House Judiciary Chair Bod Goodlatte and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, both from Virginia, are drafting legislation to enact something similar to the DREAM Act, which would allow illegal immigrants who entered the country as children to become citizens. It is
On Thursday afternoon, House GOP Leadership engineered final passage of a stripped-down Farm Bill. Getting there wasn’t pretty. First, the Leadership removed all provisions related to the food stamp program, which comprises the overwhelming majority of spending in the bill.
One of the foundational lies told by President Obama during the debate over his health care law was that “if you like the plan you have, you can keep it.” Of course, that’s only true if the plan is still
On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid began steps to exercise the so-called “nuclear option,” a permanent change to Senate rules to prohibit filibusters on Presidential nominations. Senators would no longer have the right to extended debate on Executive and
Late Wednesday, the House Rules Committee voted to waive the rule requiring pieces of legislation to be available to members for three days prior to a final vote. After the ObamaCare debacle, the GOP campaigned on enforcing such a rule
A new poll released by Quinnipiac University finds President Obama’s approval rating slipping to 44%. His approval rating is under water, with 48% of voters disapproving of his job performance. At the beginning of May, Obama’s approval ratings were reversed,
Conservatives in the House are pushing a resolution that would require the four southern-border states to certify that the border is secure before any immigration legislation could be brought to the floor for a vote. The immigration bill passed by
The Labor Department reported Thursday that weekly jobless claims rose to 360k, up from 344k claims the week before. Economists had been expecting this week’s number to dip to around 330k. The 4-week moving average, a less volatile measure also
Sources on Capitol Hill have told Breitbart News that, on Thursday, the House likely will make another attempt to pass the Farm Bill. Last month, GOP Leadership suffered a rare defeat when the Farm Bill failed on the House floor
On Monday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry told supporters that he has decided not to seek reelection as Governor next year. Perry is currently the longest-serving Governor in the nation. He has also been Governor longer than anyone else in Texas
Now that the Senate has passed its amnesty legislation, attention turns next to the House, which returns Monday for three weeks of work before the month-long August recess. Supporters of the Senate bill had hoped action on the issue in
Just two years ago, former Rep. Anthony Weiner was forced to resign from Congress after lying to the press and public about tweeting illicit photos of himself. Today, however, he is waging an improbably competitive race for mayor of New
Sens. Cruz, Lee and Paul have become the conservative conscience of the Senate. Sen. John McCain, an improbable GOP nominee for President, smeared the triumvirate and other principled conservatives as “wacko-birds” earlier this year. McCain ally, Sen. Lamar Alexander, who
While most Americans rank the economy and government spending as the top challenges facing the nation, the Senate last month rushed through a comprehensive immigration bill to give amnesty to 11 million illegal aliens. The effort was more about the
The release of the June Jobs’ Report Friday was something of a relief for the markets. The Labor Department reported that the economy gained 195,000 jobs in June, which beat economists’ expectations. The Department also reported that the economy gained
The ADP survey of businesses released Wednesday show private employers added 188k jobs in June. The number is up from the 134k jobs ADP reported were added in May. It is also above the 150k added jobs economists were expecting.
Late Tuesday, the Treasury Department announced it was delaying until 2015 a key component of ObamaCare. Employers with more than 50 employees were originally required to provide insurance or pay a penalty, beginning in 2014. That mandate has been pushed
A Freshman Democrat from California has introduced legislation to allow members of Congress to vote from their districts, instead of in Washington. The proposal, from Rep. Eric Swalwell, would create a “mobile Congress,” allowing Members to vote over a secure
Investors Business Daily released a poll Monday showing that just 41% of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing as President. A majority, 52%, disapprove. The negative 11-point spread is the worst of his Presidency. American anxiety over the
A new poll from Latino Decisions finds Democrat Hillary Clinton easily besting Sen. Marco Rubio in a potential presidential match-up among Hispanic voters. Clinton draws 66% of Hispanic voters, while Rubio garners just 28%. Against Vice President Joe Biden, Rubio
On Monday, the interest rate on federally-backed “Stafford” student loans doubled from a capped 3.4% to 6.8%. Keeping the interest rate artificially low was a key issue in President Obama’s reelection campaign. Through high-profile campaign events and his bully pulpit,
Breitbart News has learned that on July 10th, the House GOP caucus will convene a special “internal conference” on the subject of immigration reform. IA Rep. Steve King began pressing for a conference in early June, having acquired more than
Ross Douthat argues in the New York Times this weekend that the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act is a boon to the Democrat Party. Douthat believes the Court’s invalidation of a portion of
Breitbart News has compiled a list of the Republican Senators who voted for amnesty over border security and interior immigration law enforcement for readers’ information. Below, you will find a list of their names and phone numbers for an office
On Thursday, the Senate voted 68-32 to cut off debate on the Gang of 8 amnesty bill. The procedural vote sets up a vote for final passage, which requires just a simple majority. The final vote on “cloture” was less
