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  • Byron York: Lawmakers dig into life-and-death issues of Benghazi

    Byron York

    Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

    Until now, most press coverage of the Benghazi matter has focused on the administration's misleading talking points explaining the attack on the U.S. facility in Libya. But just beneath the surface is the investigation into a potentially more explosive part of the Benghazi story: Whether the...

  • Schumer gives GOP ‘pass’ to vote against benefits for immigrants

    Byron York

    Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

    One of the defining features of the Senate Judiciary Committee meetings considering amendments to the Gang of Eight immigration reform bill is that the two Republican Gang members on the committee — Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jeff Flake — have often sided with unanimous Democrats to vote down...

  • Immigration fight moves to House, with deep divide over legalization

    Byron York

    Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

    There will be an event on Capitol Hill this week that will tell us a lot about the future of comprehensive immigration reform. On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Senate Gang of Eight reform proposal. It doesn’t have any great official purpose; the Gang bill...

  • Byron York: What is the real number of illegal border crossings?

    Byron York

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    Security along the U.S. border with Mexico is perhaps the key factor in the debate over comprehensive immigration reform. Those who believe the border is mostly secure already are more inclined to support the plan of the bipartisan Gang of Eight in the Senate -- legalization first, followed by...