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**EXCLUSIVE** Senate Minority Leader: No Tax Hikes

**EXCLUSIVE** Senate Minority Leader: No Tax Hikes

With conservatives across the country concerned about a rumored Republican cave-in in Washington, D.C. over tax policy, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is speaking out. Read his lips: no tax hikes. McConnell said in an exclusive statement to Breitbart

Boehner: Obamacare 'Law of the Land'

Boehner: Obamacare 'Law of the Land'

In an exclusive interview with ABC News today, House Speaker John Boehner said there would be no more attempts to repeal Obamacare. “Obamacare is the law of the land,” he said. “The election changed” the situation, said Boehner. While some

Boehner: Ryan Not Leader of the GOP

Boehner: Ryan Not Leader of the GOP

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) denied today that recently-defeated vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) was the leader of the Republican Party. “Oh, I wouldn’t think so. Paul Ryan’s a policy wonk,” said Boehner. “He’s involved in

Boehner: Tax Increases 'Unacceptable'

Boehner: Tax Increases 'Unacceptable'

Today, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) set the stage for a showdown on spending and taxes with newly re-elected President Obama. In an interview with ABC News, Boehner said it was “unacceptable” to raise tax rates as part of a

Politico: Bush vs. Clinton 2016!

Politico: Bush vs. Clinton 2016!

Politico, living in a dreamworld of its own making, is already forecasting the 2016 election – and they’re suggesting that Jeb Bush may be the Republican nominee, squaring off against Hillary Clinton. Now, this is a business that Dick Morris

Obama's Epically Awful Victory Speech

Obama's Epically Awful Victory Speech

Last night, President Obama gave a victory speech that wasn’t so much a victory speech as a hackneyed mash-up of all his greatest hits, spiced with a hefty dose of socialism for good measure. In other words, it was typical

Anthony Weiner Returns; Up for Mayoral Run?

Anthony Weiner Returns; Up for Mayoral Run?

The country is now safe for ex-penis-tweeters. That’s apparently the big message in the wake of last night’s Democratic blowout – at least according to Anthony Weiner, who is emerging from his self-imposed Twitter exile to tweet a video of

Rep. Allen West Demands Recount

Rep. Allen West Demands Recount

Tea Party congressman Rep. Allen West demanded a recount today in his nail-bitingly close re-election race with Patrick Murphy. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Murphy has a lead of less than 3,000 votes. West’s campaign issued a statement: Late

#War More Years

#War More Years

With Mitt Romney’s projected defeat in the presidential race tonight, Americans are very clearly divided into two camps.  The first camp is those who want a country of unending bailouts, of free giveaways, of government-provided goods and services – a

Flawed Exit Polls in OH, VA?

Campaign insiders say that exit polls showing an Obama win in Ohio are skewed D+8, the same ratio as in 2008. That turnout is unlikely. That being said, Obama is leading early in the key counties of Cuyahoga (Cleveland), Franklin

Romney Leading in Key VA Bellweather Counties

Two bellwether counties in Ohio, Loudoun County and Prince William County, are currently trending slightly for Mitt Romney in very early vote counts. Loudoun County is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area, and voted for President Bush in 2004, 56%

CNN Projects CT's Chris Murphy Wins Senate Seat

CNN has projected with less than 4% of the vote counted in Connecticut that Chris Murphy has defeated Republican candidate Linda McMahon. That seat was vacated by a Republican, which means that Republicans drop another Senate seat.

WV Dem Sen. Manchin Re-Elected

The networks are calling the West Virginia gubernatorial race for incumbent Senator Joe Manchin. He was widely expected to hold his seat. But Republican hopes for a takeover in the Senate are in serious trouble.

Colorado: Romney Winning Early Voting

Colorado: Romney Winning Early Voting

Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler has released early voting numbers from the state – and they look excellent for Mitt Romney. According to those numbers, Republican turnout was 688,303; Democratic turnout was 653,450. Some 547,437 unaffiliated voters also voted

Biden: I'll Be Back in 2016

Biden: I'll Be Back in 2016

Joe The Biden simply can’t help himself. Asked today, after he cast his ballot for his boss and himself, whether this was the last time he’d appear on a ballot, he said, “No, I don’t think so.” Mike Memoli of

Politico Final Poll: Romney, Obama Deadlocked

Politico Final Poll: Romney, Obama Deadlocked

The final poll from Politico/George Washington University shows a national deadlock between Mitt Romney and incumbent President Barack Obama, each garnering 47% of the vote nationally. Independents, as in all other polls, break heavily for Romney – he clocks in

Four More Years?

Four More Years?

These are the pictures of an administration. Every image is a key image from the presidency of Barack Obama. And every image is the image of a commander-in-chief who has led America astray. The great issue of our time is,

Obama Ends Campaign in Half-Empty Arena

Obama Ends Campaign in Half-Empty Arena

President Obama’s big rally tonight turned out to be just like his first, opening salvo of the 2012 campaign: a half-empty arena in Ohio. According to RealClearPolitics‘ Scott Conroy, there were “empty seats scattered around the upper-level of Nationwide Arena … Four

Obama Will Play Pickup Basketball Tomorrow

Obama Will Play Pickup Basketball Tomorrow

President Obama may be president still, but he’s sure not acting like it – as the election happens tomorrow, President Obama won’t be doing his duty as commander-in-chief. Unless he’s playing point guard. The Washington Post reports today that Obama

Obama EPA Plans Post-Election Assault on Coal

Obama EPA Plans Post-Election Assault on Coal

Immediately following the election, President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency plans a spate of new anti-coal regulation that will virtually grind the industry to a standstill. According to the Washington Examiner: More than 50 EPA staff are now crashing to finish

Eleven Newspapers Switch To Romney, Just One to Obama

Eleven Newspapers Switch To Romney, Just One to Obama

According to the University of California, Santa Barbara American Presidency Project study of the top 100 newspaper editorial endorsements, Mitt Romney has seen a vast wave of switches from 2008 Obama endorsers. Obama, meanwhile, has seen only one newspaper that