Rep. Peter King (R-NY), an establishment Republican who positions himself as a defense hawk, attacked both Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) for standing up to National Security Agency (NSA) bulk collection of Americans’ data—as Paul is on the Senate floor leading a filibuster that’s lasted at least seven hours thus far.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), who joined Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in his filibuster on the U.S. Senate floor on Wednesday, told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview when he came off the Senate floor that he stands with Rand because Montanans want him to.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker—the clear Republican presidential frontrunner according to almost all GOP primary polls, even though he hasn’t announced a 2016 campaign officially yet—dazzled Republicans across Capitol Hill in meetings all day Tuesday.
A whopping 51 House Republicans are publicly pressuring IRS Commissioner John Koskinen to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Clinton Foundation tax status, signing onto a letter organized by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) that pushes for such an investigation.
American Future Project, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s issues advocacy group, is running ads starting today in Iowa touting the need for protection for religious liberty in America.
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) has introduced legislation aimed at awarding Congressional Gold Medals to the fallen heroes from the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was at the top of his game at a series of events here Monday at the Constitution Center and outside Independence Hall—the birthplace of the U.S. Constitution—sparing none of his political enemies from harsh criticism, as he laid out his vision for a different America.
Dr. Ben Carson’s presidential campaign shared his early fundraising numbers exclusively with Breitbart News, proving that he—like many other 2016 conservative presidential candidates—will be a force to be reckoned with on the campaign trail.
An embattled Republican, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, joined an embattled Democrat, ABC This Week host George Stephanopoulos, in a rare showing of bipartisan support for the Hillary Clinton-backed Obamatrade deal on Sunday morning.
Here’s the untold story of how two members of Republican leadership took a bold stand against the Democrats and the liberal interests in their own party to swat down a pro-amnesty amendment in a key defense bill.
Despite 20 Republicans defecting to join Democrats, Republicans and conservatives won big on Thursday evening: An amendment from Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) passed onto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) stripping amnesty for illegal aliens from the defense bill.
A spokeswoman for former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley told Breitbart News that her boss doesn’t have any problems with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos—a former operative for the Bill Clinton White House—hosting Democratic debates or being involved with ABC’s political coverage of the 2016 election.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told reporters on Thursday that ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos is a “partisan Democrat” who is “actively supporting” former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
Former United Nations ambassador John Bolton announced on Thursday that, despite previously considering it, he won’t run for president in 2016.
Before he announces his presidential aspirations, John Bolton discusses his Baltimore upbringing.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is working on building congressional support for pressure on the IRS to investigate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s and former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s Clinton Foundation tax exempt status, Breitbart News has learned.
Rep. Paul Ryan went on in his CNBC interview to push even harder for Obamatrade, arguing that America’s “credibility is at stake.”
Secrets not revealed: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)—an opponent of the secretive Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) that would fast-track the Pacific Rim trade deal Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)—went inside the secret room inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday morning to read the TPP text. He wasn’t allowed to discuss the details of the pact, however.
Mike Huckabee, a 2016 GOP presidential candidate, says Republicans should leave President Barack Obama’s trade agenda dead rather than hurting American workers with a big secret trade deal none of them have read.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has joined the chorus of Republican presidential candidates and members of Congress opposed to granting President Barack Obama’s request for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) which would fast-track the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Pacific Rim trade deal.
It’s unclear if Mitch McConnell will now abandon his plans to push through Obama’s trade agenda, or if he’ll try again to pass it—but one thing is now clear: It’s going to be a lot more difficult than anyone thought to get this through the Senate even if it is possible to do so.
At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, the House Rules Committee will begin general debate on the NDAA—and will wrap its discussion on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Because of the significance of these proceedings, Breitbart News will be carrying a live blog of them launching at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Wall Street donor class is rapidly losing control over the Republican Party heading into the 2016 presidential primary process, all while Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) moves into a key kingmaker role on the trail with messaging while most candidates are searching for a sweet spot with conservative economic populism.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), a 2016 presidential candidate, seems to be misleading voters following a New York Times report that details how Rubio’s longtime donor, billionaire Norman Braman, has used his access to the senator.
“The voters understand the country is going to hell,” potential presidential candidate Donald Trump explains.
