On Wednesday, House Democrats renewed their push for an immigration bill to be brought to the floor, and although members from both parties favoring passage for such legislation appear confident a bill will surface in the lower chamber in the near
The Washington Post, whose editorial board limply endorsed Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe, gave three Pinocchios to a Mike Bloomberg pac sponsored attack ad going after Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli on the issue of guns. WaPo’s fact checker
Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) appeared surprised by how accommodating leadership PAC funds are to members and their personal spending habits after he saw CBS’s 60 Minutes report on Sunday covering the issue based upon Peter Schweizer’s new book Extortion. “I had
Americans for Tax Reform Tax Policy Director Ryan Ellis found himself at bitter odds with tea party activists after he tweeted out harsh statements about Senator Ted Cruz (R – TX) and tea partiers. In one tweet Ellis remarked that
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) was identified as the lawmaker accused of insulting President Barack Obama during the government shutdown negotiations, while the White House, which already said that no insult happened to begin with, is taking the blame for “miscommunication.”
Senator John McCain (R – AZ) told KFYI host Barry Young he is seriously considering running for re-election in 2016. “I’m seriously thinking about maybe giving another opportunity for you to vote for or against me in a few years from
CBS’s 60 Minutes confronted Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-CA) about $150,000 she loaned to her campaign in 1998 at an astounding 18% interest rate, likening the profit margin to organized crime. The Sunday night news program showed investigative reporter Steve Kroft asking
Many conservatives on Capitol Hill find themselves left out in the cold by the current leadership when it comes to receiving campaign donations from leadership PACs. CBS’ 60 Minutes aired an investigative report on Sunday by Steve Kroft who interviewed
U.S. House stenographer Dianne Reidy was forced off the floor on Wednesday night following the House’s passage of a debt limit resolution package, which would end the government shut down. Reidy, who has worked as a recorder for the House for
Senate Minority leader’s office claims controversial pork spending in debt deal came from a sub-comittee. Kentucky outlet WFPL reported Wednesday that a proposal to end the federal government shutdown and increase the U.S. debt ceiling by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) sat down with Capitol Hill reporters at his weekly Pen and Pad on Tuesday to discuss the government shutdown as well as where House Democrats’ presently are on the debt limit and continuing resolution
Capitol Hill talk regarding the Senate deal apparently includes a provision that would take away the Congress’ power to increase the debt ceiling. According to Politico, it looks like the buzz appears to be true.: The plan includes a proposal offered
Congressman Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) told Breitbart News that his party’s leaders should be very careful about targeting conservative members associated with the Tea Party, as the reason Republicans hold a majority in the lower chamber is because Tea Party activists
In a sting to third party Libertarian nominee Robert Sarvis, former Republican Texas Congressman and 2012 GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul endorsed Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli on Friday night. According to Politico: The former Texas congressman, who retains
Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), a member of the House Oversight Committee, told Breitbart News the Committee is quietly “making progress every day” with its investigation of the administration’s handling of the terrorist attack against the U.S. consulate and CIA annex
Gallup released a poll last week showing President Barack Obama’s negative polling among Americans during the current government shutdown is substantially worse in comparison to the numbers the last Democratic president, Bill Clinton, had during his administration’s shutdown in 1995.
The shutdown of the U.S. federal government has provided new excuses to not provide information to the public for an administration that is already known to be hostile and evasive towards the media. As a result of the shutdown, numerous press shops
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Park Grove is officially closed to the public, according to the National Park Service, due to the government shutdown. However, unlike the World War II Memorial off of Constitution Avenue, the open area park and
The Senate’s Democratic leaders held a press conference on Friday to discuss the effects of the government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) claimed Democrats “negotiated their hearts out” with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and made a number
Debate over the government shutdown and Obamcare became testy on Friday afternoon between Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX). Durbin accused Cruz of causing “damage” with the government shutdown, which Durbin said Cruz “inspired’ by his 21-hour speech
Senate Democratic leadership refused to consider a resolution (H.R. 3220), supported by Senator Ted Cruz (R – TX) on Friday , to make continuing appropriations during the government shutdown and provide pay and allowances to members of the reserve components of the
The U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers was furloughed tweeted AP reporter Eric Tucker on Wednesday night : The chief of the US Park Police is among the ranks of the furloughed. Says email to her will go unread for as
Three funding measures failed to pass because of Democrat opposition in the House on Tuesday night that would have maintained veterans’ benefits, kept national monuments and other historic sites opened, and continued local funding for the District of Columbia. As
Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) told Breitbart News on Tuesday he was unaware of the glitches individuals were experiencing when they attempted to apply for healthcare insurance on the Obamacare insurance exchanges but claimed the popularity of the exchanges was probably
Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn (R -TX) was verbally beaten up by his own constituents on his FaceBook page for voting for cloture and allowing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D – NV) to throw out an amendment that would strip
