Chicago Police Officer Richard A. Rizzo has been arrested four times in the past seven years, but that’s not enough to get him fired from the department. Rizzo has been arrested for domestic battery, child endangerment and aggravated assault with
When the James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, was asked under oath at a Senate Intelligence Committee meeting in March of this year: “Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?, he
The city that has long been synonymous with gun control, rampant crime, and the senseless killing of citizens is about to become a city in which law-abiding citizens can carry guns to defend their lives and the lives of their
Texas State Senator Wendy Davis made a name for herself at the end of June by launching a filibuster on the floor of the state senate to stop new regulations on abortion. Now she is warning Governor Rick Perry to
In a reversal of greenism, Michael Bloomberg’s New York Metropolitan Transit Agency is giving up on hybrid transportation. Mayor Bloomberg has for years been a champion of every new chic idea that comes down the pike. He’s tried to cajole
The decision by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to bring civil charges late last week against former MF Global head and Obama campaign bundler Jon Corzine raises the question of why New York’s own energetic Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, stayed out of
Ross Douthat argues in the New York Times this weekend that the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act is a boon to the Democrat Party. Douthat believes the Court’s invalidation of a portion of
The Battle of Gettysburg determined what philosophy would rule the country, and, by extension, the free world. It hadn’t started out as a “Civil War” but rather a “War Between the States.” Actually, both sides often referred to it as
Today marks the beginning of the week-long ceremonies commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. There will be a full re-enactment of the battle, discussions with panels of historians, and of course a re-reading of the Gettysburg Address. But
On Saturday, Vice President Joe Biden spoke at a major Virginia fundraiser, pushing himself as a possible 2016 presidential contender. “With virtually zero support from the Republicans, the president and I have moved the country from the worst recession since
On Fox News Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) predicted that the House Republican resistance to bringing up the Senate’s immigration reform would be overcome. “I believe that by the end of this year,” said Schumer, “the House will pass the
Democrat Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, who spurred excitement among leftist media outlets for her 11-hour filibuster over a proposed late-term abortion ban in the state, appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday. There, she slammed Governor Rick Perry
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange appeared on ABC’s This Week on Sunday to blast the United States for revoking the passport of NSA leaker Julian Assange. He called Snowden a “hero,” explaining, “He has told the people of the world and
On NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that she hoped gay marriage would be nationalized within five years. “Well, I would certainly hope so,” she stated. “Course I’ve been in this – shall we
On NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, House Minority Leader signaled her tentative support for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s probable 2016 presidential run. “I make a habit of not endorsing people until they make a decision to run,”
On NBC’s Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi took the opportunity to stump for a 2014 House Democrat majority: “I wish in 2014 one word could be on the ballot, vote it up or down: bipartisanship, cooperation, working
If the apple supposedly doesn’t fall far from the tree, Trayvon Martin’s father Tracy has been pruning his tree of his past to make sure his son’s image isn’t tarnished by it. Photos have emerged of Tracy Martin after his
On Sunday’s State of the Union (CNN), Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) blamed Republicans in the House for not simply agreeing to the Senate immigration reform bill passed with a 68-32 vote last week. He said that House Republicans were worried
Doubling down on her criticism of NSA leaker Edward Snowden, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said NBC’s Meet the Press that Snowden wasn’t a hero, and that furthermore, he may not have any more crucial material to released. “We
Look out: the Fed’s policy of easy money may be beginning to backfire. Investors who were giddy at the success of the stock market in the first 6 months of 2013 are becoming nervous that the quantitative easing instituted by
Breitbart News will partner with Next News Network (N3) to live-stream 20 hours of coverage and honor the 150th Anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg. Breitbart News and N3 will provide coverage over the next eight days, which can be seen
Breitbart News’ coverage of the opening ceremony of the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg will be hosted Breitbart Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon and will feature prominent historians, battlefield park guides and experts on the battle. Guests include:
Lawyers for traditional marriage today filed an emergency application with Justice Anthony Kennedy at the Supreme Court, asking him to order that California officials not commence gay marriages unless and until they have the lawful power to do so. California
Former President Jimmy Carter said on June 28 that both Christian and Islamic religious leaders share the blame for mistreating women across the world. During an international conference on women and religion, Carter’s examples of religious authorities continuing doctrines of
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts complained on Saturday that sequestration is unfair to the judicial branch. He pointed out that the judicial branch receives less than 1% of the federal budget, and said: You get a whole branch of
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus started his push to reach out to the Latino community on Saturday by selling the GOP’s position on stronger border control as part of immigration reform. He asserted that border security was a human
According to Mark Finkelstein of Newsbusters, vice-president Biden sent out a fundraising email that declared GOP senators confessed to him their secret motivations for voting against background checks, and their reasons were that they were afraid of Ted Cruz and
A day after the Senate passed its immigration bill, RNC Chair Reince Priebus claimed there was “broad consensus” in the Republican party for “comprehensive immigration reform.” “We need comprehensive immigration reform,” Priebus told CNN’s Peter Hamby on Friday. “I don’t
On June 25, New Jersey’s Hoboken Education Association President Gary Enrico said the reason parents send their children to private schools is so that they can avoid contact with the poor. According to the Hoboken Patch, Enrico said, “They don’t
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said on Saturday that if Republicans abandon conservatives, conservatives may have to consider leaving the Republican Party. Palin was responding on Fox News to a question from a viewer, Josh Painter, who asked if she
Speaking at Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday, Republican commentator Karl Rove said Mitt Romney’s campaign lost the 2012 election to President Barack Obama because of tactical failures. For all of Romney’s negatives, Rove said Romney may have had a better
According to the Heartland Institute, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will receive almost one million dollars to promote ObamaCare. The program is designed to educate teens to target their families. The state’s health insurance exchange, Covered California, said
The architect of President Barack Obama’s scandal-plagued home mortgage program is the highest-paid White House official, earning almost as much as Vice President Joe Biden, a new report reveals. Senior National Economic Council adviser Seth Wheeler makes $225,000 a year;
On Friday, the Obama administration released its final word on the HHS Mandate, the ObamaCare regulation that requires all employers to provide free contraceptives, sterilization procedures, and abortion-inducing drugs to employees through healthcare insurance plans. CNSNews.com reports that the final
In recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Americans would do well to remember Abraham Lincoln’s words in the Gettysburg Address to honor the sacrifice of the men who fought there. The 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment made
According to The Hill, Vice President Joe Biden responded to the Supreme Court’s Prop 8 ruling by predicting “we’re on the verge of seeing America move even further” on same-sex marriage. He said the court’s ruling represented “a great day
Tomorrow at 4 PM EDT, Breitbart TV will begin live-streaming a week of coverage of the events commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The fighting that took place July 1-3, 1863 at Gettysburg, PA was seminal for
On Friday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blistered the Republican establishment for abandoning blue-collar Reagan Democrats and insulting Hispanics a day after the Senate passed its immigration reform bill with the support of 14 Republicans. “Great job, GOP establishment,” Palin
The U.S. Attorney’s office indicted a U.S. immigration official for allegedly accepting thousands of dollars in bribes, 200 egg rolls, and a sausage in exchange for granting either U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status for immigrants to the U.S. The
