Tag: Byron York

In this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 photo, job applicants, right, complete forms at a job fair sponsored by Swissport, in Newark N.J. The Labor Department reports Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits for the first time in the last week. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Byron York: With public focused on jobs, Washington fights other fights

Byron York · February 7, 2013 5:00 am

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 31: Immigration attorney Andres Lemons advises Evie Gomez on her U.S. citizenship application on January 31, 2013 in New York City. The Canadian immigrant is soon to have a baby and is working through the long process with her husband to become U.S. citizens. Lemons works at the CUNY Citizenship Now "Express Center" in New York's Washington Heights. The non-profit helps some 8,000 immigrants in the New York area navigate through the complicated process of acquiring U.S. Citizenship and provides free legal information for the immigrant community. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Byron York: Legalization-first could scuttle immigration plan

Byron York · February 4, 2013 5:00 am

Caption as released by the White House: "President Barack Obama shoots clay targets on the range at Camp David, Md., Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)"

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White House publishes photo of Obama shooting

Byron York · February 2, 2013 5:00 am

Byron York: GOP aims to ease bloodshed in 2016 primary debates

Byron York · January 31, 2013 5:00 am

White House blames Republicans for economic downturn, hits GOP for accepting cuts Obama signed into law

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White House blames Republicans for economic downturn, hits GOP for accepting cuts Obama signed into law

Byron York · January 31, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, confer as they and other leading senators announce that they have reached agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. The deal covers border security, guest workers and employer verification, as well as a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Byron York: Bipartisan immigration plan faces deep skepticism

Byron York · January 28, 2013 5:00 am

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign event in Panama City, Fla. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Paul Ryan: Victorious Obama seeks to ‘delegitimize’ GOP; party needs ‘prudence’ in coming fights

Byron York · January 26, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - This Aug. 28, 2012 file photo shows Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus speaking at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Priebus has been elected to lead the Republican National Committee for another two years. The 40-year-old RNC chairman ran unopposed in his bid for a second term, which begins less than three months after what most Republicans consider a disastrous election cycle. The GOP in November lost a competitive presidential election and gave up seats in the House and Senate. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Byron York: Is Republican reform real, or just talk?

Byron York · January 25, 2013 5:00 am

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory smiles as he delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath of office during ceremonies at the state Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. McCrory and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest already took the oaths of office several days ago, but both got sworn in a second time. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Byron York: GOP should look to new governor of N.C. as it ponders fixes

Byron York · January 24, 2013 5:00 am

LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 08: Former Republican presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney sit ringside before Manny Pacquiao takes on Juan Manuel Marquez in their welterweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Republicans grapple with deep divisions, de-Romneyization, as RNC meets in Charlotte

Byron York · January 23, 2013 5:00 am

President Barack Obama waves to crowd after his Inaugural speech at the ceremonial swearing-in on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Andrews, Pool)

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Viewership of Obama’s 2nd inauguration plunges as Republicans tune out

Byron York · January 22, 2013 5:00 am

President Barack Obama waves to crowd after his Inaugural speech at the ceremonial swearing-in on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Andrews, Pool)

Byron York: In inaugural speech, Obama gives nation’s top issue short shrift

Byron York · January 21, 2013 5:00 am