday. Published June 24 2013
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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
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Obama offers 'prayers' for ailing Mandela
President Obama is praying for the health of ailing former South African President Nelson Mandela, the White House said Monday. Published June 24 2013
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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
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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
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Security leaks expose rifts among lawmakers on spying programs
Senators from both parties offered competing views Sunday on how to balance the privacy and national security concerns raised by leaks by Edward Snowden, a former security analyst who reportedly is on the run from an arrest warrant issued by the United States after he disclosed sensitive information about the extent of American spying programs. Published June 23 2013
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Gabriel Gomez confident despite lagging in polls for Mass. Senate seat
Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez said he's headed for victory in Tuesday's special election to fill Secretary of State John F. Kerry's vacated Senate seat from Massachusetts, despite recent polls showing he trails his Democratic rival by a significant margin. Published June 23 2013
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Markey up big in Mass. Senate fight, new poll shows
Just days before the Massachusetts special election for the Senate seat of now-Secretary of State John Kerry, Democratic Rep. Ed Markey has a 20-point lead over Republican former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez, according to a new UMass Lowell-Boston Herald poll. Published June 21 2013
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Drug maker preps to make morning-after pill to all ages
The drug firm at the heart of a legal fight over access to emergency contraception said Friday it got the green light to offer its one-pill product to customers of all ages, who will not need a prescription or identification to purchase it. Published June 21 2013
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Maine Meltdown: Gov. Paul LePage cites 'vaseline' during lewd, TV tirade
In heated remarks about Maine's state budget, Gov. Paul LePage opted to provide a somewhat lewd analogy this week. Published June 21 2013
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House GOP call for Holder to resign picks up steam in June
A bill introduced in January by Rep. Paul Gosar, Arizona Republican, calling for the resignation of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has attracted scores of GOP co-sponsors in recent weeks in the wake of revelations that the Justice Department has tracked the phone records of reporters from the Associated Press and Fox News. Published June 21 2013
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Obama names Atkinson as economic aide
President Obama on Friday appointed Caroline Atkinson to be his new deputy national security adviser for international economics. Published June 21 2013
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Biden: Senators looking to change gun votes
Vice President Joseph R. Biden told the nation's mayors at a conference in Las Vegas that "at least five" senators have called him saying they want to find a way to change their votes on legislation to expand gun-purchase background checks that stalled in the Senate in April. Published June 21 2013
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Arizona law shines light on hospital prices, mirrors nationwide debate
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed legislation that requires physicians and hospitals to make public the price of their most commonly provided services. Published June 21 2013
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Rep. Peter King: Defeat of farm bill was predictable
A Republican congressman said Friday he voted against a pivotal, GOP-led amendment to the farm bill because he feared it would kill the whole bill. Published June 21 2013
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Sen. Claire McCaskill: Hillary Clinton called me after I announced my support
Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri Democrat, said Thursday that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called her after Mrs. McCaskill threw her support behind the idea of Mrs. Clinton's running for president in 2016 earlier this week. Published June 20 2013
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Nyet: Boehner denounces 'Soviet' dairy program as House weighs farm bill
The House on Thursday heeded Speaker John A. Boehner's plea to overhaul what he called the "Soviet style" dairy programs that could restrict American farmers' production of milk. Published June 20 2013
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The Wimpy principle: Cruz sees border security later 'for amnesty today'
Sen. Ted Cruz tweeted Thursday that the immigration bill is like Popeye's friend who used to promise a dollar later for a hamburger now. Published June 20 2013
