
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina — Conservative activist and author Trevor Loudon riled up the crowd to kick off the South Carolina Tea Party convention in a Saturday speech with a proposed dream team he offered for conservatives to “put the federal
by Matthew Boyle20 Jan 2014, 1:24 PM PST0

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina–At the South Carolina Tea Party Convention here on Sunday morning, leading Tea Party conservative Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) said foundational changes to D.C. politics will be needed to achieve a conservative agenda. “We must change the incentive structure
by Matthew Boyle20 Jan 2014, 12:15 PM PST0

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina–Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow said during his speech at the South Carolina Tea Party Convention that Andrew Breitbart and the team at Breitbart News have started a “revolution.” “What we’ve started, and what Andrew wanted to
by Matthew Boyle19 Jan 2014, 2:05 PM PST0

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina–Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) called on grassroots conservatives and Tea Partiers across the country to organize and fight back against the GOP establishment’s efforts to stamp out the movement during his speech to the South Carolina Tea
by Matthew Boyle19 Jan 2014, 11:26 AM PST0

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina — Joe Dugan, the executive producer of the South Carolina Tea Party Convention, told Breitbart News minutes before the convention was to officially begin that his goal with this program is to shape the narrative for
by Matthew Boyle18 Jan 2014, 2:55 PM PST0

The omnibus spending bill that just passed the U.S. Congress slashes the budget of a program that pays to incarcerate illegal aliens who have committed crimes in the United States, the Arizona Republic reports. “A massive 2014 federal spending bill
by Matthew Boyle18 Jan 2014, 8:21 AM PST0

According to Democrat congressman Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), House Speaker John Boehner called conservative Rep. Steve King (R-IA) an “asshole” for opposing amnesty. Castro made the revelation in a lengthy article he wrote about his short time in Congress for
by Matthew Boyle17 Jan 2014, 9:42 PM PST0

The forthcoming House GOP leadership immigration “principles” will reflect much of what was in the Senate “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that passed last year, the Wall Street Journal reports. House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Budget Committee
by Matthew Boyle16 Jan 2014, 3:54 PM PST0

The CEOs of hotel chain Marriott International and telecom giant AT&T are calling on Congress to grant them immigration reform so they can hire more cheap labor from outside the United States – at a time when an unprecedentedly high number of
by Matthew Boyle16 Jan 2014, 2:44 PM PST0

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), the lead Republican member of the Senate’s “Gang of Eight,” questioned Thursday morning whether House GOP leadership should move on immigration legislation in 2014. Appearing on Laura Ingraham’s radio program, Rubio seemed to backtrack even further
by Matthew Boyle16 Jan 2014, 1:41 PM PST0

A new report from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), provided exclusively to Breitbart News, shows that Texans are footing a massive financial bill because of illegal aliens in the state. “After a brief hiatus that coincided with the
by Matthew Boyle16 Jan 2014, 10:51 AM PST0

New polling data from Gallup shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans do not think handling immigration reform is even close to a top priority for 2014. Immigration places well behind other issues like healthcare, jobs, the economy, dissatisfaction with
by Matthew Boyle16 Jan 2014, 10:12 AM PST0

Wednesday, January 15th would have been the birthday of security officer Tyrone Woods had he not been murdered in the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012, Breitbart News has learned. House Speaker John
by Matthew Boyle16 Jan 2014, 8:06 AM PST0

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America founder Paul Rieckhoff told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly on the The Kelly File that the budget deal House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) cut with Senate Budget Committee chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray
by Matthew Boyle16 Jan 2014, 12:57 AM PST0

A majority of the five House Republicans from Wisconsin voted against the omnibus spending bill from House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) and Senate Appropriations Committee chairwoman Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD). The omnibus spending bill completes the budget
by Matthew Boyle15 Jan 2014, 3:56 PM PST0

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the 1,582 page omnibus spending bill worth more than a trillion dollars of spending to accompany the recently-passed budget deal. The deal came up for the vote in the House less than two
by Matthew Boyle15 Jan 2014, 3:49 PM PST0

Perhaps the most bizarre request of the still young 2014 political season comes from The Weather Channel, which is asking people to call their congressmen and senators to demand Congress intervene in the battle between it and DirecTV. DirecTV and
by Matthew Boyle15 Jan 2014, 12:00 AM PST0

A document published by the Senate Steering Committee Tuesday found that there is actually $18 billion more than advertised in spending in the omnibus spending bill House and Senate establishment leaders introduced late Monday. The Senate Steering Committee, chaired by
by Matthew Boyle14 Jan 2014, 11:55 PM PST0

The omnibus spending bill that House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) introduced with Senate Appropriations Committee chairwoman Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) is more than 1,500 pages long – and House lawmakers are expected to vote on it less
by Matthew Boyle14 Jan 2014, 7:31 PM PST0

The omnibus spending bill that completes the budget deal Congress passed late last year has not a sliver of cuts for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) or the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Heritage Foundation reports.
by Matthew Boyle14 Jan 2014, 7:22 PM PST0

Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) announced Tuesday that the “fix” Washington politicians developed to stop cuts to veterans’ pensions actually still slashes pensions for more than 90 percent of retired members of America’s armed forces. Millions
by Matthew Boyle14 Jan 2014, 4:45 PM PST0

The omnibus spending bill before Congress continues to fund U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) advertising programs for food stamps in foreign countries like Mexico, Breitbart News has learned. The bill was hashed out between House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Hal Rogers
by Matthew Boyle14 Jan 2014, 2:11 PM PST0

President Barack Obama’s White House has announced its opposition to a bill from Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) that would force the administration to provide Congress with a detailed set of Obamacare-related information every week. The White House claims the bill
by Matthew Boyle13 Jan 2014, 6:49 PM PST0

Rep. John Carter (R-TX), a key figure in the House of Representatives’ immigration negotiations, said Monday that House Speaker John Boehner should not do anything on immigration in 2014 as it would distract from Obamacare. Boehner announced in a GOP
by Matthew Boyle13 Jan 2014, 3:38 PM PST0

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has hired Paul Teller, the former executive director of the House’s Republican Study Coalition (RSC), his office announced in a press release Monday. Teller will serve as Cruz’s deputy chief of staff effective Jan. 16, 2014.
by Matthew Boyle13 Jan 2014, 12:00 PM PST0