William Owens, Sr., a black pastor and veteran of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, spoke at the National Press Club on Tuesday to announce that a group he founded, the Coalition of African-American Pastors, is leading the charge
On what alternate universe will Democrats enjoy a D +19 turnout advantage over Republicans on election day? Well, that would be Planet Pew: The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted July
(AP) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.Officials in San Bernardino, Calif., which is facing an expected $45.8 million budget deficit this year, have formally filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, a move that city leaders approved last month. Interim City Manager Andrea Travis-Miller said
(AP) ATLANTAChick-fil-A set a one-day sales record on Wednesday amid an ongoing controversy over a company executive’s public stance against same-sex marriage, company officials said Thursday. The Atlanta-based company confirmed in a statement that the sales record was broken Wednesday after
He’s got an iconic personal plane, a fortress-on-wheels armored car and lives in a historic home: so what do you get the President of the United States for his birthday? How about the state of Florida? President Barack Obama told
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who knows how to bully elderly voters into voting for her, (she is from Florida) is using a time-honored Democratic Party approach to woo elderly voters: scare the hell out of them. Speaking in Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
A report issued Thursday by the House Energy and Commerce committee documents the extent to which political concerns trumped due diligence in the Solyndra loan approval. The report shows that the initial announcement of the DOE loan guarantee to the
It may sound funny but it’s not; employees and contractors working for the Pentagon are putting the United States in danger because looking at rockets seems to be stimulating their libidos. The Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency sent a warning that
In 2008, billionaire publisher and real estate mogul Mort Zuckerman supported Barack Obama. Now, in a recent U.S. News and World Report article, Mr. Zuckerman says “Hope and Change” has morphed into the shattering of the American dream. “The great American
Richard Trumka, the frightening union leader who is the head of the 12-million-member AFL-CIO, the largest labor federation, and is one of the men responsible for coordinating Obama’s use of unions to head toward socialism, is coming forward to make
William Hoover has resigned as Deputy Director from the ATF because of the scathing report put out by Republicans detailing his role in Operation Fast & Furious. Mr. Hoover stood by and allowed guns to keep walking to Mexican drug
Washington D.C.- Thursday morning, Reps. Steve LaTourette (R-Ohio), Robert Dold (R-Ill.), Charlie Bass (R-N.H.), and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) held a press conference to call for bi-partisan action before the US Government falls of the “fiscal cliff.” LaTourette, a moderate Republican
The classic definition of chutzpah, or gall, is the man who kills his parents and then pleads for mercy from the court because he is an orphan. Mike Rios, a member of the school board in Moreno Valley, California, has
President Obama’s Labor Department is doing its best to circumvent a law that Obama himself supported in order to avoid bad economic headlines before election day. As I documented here at Breitbart News on Tuesday, DOL is trying to pressure defense
President Barack Obama, along with many Democrats, likes to say that, while they may disagree with the GOP on many issues related to national security, they absolutely share their admiration and dedication to members of our armed forces. Obama, in
As California teeters near default in many areas, news is breaking that Gov. Jerry Brown may have taken up to $3 million from a fund created “in honor of the victims of the 2001 terror attacks” to make up for shortfalls. The
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) doubled down and insisted that the anonymous source that allegedly called his office to inform him that Mitt Romney had not paid taxes on ten years of returns was not a figment of his
The House Ethics Committee has strongly condemned the actions of Rep. Laura Richardson, of California’s 37th district, finding her guilty of improperly pressuring her official staff to campaign for her, destroying evidence, and tampering with witness testimony. The 16-page report
In August 2004, President Bush seemed an underdog in his race for reelection. Already a polarizing figure for a large segment of the population, the war in Iraq was becoming increasingly unpopular, while the media did all it could to
(AP) GM profit falls 41 percent on weakness in EuropeBy TOM KRISHERAP Auto WriterDETROITA big loss in Europe dragged down General Motors’ second-quarter profit. The automaker’s net income from April through June fell 41 percent to $1.5 billion, $1 billion
(AP) US factory orders fell 0.5 percent in JuneBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONCompanies placed fewer orders with U.S. factories in June from May, signaling further weakness with manufacturing. The Commerce Department said Thursday that factory orders fell 0.5 percent in
The Hill reports that Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) filed an amendment to a cybersecurity bill that would outlaw abortions in D.C. after the fetus reaches 20 weeks, which research suggests is the time when the fetus can feel pain. The
Mitt Romney’s campaign will hold 24 “Strengthening The Middle Class” events today and Friday in 13 swing states, including Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, Florida, and Colorado. Local business owners and
Maybe its a consequence of Obama’s “you didn’t built that” controversy. Or simply a realization that after the ObamaCare take-over, failed stimulus and the blatant stoking of class resentment, Obama envisions an America that is vastly different than any of
(Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose less than expected last week, but the data continues to be influenced by distortions from seasonal auto shutdowns.
As the Olympics conclude next week, Mitt Romney will embark on a bus tour of the most important swing states on August 10 in what may be the beginning of his campaign’s sprint to the November finish line. The AP reports that
Last week, conservatives urged caution when House Republicans considered the farm bill, and on Tuesday the Associated Press reported House Republican leaders decided to table the measure that would extend the 2008 farm bill for another year. Because the agriculture industry
On Wednesday, the House voted to extend the Bush tax cuts across all income levels. The House rejected a bill sponsored by Democrats that would deny the tax cuts to incomes above $250,000. Nineteen Democrats joined all but one lone
A new report by the Pew Research Center found that residential segregation by income has increased during the last 30 years. The study found that 28 percent of lower-income households were located in mostly impoverished areas in 2010, up from
