
On Thursday, the National Journal touted a recent New Hampshire poll that claims Mitt Romney is the front runner in the state for the Republican Party’s 2016 nomination for president. Romney himself has dismissed the idea that he will run
by Michael Patrick Leahy31 Jan 2014, 7:37 PM PST0

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, a Democrat, joined several other local dignitaries on Monday to break ground for the $65 million taxpayer funded baseball stadium that will be the new home of the minor league Nashville Sounds. Frank Ward, co-owner of
by Michael Patrick Leahy31 Jan 2014, 9:37 AM PST0

The City of Memphis has agreed to purchase AutoZone Park, home of the minor league baseball Memphis Redbirds, for $19.5 million from Fundamental Advisors, the Wall Street firm that purchased both the team and the stadium for the bargain price
by Michael Patrick Leahy29 Jan 2014, 11:30 AM PST0

On Monday, the FBI and federal prosecutors were still reviewing the case against Vladislav Miftakhov, the 19-year old Russian national who was arrested Friday in Pennsylvania and charged with “possessing a weapon of mass destruction,” according to the Associated Press. Miftakhov
by Michael Patrick Leahy28 Jan 2014, 2:06 PM PST0

Vladislav Miftakhov, the 19-year old engineering student charged with “possessing weapons of mass destruction” by the Altoona, Pennsylvania Police Department on Friday, will be represented by a private defense attorney and not a public defender, Breitbart News confirmed on Monday. An
by Michael Patrick Leahy27 Jan 2014, 8:21 AM PST0

The San Carlos Patch reported on Saturday that Vladislav Miftakhov, the 19-year-old Russian national who was arrested in Pennsylvania Friday on charges of “possessing weapons of mass destruction” graduated from Carlmont High School, which is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. The
by Michael Patrick Leahy25 Jan 2014, 5:57 PM PST0

The Department of Justice missed a deadline Wednesday for providing documents relating to “Operation Choke Point” to House oversight committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) but told Breitbart news the agency will respond to Issa in the “near future.” Issa requested the
by Michael Patrick Leahy23 Jan 2014, 4:58 PM PST0

Just two weeks before abandoning his party and endorsing Democrat Terry McAuliffe for Virginia governor, veteran GOP consultant Boyd Marcus reached out to top aides to the Republican candidate Ken Cuccinelli with an offer. “I could be available to advise
by Michael Patrick Leahy22 Jan 2014, 1:36 PM PST0

It’s one of the most striking details in Texas State Senator Wendy Davis’s life uncovered by Dallas Morning News reporter Wayne Slater: in 2005, Davis, apparently eager to advance her career, relinquished custody of not just her child with her
by Michael Patrick Leahy22 Jan 2014, 10:17 AM PST0

Texas State Senator and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis testified in a Washington, D.C. Federal courtroom on January 20, 2012 that she “got divorced by the time [she] was 19 years old.” The Dallas Morning News reported on Sunday that,
by Michael Patrick Leahy20 Jan 2014, 4:52 AM PST0

On Wednesday, Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) became the third Democratic member of the House of Representatives in the last three days to announce that he will retire and not run for re-election in 2014. On Tuesday, Congressman Bill Owens (D-NY)
by Michael Patrick Leahy15 Jan 2014, 7:12 PM PST0

Local and national Tea Party groups joined Heritage Action and the Club for Growth on Tuesday in blasting the bipartisan $1.1 trillion Omnibus budget deal that was introduced in the House of Representatives late Monday night and could be scheduled for
by Michael Patrick Leahy15 Jan 2014, 11:17 AM PST0

In a shocking blow to the Democratic Party’s hope to regain control of the House of Representatives, upstate New York Congressman Bill Owens (D-NY) announced on Tuesday he will not seek re-election in 2014. The decision puts New York’s 21st
by Michael Patrick Leahy14 Jan 2014, 3:00 PM PST0

by Michael Patrick Leahy13 Jan 2014, 6:26 PM PST0

Atlanta Magazine reported on Saturday that Cobb County commissioners accelerated the approval of more than $300 million of county financing for the new $672 million Atlanta Braves Stadium by evading, and possibly violating, the state of Georgia’s “open meeting” laws. According
by Michael Patrick Leahy13 Jan 2014, 9:20 AM PST0

Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Chairman of the Economic Growth Subcommittee, sent a harsh letter to Attorney General Holder Wednesday accusing the Department of Justice of abusing
by Michael Patrick Leahy9 Jan 2014, 2:10 PM PST0

Breitbart News has learned that in 2013 the Obama administration launched an under-the-radar project, ‘Operation Choke Point,‘ which is designed to destroy three sectors of the private lending industry: third party payment processors (“TPPPs”), payday lenders, and online lenders. The
by Michael Patrick Leahy8 Jan 2014, 10:43 AM PST0

Joe Dugan, executive producer of the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention that will be held in Myrtle Beach from January 18th to the 20th, criticized former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee for supporting incumbent Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in an ad that ran
by Michael Patrick Leahy4 Jan 2014, 8:00 AM PST0

Weasel Zippers reported Wednesday that the supposedly “non-partisan” Organizing for Action (OFA) is relying heavily on Democratic operatives to push its pro-Obamacare propaganda. This is the same organization whose 501 (c) 4 non-profit status was quickly approved by the Internal
by Michael Patrick Leahy2 Jan 2014, 7:56 AM PST0

The end of the calendar year is typically the time that Presidents and other authorities grant pardons to convicted criminals or reinstatements to those deemed “ineligible.” More than ninety years after the most famous lifetime ban in history, it seems
by Michael Patrick Leahy1 Jan 2014, 7:28 PM PST0

On Sunday, Pope Francis delivered a blessing to a huge crowd of Roman Catholics attending an open air mass and rally in Madrid. The event was organized to show support for a recent proposal, made by Spain’s conservative government, to restrict abortions. The
by Michael Patrick Leahy30 Dec 2013, 5:14 PM PST0

In late November media reports surfaced that Washington Nationals majority owner Ted Lerner met with Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray over the summer and made an outlandish pitch. Lerner asked the District of Columbia, which financed and owns the $611
by Michael Patrick Leahy27 Dec 2013, 2:15 PM PST0

Earlier this month, Memphis Mayor W.C Wharton asked the Memphis City Council “to delay its vote once again on the purchase of AutoZone Park by the city” until a scheduled January 7th meeting. Memphis television station WREG reported on December 11, following a contentious
by Michael Patrick Leahy26 Dec 2013, 5:18 PM PST0

On Monday, Catholic University issued a statement responding to a letter sent to its president, John Garvey, on December 13 by a group of 49 left-wing Catholic academics objecting to the school’s acceptance of a $1 million donation from the
by Michael Patrick Leahy20 Dec 2013, 9:57 AM PST0

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Joe Dugan, the executive producer of next month’s South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention, said that the gathering of more than 600 Tea Party activists will play a critical role in efforts to defeat
by Michael Patrick Leahy20 Dec 2013, 12:10 AM PST0