
On Thursday the payday lenders trade association and its largest member company, Advance America, filed a lawsuit in federal district court to end the Department of Justice’s controversial Operation Choke Point. The case argued that the defendant agencies (the Federal
by Michael Patrick Leahy6 Jun 2014, 3:32 PM PST0

RICHMOND, Virginia–Her surprisingly activist support for the long-shot primary challenger to Eric Cantor is part of a larger plan to shape the GOP, conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview. “I think Jeb
by Michael Patrick Leahy6 Jun 2014, 5:11 AM PST0

On Wednesday two prominent Evangelical Christians criticized House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) assertion that the Dream Act, which would grant citizenship to the children of illegal aliens, is “biblical.” Cantor, who has received criticism for his recent claims that he opposes
by Michael Patrick Leahy5 Jun 2014, 10:27 AM PST0

GLENN ALLEN, Virginia–Conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham campaigned here with the long-shot primary challenger to Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Randolph-Macon economics professor David Brat, issuing a blistering attack on Cantor’s immigration record. At an evening rally at the Dominion
by Michael Patrick Leahy4 Jun 2014, 7:11 AM PST0

RICHMOND, Virginia–Ahead of a campaign rally here with radio host Laura Ingraham, the long-shot primary challenger to Majority Leader Eric Cantor is warning that Cantor, who recently touted himself as an anti-amnesty warrior in campaign literature, will revert back to
by Michael Patrick Leahy3 Jun 2014, 12:29 PM PST0

New filings showed Majority Leader Eric Cantor spent about $1 million in the seven weeks between April 1 and May 21 against a long-shot primary challenger, Randolph-Macon economics professor David Brat, while Brat continued to hammer Cantor on the immigration
by Michael Patrick Leahy2 Jun 2014, 8:04 AM PST0

The Justice Department’s “Operation Choke Point” is so flagrantly illegal it cannot continue in any form under the law, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Charman Darrell Issa’s staff said in a new report, setting up a constitutional confrontation
by Michael Patrick Leahy30 May 2014, 8:26 AM PST0

Eric Cantor’s primary challenger David Brat ripped the Majority Leader as “the number one Republican supporter of amnesty” in a dramatic press conference steps away from a rival event by a liberal Democrat intended to paint Cantor as the face
by Michael Patrick Leahy28 May 2014, 11:07 AM PST0

Is it a campaign flier for Majority Eric Leader Eric Cantor, or Rep. Steve King (R-IA)? Cantor, whose primary race against a political newcomer, Randolph Macon economic professor David Brat, has improbably garnered national attention, has sent thousands of voters
by Michael Patrick Leahy27 May 2014, 11:07 AM PST0

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who since 1986 has falsely claimed she has Native American ancestry despite having no credible evidence to support that assertion, joined 49 fellow senators who signed a letter to the NFL on Thursday urging the league to
by Michael Patrick Leahy25 May 2014, 8:09 AM PST0

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is taking fire from both sides in the heated immigration debate, facing a primary challenger ripping him for supporting amnesty while liberal activists try to portray him as the face of Republican intransigence on the
by Michael Patrick Leahy22 May 2014, 4:06 PM PST0

The $60 million high school football stadium that opened in an affluent Dallas suburb less than two years ago has been deemed “not safe,” and will be closed for the 2014 season. Though a plan for repairs is under way,
by Michael Patrick Leahy21 May 2014, 7:34 AM PST0

Despite an eleventh-hour political attack engineered by the Democratic Party of Oregon, Dr. Monica Wehby easily won the Oregon U.S. Senate Republican primary on Tuesday, defeating second place “Homeless to Harvard” attorney Jason Conger. With 51 percent of the precincts
by Michael Patrick Leahy20 May 2014, 9:40 PM PST0

First, the Justice Department began targeting them with “Operation Choke Point.” Now a new non-profit group is fighting back. The new group, the United States Consumer Coalition (USCC), has launched a “whistleblower website” asking for the secretive program’s victims to
by Michael Patrick Leahy20 May 2014, 2:56 PM PST0

On Friday, four days before the polls were set to open in Tuesday’s Republican U.S. Senate primary in Oregon, a City of Portland police report about an embarrassing, year-old stalking incident involving GOP frontrunner Dr. Monica Wehby suddenly appeared as
by Michael Patrick Leahy19 May 2014, 6:00 PM PST0

Former Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH) appears to be making good on his vows to “crush” the Tea Party. A longtime ally of Speaker John Boehner, LaTourette is a driving force behind the outside national groups that have spent more than
by Michael Patrick Leahy19 May 2014, 9:08 AM PST0

The American Chemical Council (ACC) will make a $289,000 independent expenditure for local network and cable television ads in support of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) during the three weeks leading up to the June 10 Republican primary in Virginia’s
by Michael Patrick Leahy17 May 2014, 8:02 AM PST0

When Randolph-Macon College economics professor David Brat announced a challenge to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District Republican primary several months ago, many wrote his campaign off as a quixotic whim that would go nowhere.
by Michael Patrick Leahy15 May 2014, 11:28 AM PST0

The Tea Party, left for dead by the mainstream media only a week ago, roared back to life on Tuesday with two big Republican primary victories in Nebraska and West Virginia. All eyes now turn to Mississippi’s June 3 Republican
by Michael Patrick Leahy14 May 2014, 1:51 PM PST0

Alex Mooney, the Tea Party-backed candidate in the crowded Republican primary in West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, easily won his party’s nomination in Tuesday’s election. With 85 percent of the precincts reporting, Mooney leads with 35 percent of the vote. Pharmacist
by Michael Patrick Leahy13 May 2014, 8:01 PM PST0

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor faced a raucous crowd Saturday, including loud boos and heckles from Tea Party activists presumably supporting his long-shot primary opponent, professor Dave Brat. Cantor’s speech occured while the votes were being counted in Tea Party-backed
by Michael Patrick Leahy13 May 2014, 6:40 AM PST0

Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) was the first lawmaker to vote against Speaker John Boehner on the House floor in January 2013. Now the GOP Establishment, and especially allies of Boehner, are looking to take him out. Top GOP power brokers
by Michael Patrick Leahy9 May 2014, 10:30 AM PST0

In the war between the GOP Establishment and the Tea Party, Tuesday was a bloody day for the Tea Party. GOP Establishment candidates coasted to victories in the North Carolina senate race, a key House primary there, and in Ohio,
by Michael Patrick Leahy8 May 2014, 2:37 PM PST0

North Carolina state house speaker Thom Tillis vanquished two conservative opponents in the state’s GOP Senate primary, coming in above the 40 percent threshold he needed to avoid a runoff. With 83 percent of precincts reporting, Tillis had 45 percent
by Michael Patrick Leahy6 May 2014, 6:33 PM PST0

The GOP Senate primary in North Carolina Tuesday is the first real test of the battle between the Republican Establishment and the Tea Party of the 2014 election cycle, but the Establishmen’s pick, North Carolina state House Speaker Tillis, is
by Michael Patrick Leahy5 May 2014, 5:42 PM PST0