Print Mike Flynn Follow Read Full Bio Baucus to Retire, Gift Senate Seat to GOP ObamaCare passed in 2010, but it continues to exert a political gravitational pull on Democrats. On Tuesday, six-term Sen. Max Baucus announced he will retire at the end of his term in 2014, rather than seek reelection in deep-red Montana. He is the sixth Democrat to announce his retirement this year, increasing the odds of a Republican take-over of the Senate. 23 Apr 2013 LIVE UPDATE: Immigration Hearing -- Wheels Coming Off 'Gang of 8' Immigration Reform Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) criticized “opponents of comprehensive immigration reform” for trying to “exploit the Boston Marathon bombing.” Leahy, however, made no mention of “Gang of Eight” member Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and his decision to use the terrorist attack to argue in favor of immigration reform. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for regular updates from Monday's hearing on immigration reform. 22 Apr 2013 'MarcoPhone' Program Covers Area Including 200k Sq Miles, 7+ Million People, Open-Ended Funding Last week, Breitbart News' Matt Boyle reported that the 844-page immigration proposal included a grant program providing satellite phones to people living in the "soutwest border region" of the country. A Florida reporter dubbed the program "MarcoPhones," given Sen. Marco Rubio's public leadership of the "Gang of 8" immigration negotiations. Several outlets pushed back on the story, arguing that the program was originally proposed by AZ Sen. Kyl and McCain in 2011, after the tragic murder of a rancher the year before. This is true, but only to a point 21 Apr 2013 FBI, Immigration Officials Lost Track of Bomber Tamerlan Sometime in 2011, officials for a foreign government warned the FBI that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, dead suspect in the Marathon bombing, may have ties to extremist organizations. The foreign government is likely Russia, which keeps close watch on ethnic Chechen ties to terrorist groups. The FBI admitted late Friday that it interviewed Tamerlan that year. A few months later, however, Tamerlan boarded a plane for Russia and spent six months out of the country. Less than a year after he returned, the Boston Marathon was bombed. 20 Apr 2013 Dead Bombing Suspect Traveled to Russia, Spent Six Months Out of US Last Year Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the Marathon bombing suspect killed Thursday night in a shoot-out with police, spent six months out of the country last year, NBC News in New York is reporting. Travel documents show he flew out of New York's JFK for Moscow on January 12, 2012. He returned to JFK on July 17th. 19 Apr 2013 Boston Manhunt Shows Importance of 2nd Amendment Rights Friday morning, the entire city of Boston was put in lockdown. Residents were warned to "shelter in place," meaning staying locked in their homes, answering only to uniformed law enforcement personnel. Hundreds of police swarmed through the city, tracking a violent terror suspect who is possibly armed with explosives with a clear intent to kill. The situation is a reminder of why millions of Americans cherish their right to own guns to protect themselves and their families. 19 Apr 2013 IL Dems Revolt Against Gun Control Law Democrats enjoy a supermajority in the Illinois House of Representatives, holding 71 seats to the GOP's 47. On Wednesday, the same day the US Senate voted down gun control legislation, powerful Democrat Speaker Michael Madigan tried to push a restrictive gun control measure through his chamber. The result was an open revolt by downstate Democrats, with almost half the Democrat caucus joining the GOP to kill the measure. The bill went down 36-72, a rare defeat for the legendary Madigan 18 Apr 2013 Dems Flee Obama Gun Control Agenda In the aftermath of the failure of gun control amendments in the Senate, most attention has been focused on the defeat of the Manchin-Toomey provision to expand background checks. While that provision wouldn't have prevented Newtown or any other recent mass-shooting and made mostly cosmetic changes to federal law, it went down to bi-partisan defeat. The bigger story, however, is that Obama's signature proposal, a ban on assault weapons and extended magazines, was overwhelmingly rejected by the Senate. Fifteen Democrats opposed the long-sought gun control measure. 18 Apr 2013 Gun Control Advocate on Senate Vote: 'Bribery Isn't What It Once Was' On Wednesday, President Obama suffered the biggest defeat of his Presidency. In a bi-partisan vote, the Senate forcefully rejected an expansion of background checks for gun purchases. Obama had utilized every lever in his power, including his outside group Organizing for Action, to push the proposal. It fell far short of passage. It was an epic fail. 17 Apr 2013 'MarcoPhones' for Border Security, Not Illegals, Aides Say Tuesday morning, Breitbart News' Matt Boyle reported that the 844-page immigration bill contained a provision providing federal grants to purchase satellite phones for people living near or around the border. Javier Manjarres, a conservative reporter in Florida, dubbed them "MarcoPhones." Senate aides involved in the legislation have told Breitbart News the program is designed to enhance border security in areas with weak cell reception. 17 Apr 2013 Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
Baucus to Retire, Gift Senate Seat to GOP ObamaCare passed in 2010, but it continues to exert a political gravitational pull on Democrats. On Tuesday, six-term Sen. Max Baucus announced he will retire at the end of his term in 2014, rather than seek reelection in deep-red Montana. He is the sixth Democrat to announce his retirement this year, increasing the odds of a Republican take-over of the Senate. 23 Apr 2013
LIVE UPDATE: Immigration Hearing -- Wheels Coming Off 'Gang of 8' Immigration Reform Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) criticized “opponents of comprehensive immigration reform” for trying to “exploit the Boston Marathon bombing.” Leahy, however, made no mention of “Gang of Eight” member Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and his decision to use the terrorist attack to argue in favor of immigration reform. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for regular updates from Monday's hearing on immigration reform. 22 Apr 2013
'MarcoPhone' Program Covers Area Including 200k Sq Miles, 7+ Million People, Open-Ended Funding Last week, Breitbart News' Matt Boyle reported that the 844-page immigration proposal included a grant program providing satellite phones to people living in the "soutwest border region" of the country. A Florida reporter dubbed the program "MarcoPhones," given Sen. Marco Rubio's public leadership of the "Gang of 8" immigration negotiations. Several outlets pushed back on the story, arguing that the program was originally proposed by AZ Sen. Kyl and McCain in 2011, after the tragic murder of a rancher the year before. This is true, but only to a point 21 Apr 2013
FBI, Immigration Officials Lost Track of Bomber Tamerlan Sometime in 2011, officials for a foreign government warned the FBI that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, dead suspect in the Marathon bombing, may have ties to extremist organizations. The foreign government is likely Russia, which keeps close watch on ethnic Chechen ties to terrorist groups. The FBI admitted late Friday that it interviewed Tamerlan that year. A few months later, however, Tamerlan boarded a plane for Russia and spent six months out of the country. Less than a year after he returned, the Boston Marathon was bombed. 20 Apr 2013
Dead Bombing Suspect Traveled to Russia, Spent Six Months Out of US Last Year Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the Marathon bombing suspect killed Thursday night in a shoot-out with police, spent six months out of the country last year, NBC News in New York is reporting. Travel documents show he flew out of New York's JFK for Moscow on January 12, 2012. He returned to JFK on July 17th. 19 Apr 2013
Boston Manhunt Shows Importance of 2nd Amendment Rights Friday morning, the entire city of Boston was put in lockdown. Residents were warned to "shelter in place," meaning staying locked in their homes, answering only to uniformed law enforcement personnel. Hundreds of police swarmed through the city, tracking a violent terror suspect who is possibly armed with explosives with a clear intent to kill. The situation is a reminder of why millions of Americans cherish their right to own guns to protect themselves and their families. 19 Apr 2013
IL Dems Revolt Against Gun Control Law Democrats enjoy a supermajority in the Illinois House of Representatives, holding 71 seats to the GOP's 47. On Wednesday, the same day the US Senate voted down gun control legislation, powerful Democrat Speaker Michael Madigan tried to push a restrictive gun control measure through his chamber. The result was an open revolt by downstate Democrats, with almost half the Democrat caucus joining the GOP to kill the measure. The bill went down 36-72, a rare defeat for the legendary Madigan 18 Apr 2013
Dems Flee Obama Gun Control Agenda In the aftermath of the failure of gun control amendments in the Senate, most attention has been focused on the defeat of the Manchin-Toomey provision to expand background checks. While that provision wouldn't have prevented Newtown or any other recent mass-shooting and made mostly cosmetic changes to federal law, it went down to bi-partisan defeat. The bigger story, however, is that Obama's signature proposal, a ban on assault weapons and extended magazines, was overwhelmingly rejected by the Senate. Fifteen Democrats opposed the long-sought gun control measure. 18 Apr 2013
Gun Control Advocate on Senate Vote: 'Bribery Isn't What It Once Was' On Wednesday, President Obama suffered the biggest defeat of his Presidency. In a bi-partisan vote, the Senate forcefully rejected an expansion of background checks for gun purchases. Obama had utilized every lever in his power, including his outside group Organizing for Action, to push the proposal. It fell far short of passage. It was an epic fail. 17 Apr 2013
'MarcoPhones' for Border Security, Not Illegals, Aides Say Tuesday morning, Breitbart News' Matt Boyle reported that the 844-page immigration bill contained a provision providing federal grants to purchase satellite phones for people living near or around the border. Javier Manjarres, a conservative reporter in Florida, dubbed them "MarcoPhones." Senate aides involved in the legislation have told Breitbart News the program is designed to enhance border security in areas with weak cell reception. 17 Apr 2013
Sources challenge White House claim of all-hands-on-deck pursuit of Benghazi suspects21 May 2013, 2:32 PM PDT
Sources challenge White House claim of all-hands-on-deck pursuit of Benghazi suspects21 May 2013, 2:32 PM PDT