Jeb Bush: ‘I Know I Have to Get Better’
GOP presidential candidate former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tells Iowa voters and reporters, “I’m gonna get better. I oughta get better. I know I have to get better.”
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Ten GOP Candidates Spend Halloween with Hawkeye Voters at Iowa State Fairgrounds
Ten GOP presidential candidates spent their Halloween meeting with Iowa state voters at the GOP Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines, Iowa.
Jeb Bush: If You Are Elected to Serve ‘You Should Show Up and Vote’
GOP presidential candidate former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush touted his record as a pro-life governor after being critical of Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) absent voting record.
Bobby Jindal: GOP Leadership Should Have Challenged President to ‘Do the Right Thing’ on Defunding Planned Parenthood
GOP presidential candidate Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal expressed outrage at GOP leadership in Washington, D.C. for not defunding Planned Parenthood.
Ted Cruz: Close IRS, Put 90,000 IRS Agents to Work at Southern Border
DES MOINES, Iowa — GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said with the flat tax plan that he supports, the IRS can be abolished, and America can put those 90,000 IRS employees to work down at the Southern Border.
Mike Huckabee: Fair Tax Changes ‘Whole Idea of Illegal Immigration’
GOP presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is supporting the Fair Tax – taxing consumption rather than income — because he says it would “change the whole idea of illegal immigration.”
EXCLUSIVE — Mike Huckabee on Factory Floor: ‘Huge Mistake’ to Displace American Workers with H-1B Visa Hires
GOP presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee exclusively told Breitbart News that he’s against increasing the number of H1B visas to import foreign workers, unlike Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) who both have advocated for increasing H1B visas.
Fox News’ Megyn Kelly on CNBC Moderators: ‘Uncomfortable to Watch’
Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, who was criticized for how she moderated the first GOP presidential debate, is herself critiquing the CNBC moderators from Wednesday night’s debate, saying it was “uncomfortable to watch.”
Indonesia, Largest Muslim Country, to Join Obama’s Trade Deal
Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, plans to join 11 other countries under the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal.
Ben Carson Proposes Debate Format Change After CNBC Backlash
GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson proposed a debate structure change following the backlash against the CNBC debate moderators’ liberal-leaning questioning Wednesday night.
Conservatives Slam CNBC Debate Moderators, John Kasich Thinks They ‘Did a Good Job’
Many conservatives are criticizing the CNBC debate moderators for liberal bias; however, GOP presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich is defending them.
Ben Carson Campaign: Donald Trump Right, CNBC Wanted Longer Debate
GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson’s spokesperson Deana Bass told Breitbart News that fellow GOP candidate Donald Trump was right – CNBC planned to have a much longer debate until Trump and Carson negotiated it down to two hours, despite CNBC’s John Harwood arguing the debate was always going to be only two hours.
Rick Santorum Expands Ground Game in Iowa as Jeb Bush Campaign Scales Back
GOP presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is expanding his campaign, particularly in Iowa, as many others in the GOP field are cutting back.
Rick Santorum Blasts Lindsey Graham on Increasing Immigration that Hurts American Workers
BOULDER, Colorado—GOP presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum went after fellow GOP presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on the issue of increasing legal immigration, arguing that Graham’s position hurts the American worker.
Paul Ryan: Republican Party ‘Lost its Vision,’ Now ‘Going to Unify’
Following Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) nomination by the Republican conference on Wednesday to be the next Speaker of the House, he told reporters that it is time to unify the Republican Party and that the “party has lost its vision.”
House Passes Giant Budget-And-Debt Deal
The House voted Wednesday evening to approve the bipartisan budget deal, 266 to 167.
Budget Deal Robs $1.5 Billion from Crime Victims
The two-year budget deal announced late Monday includes small-print language that yanks $1.5 billion away from crime victims. The funding is used to compensate victims of crime.
Debate: RNC Gives Donald Trump Presidential Suite, Rand Paul Gets Bathroom
BOULDER, Colorado—The RNC divided up workspaces for each of the GOP presidential campaign staffs during Wednesday night’s GOP primary debate hosted by CNBC in Colorado—but the workspace for each campaign wasn’t quite equal, according to one Republican political consultant.
Paul Ryan’s Office: ‘Liberal Nonsense’ That Ryan Had Role In $150 Billion Budget Account
The press secretary for Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is dismissing evidence that Ryan’s staff contributed to the closed-door drafting of the Washington’s controversial new $8 trillion, two-year budget. It’s “liberal nonsense,” spokesman Brendan Buck told Breitbart News.
UFC Champion Vitor Belfort Endorses Ben Carson for President
Heading into Wednesday’s GOP presidential primary debate, Dr. Ben Carson is throwing a heavyweight behind him – literally. UFC Champion Vitor Belfort endorsed the GOP presidential candidate on Tuesday after Carson visited Vitor and Joana Belfort’s gym and corporate facility.
Ben Carson Vows to Not Raise Debt Ceiling, if President Will Address Budget ‘Immediately’
GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson vows he won’t raise the debt ceiling if elected President of the United States, and says he’ll address the budget “immediately.”
Mike Huckabee: ‘Appalled’ by Washington’s Budget Deal, Raiding $150 Billion from Social Security Trust Fund
Mike Huckabee is slamming the debt deal put forth by GOP leadership in Congress that takes $150 billion from the Social Security Trust Fund but doesn’t address the disability insurance program’s waste, fraud, and abuse.
Rep. Kevin Cramer Will Oppose Budget Deal: Creates ‘Obamacare of Crop Insurance’
Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) says he cannot support the budget deal put forward by GOP leadership because of the White House’s intent to create a single payer “Obamacare of Crop Insurance.”
Paul Ryan: Process on $8 Trillion Budget ‘Stinks,’ But Kevin McCarthy Backs Plan
The secret, top-level process used to create the federal budget for 2016 and 2017 really “stinks,” says Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), who is likely to replace Rep. John Boehner as House Speaker this week. But he did not promise to vote against the $8 trillion plan.
Carly Fiorina: Hillary Clinton ‘Flunks Economics’
GOP 2016 candidate Carly Fiorina says Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton “flunks economics” if she believes the economy is better with a Democrat in the White House. “Whose economy is she talking about? The middle class has shrunk under the Obama administration,” Fiorina responded in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.
