House Speaker John Boehner just threw Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) under the bus. Less than two months after House GOP leadership threw their weight behind Ryan’s budget deal with Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA),
Radio’s Mark Levin will keynote a five-year anniversary event for the Tea Party movement hosted by Tea Party Patriots in Washington, D.C., Breitbart News has learned exclusively. “The Tea Party, which consists of millions of hard working taxpayers, is to
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) says she agrees that Republicans can’t trust President Obama to enforce the law, but they should immediately move forward on comprehensive immigration reform, anyway. “Here’s the deal: The status quo is totally unacceptable,” Ayotte said on
The Wall Street Journal editorial board accused Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and the Heritage Foundation of being lockstep with the AFL-CIO and other labor unions because of their aggressive opposition to amnesty. “The populist wing of the [Republican] party has talked itself
Let’s be honest: if he could, Speaker John Boehner would bring immigration reform to the House floor tomorrow. So while his announcement Thursday that he’s hitting the brakes on his push for a big immigration reform bill was a huge
With speculation building that he may jump in the campaign for New York governor as a Republican, Donald Trump is now taunting Democrat incumbent Andrew Cuomo. “Andrew Cuomo is obviously scared of me and now stealing my proposals,” Trump said
Wednesday morning at a small meeting of conservative House members called the Conservative Opportunity Society, the topic was immigration–specifically, John Boehner. Despite the loud protestations of his rank-and-file, the House Speaker had come back from the the GOP’s retreat in
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), anti-amnesty hawk, said in a Thursday afternoon statement that even if President Barack Obama stopped governing lawlessly, amnesty would still be bad for the country. Sessions’ comments came in response to House Speaker John Boehner’s remarks
In an abrupt switch from his months of work to bring immigration reform back from life support, Speaker John Boehner told reporters today that the issue cannot move forward until President Obama proves he can be a trustworthy partner to
One of the most high-profile victims of the IRS Tea Party targeting scandal is planning to unveil surprising new allegations about the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee at a hearing this morning. Catherine Engelbrecht, the head
In a blistering letter to Attorney General Eric Holder delivered Wednesday, Kent Terry – the brother of murdered Border Patrol agent Brian Terry – questioned why, years later, the Terry family still does not have the truth about Operation Fast and Furious. “Mr. Holder
On Wednesday morning, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the risk of an Obamacare bailout. Rubio’s office provided Breitbart News, exclusively, with a full copy of his testimony before the 9:30
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) announced in a release he introduced a bill this week that would establish term limits for members of Congress. The bill would limit members of Congress–in both the House and the Senate–from serving more than 12 years
Whether Republicans can trust President Obama to faithfully implement an immigration bill – any immigration bill – they help push through Congress has emerged as one of the core debates in the GOP about whether to move forward this year. With Obama
Maybe it’s too early to call it an official 2016 “cattle call,” but the group of Republicans headlining an April New Hampshire event is going to get a lot of tongues wagging. Featured speakers include Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and
FWD.us, the pro-amnesty brainchild of Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, made a big splash at the House GOP retreat last week in Cambridge, Maryland, with a packet distributed to every lawmaker touting the benefits of a big, comprehensive reform bill. However,
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that immigration reform will not happen in 2014, despite a renewed push from his counterparts on the other side of the capitol in House GOP leadership. “I think we have sort of an
New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie will speak at 2014’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the American Conservative Union (ACU) announced late Sunday. The ACU’s decision to invite Christie comes after he was denied a speaking slot in 2013 and
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced Friday that throughout 2013 his three campaign arms raised $4.16 million. Cruz made the massive haul over 2013 through his re-election committee, Ted Cruz for Senate, his joint fundraising committee, Ted Cruz Victory Committee, and
Billionaire Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is using material from the far left-wing Center for American Progress (CAP) and from President Barack Obama’s White House to argue to House Republicans that amnesty would be good for the economy and for American
Real estate magnate, television star, and conservative provocateur Donald Trump is a confirmed speaker for the upcoming 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Breitbart News has learned. Trump has been a hit at several recent CPACs, with the crowd loving
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, said on Thursday evening that House Republican members should stand up to House GOP leadership to oppose their immigration “principles.” Sessions said the “principles” represent exactly what was
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) National Council president Kenneth Palinkas warns that a position House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has taken on amnesty for illegal alien youths is one that could turn into a perpetual amnesty for all
Appearing on Fox News Thursday morning, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said that he thinks House Republicans should insist that the border actually be secured before they even consider discussing anything to do with “legal status” or citizenship for illegal aliens in
The second highest-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate is warning House GOP leadership against moving down the pathway towards amnesty because it will distract from Obamacare ahead of the 2014 elections. Appearing on a Lubbock, Texas radio program Thursday morning,
The long-awaited House GOP leadership immigration “principles” document has surfaced. Titled “Standards for Immigration Reform,” the document breaks down each of the pillars of what House GOP leadership is pushing, including a claim that America’s “national and economic security” depends
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) thinks that the House GOP leadership’s renewed push this week to grant amnesty to illegal aliens would destroy the Republican Party’s chances at retaking the Senate in 2014. Cruz questioned how establishment Republicans unilaterally caving to
This could get ugly. Thursday at 4:30pm in Cambridge, Maryland, Speaker John Boehner will unveil an outline of the party’s immigration stance to rank-and-file members that includes “legal status” for millions of illegal immigrants. Boehner hand-selected members to help lead
In an unusually aggressive move, top immigration hawk Sen. Jeff Session (R-AL) is moving to preemptively arm House Republicans with anti-amnesty talking points and other materials ahead of a major planning session at the House GOP’s Maryland retreat tomorrow. Sessions’
Conservatives in the House of Representatives feel like President Barack Obama’s brief call for immigration reform legislation during Tuesday evening’s State of the Union speech fell flat. Rep. Steve King (R-IA), a hawk on immigration, told Breitbart News to look
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) told Breitbart News he wore a Santa Claus tie to the State of the Union speech from President Barack Obama Tuesday evening because he considers Obama like Santa Claus. “When I was looking for a tie
President Barack Obama gave shout-outs to House Speaker John Boehner and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in his State of the Union speech Tuesday evening. Obama referenced how Boehner’s father was a bartender in Ohio. “The point is, there are millions
President Barack Obama only mentioned immigration reform efforts as a mere throwaway line in his State of the Union speech Tuesday evening. The only time he mentioned the matter, according to prepared remarks distributed to press before delivery, was as
With President Obama vowing to make 2014 a “year of action” by executive fiat, top conservatives are sounding the alarm. Obama “has acted like the playground bully who when he can’t have everything he wants, he decides to take his
American Conservative Union (ACU) chairman Al Cardenas wrote to President Barack Obama ahead of his State of the Union speech to point out that Obama cannot accomplish bipartisanship if he plans to overuse executive authority. “At your first news conference
House Speaker John Boehner’s ex-chief of staff Barry Jackson (pictured, right) is now working with the Chamber of Commerce to help its lobbying campaign for comprehensive immigration reform. “The former chief of staff to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is working
As the battle between the grassroots and the establishment sides of the Republican Party rages on, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is taking a very public stance on the side of the establishment. “I’m going to embrace being a Chamber of
As House Republican leaders prepare an immigration proposal that could go much further towards amnesty than their prior public stances, conservative lawmakers are quietly plotting to push back. Aides from over a dozen House offices secretly convened today on the
