Durable goods orders fell a sharp 5.7% in March, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday. The collapse was the sharpest decline since August 2012. Economists had expected a more modest pull back, with a consensus estimate of a 3% decline
A federal program originally designed to provide rural residents with phone service in case of emergencies is now one of the fastest growing welfare programs. Costing just around $140 million a few years ago, federal spending on the subsidy has
ObamaCare passed in 2010, but it continues to exert a political gravitational pull on Democrats. On Tuesday, six-term Sen. Max Baucus announced he will retire at the end of his term in 2014, rather than seek reelection in deep-red Montana.
On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a marathon hearing on immigration reform. Breitbart News will bring you the latest information from inside the Committee and across the news on the issue. Check back for regular updates. [UPDATE: 16:09
In designing a federal grant program, one can opt for very general eligibility criteria, to provide certain flexibility, but strictly limit the funding to ensure the grant is narrowly applied. One could, alternatively, detail very specific eligibility criteria, with less
Sometime in 2011, officials for a foreign government warned the FBI that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, dead suspect in the Marathon bombing, may have ties to extremist organizations. The foreign government is likely Russia, which keeps close watch on ethnic Chechen ties
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the Marathon bombing suspect killed Thursday night in a shoot-out with police, traveled to Russia last year and did not return for six months. Travel documents show he flew out of New York’s JFK for Moscow on January
Democrats enjoy a supermajority in the Illinois House of Representatives, holding 71 seats to the GOP’s 47. On Wednesday, the same day the US Senate voted down gun control legislation, powerful Democrat Speaker Michael Madigan tried to push a restrictive
In the aftermath of the failure of gun control amendments in the Senate, most attention has been focused on the defeat of the Manchin-Toomey provision to expand background checks. While that provision wouldn’t have prevented Newtown or any other recent
On Wednesday, President Obama suffered the biggest defeat of his Presidency. In a bi-partisan vote, the Senate forcefully rejected an expansion of background checks for gun purchases. Obama had utilized every lever in his power, including his outside group Organizing
Tuesday morning, Breitbart News’ Matt Boyle reported that the 844-page immigration bill contained a provision providing federal grants to purchase satellite phones for people living near or around the border. Javier Manjarres, a conservative reporter in Florida, dubbed them “MarcoPhones.”
On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported it had obtained court documents containing a trespassing complaint against Mark Sanford, made by his ex-wife. The complaint said that on February 3rd, Sanford’s ex-wife, Jenny, caught him leaving her home. He did not have
To understand why Republicans regularly get rolled whenever there is a “Gang” negotiation in the Senate, look closely at the latest “Gang” negotiating immigration reform. The Democrat effort is headed up by Sens. Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer, veteran negotiators
The eight Senators negotiating comprehensive immigration reform are scheduled to release the legislative language on Tuesday, ahead of a scheduled hearing on Friday. In advance of the massive bill, the “Gang of 8” have circulated a 17-page memo, detailing the
On May 7th, voters in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District will elect a successor to former Rep. Tim Scott, who was elevated earlier this year to the Senate. Former Gov. Mark Sanford has the edge in the Republican-leaning district, but
On Monday, disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner released his “Keys to the City” blueprint for New York City. The plan details 64 “ideas” Weiner says will improve the city, and provides a clear indication that Weiner is seriously considering a
The Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to hold a hearing on immigration reform on Wednesday. The hearing was scheduled the day after a massive bill to reform immigration is set to be unveiled. This sparked concerns that Senators wouldn’t have
Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner made news again last week with an announcement that he was exploring a run for mayor in New York City. Weiner’s testing of the political winds continues this week with the release of his “platform”
Obama campaign veteran Jim Messina is heading up Organizing for Action, a non-profit using campaign tactics to promote the President’s agenda. As a 501(c) 4, OFA can accept unlimited donations. Messina has promised that the organization wouldn’t accept any contributions
Organizing for Action is a non-profit advocacy organization borne out of the Obama campaign infrastructure. Headed by veteran staff of Obama’s reelection, the organization’s mission is to use the resources that reelected Obama to promote his policy agenda. As a
The centerpiece of Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s campaign for VA Governor this year is his record as a businessman. This experience, he argues, gives him the experience to be able to create jobs in the commonwealth. New questions about past claims,
Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner told The New York Times this week that he was considering jumping into the race to succeed Michael Bloomberg as Mayor of New York City. It is an obvious trial balloon, to assess whether the
On Tuesday, Mother Jones “broke” audio of a meeting of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s campaign aides discussing possible campaign messages against potential opponent Ashley Judd. It was a small glimpse inside the kind of conversations that have happened in every campaign
Since the release of President Obama’s budget, there has been a lot of focus on the entitlement reform aspects of it. One of the less commented-upon aspects of the budget, however, is the nearly $1 per pack federal cigarette tax
