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Arizona's bitter debate over a signature part of President Obama's health care overhaul has sparked an investigation into lawmakers' safety after at least nine legislators received a threatening email over Gov. Jan Brewer's push to expand Medicaid access.The message referred to Second Amendment rights and shooting someone, but did not include any direct threats. It was sent to House Speaker Andy Tobin, who opposes the Medicaid expansion, and eight other Republican House members."Please kill SB1492, the Medicaid Expansion Act," the email begins, before quoting the Second Amendment. It then reads, "If you are ever asked why you shot the person, the only answer from your lips should be, I felt my life, or/and my family's life was in immediate danger of death. So I did what I had to do in order to eliminate this threat. "State police are also investigating a voicemail left for Rep. Kate Brophy McGee, a Phoenix Republican who supports the Medicaid expansion. She appeared visibly shaken Thur...
Reaction to DOJ targeting James Rosen
Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz on potential political targeting of businesses and organizations by the government.
Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a...
Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has apologized for remarks Monday in which he linked Oklahoma "cyclones" to climate change while berating Republicans...
Former chairman of the Virginia Republican Party Kate Obenshain and Democratic political strategist Christy Setzer discuss Obama's budget.
Virginia's activist conservative attorney general has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination by acclamation.At the GOP's statewide convention, thousands...
Former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond is on with Alan and calls the Tea Party a "Stalinist religion" and its members "Cafeteria Christians".
U.S. Senate Candidate Gabriel Gomez, (R-Mass.), argues the recent scandals highlight the many problems in Washington.
The Reverend J. Edwin Bacon of All Saints Church in Pasadena talks to Alan about having their tax-exempt status questioned when they spoke out against the Iraq war.
Snooping on reporters: What's allowed? IRS scandal taxes Obama credibility. Plus - Immigration bill at the crossroads
The Hill’s Bob Cusack, Republican Fundraiser Noelle Nikpour and FBN’s Melissa Francis on the political impact of the recent scandals.
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz was born in Canada but is qualified to become president should he mount a campaign in 2016 or beyond.Cruz was born in Calgary, and his...
"And I've raised these issues with the Attorney General, who shares my concerns. So he has agreed to review existing Department of Justice guidelines governing inve...
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo has become the latest Republican to announce plans to challenge Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper. Tancredo said Thursday on radio stat...
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on official Lois Lerner's controversial refusal to testify before Congress about the IRS's political profiling, the lack of accountability in the scandal and what it says about the president
Lawmakers want Justice Department to get federal court's approval before seizing journalists' records
The Senate Judiciary Committee went through more than 300 amendments before approving the measure.
Obama pleads inefficacy on scandals, Oklahoma tornado aftermath and immigration bill's risky course
President's approval rating remains steady