Politics

Embarrassingly, we’ve all been there. With something of a crush, we try to get the attention of that one special person. We send letters or, in this day, texts. We talk to friends of friends. We make outlandish public displays

An openly gay woman who was once a star basketball player for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was found guilty of making a false police report after claiming she had been assaulted because of her sexuality. Charlie Rogers told police in

Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), a victim of Speaker John Boehner’s purge of conservatives from leadership positions in the House, said there’s definitely a possibility, depending on what happens during these fiscal cliff negotiations, that enough conservative members of the House

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy has agreed to debrief the conservative Republican Study Committee on Wednesday about his role in drafting Speaker John Boehner’s conservative purge secret scorecard criteria list, a congressman close to the situation told Breitbart News Tuesday

The National Rifle Association just won a major court case in Chicago, providing a huge victory for Second Amendment proponents and gun owners. Illinois is one of the most anti-gun states in America. Its hostility toward the Second Amendment right

California is a beautiful place, yet people are leaving in droves. Last year more people left the state for greener pastures than the number who moved there, but there is one group determined to stay. Guess which group that is?

The Michigan legislature made history today when it passed legislation making the state the 24th to enact right-to-work laws protecting workers. Workers in Michigan can no longer be compelled to join a union as a condition of employment. Perhaps more

The university system, which has been run by leftists for years, has done its job well in fomenting hatred for Israel. After the California Assembly passed resolution HR 35, which “Calls upon officials of California public post secondary educational institutions

On Tuesday, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero declared his love for a mob occupying a building across the street from where he was speaking. Only a few hundred yards away and less than half an hour before his remarks, a mob

Senate appropriators are readying a massive $60 billion aid package for states effected by Superstorm Sandy, which struck the East Coast at the end of October. Sources on the Hill tell Breitbart News that the full Senate is expected to

President Barack Obama owes conservative Steven Crowder–and the nation–an apology after union thugs, angered by right-to-work laws passed by the Michigan legislature today, assaulted Crowder several times in the capital city of Lansing, causing mild injuries. One also threatened to

On Tuesday, Chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) confirmed with Breitbart News that she has “concerns about the defense put up by [Benghazi] Diplomatic Security. That is correct.” Breitbart News reported on Monday that Sen. Feinstein was

Port Washington, New York is one the most liberal areas in the country. And high school students at the local Paul Schreiber High School are being subjected to left-wing propaganda: as they walk through one of the main corridors, they

At the gathering of the institutional left tribes in Lansing, Michigan this morning, United Auto Workers president Bob King thanked the usual left players, including Planned Parenthood and the environmentalist movement, in a speech that also utilized the rhetoric of

On September 11 four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, were murdered in Benghazi, Libya. South Carolina Representative Trey Gowdy has been one of the most outspoken members in Congress about the tragedy. He sat down with Breitbart News to discuss

A group of pro-union, progressive protesters leveled a large tent with people inside during Tuesday’s demonstrations outside the Michigan Capitol building in Lansing against right to work legislation.  The protesters shouted “scab” and “Walmart tent” as they advanced. The tent,

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) blasted Barack Obama on Monday, suggesting he focus on real solutions to dealing with the huge national deficit instead of pursuing a progressive big government agenda. You just got reelected. How about doing something big that

A federal appeals court in Chicago just lifted the ban on concealed carry in Illinois. Seizing on the precedent of rulings like McDonald v. Chicago and DC v. Heller, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the use and

Despite all the media hullabaloo about the fiscal cliff and a potential recession if none of the Bush tax cuts are extended, stock markets have behaved calmly throughout this whole period. In fact, as of this writing today, the Dow

To avoid a repeat of last month’s election loss, the GOP needs to conduct a thorough review of what went right, and what went wrong, in the campaign. Clearly some, and possibly many, elements of the campaign didn’t work. There

President Obama claims we need a “balanced approach” to solve our nation’s budget mess, but it’s hard to get there when he keeps taking spending cuts off the table. Late yesterday, the White House announced that it no longer supported

On Monday, the Florida prosecutor who will try George Zimmerman on charges of second-degree murder of Trayvon Martin accused Zimmerman of trying to “co-opt the mantle of victimhood for himself” from Trayvon Martin. Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda lashed out

With 21 days to go before America zooms over the “fiscal cliff,” erasing the Bush tax cuts and slashing military spending, the one glowing question mark remains how the stock market will react. “The truth is that we don’t know

(AP) Mich. House approves right-to-work limiting unionsBy JOHN FLESHER and JEFF KAROUBAssociated PressLANSING, Mich.The Republican-led Michigan House has approved a contentious right-to-work bill limiting unions’ strength. The measure approved Tuesday morning deals with public-sector workers. Another bill focusing on the

Union overreach in the 2012 election set the stage for labor’s last stand in Lansing over right-to-work legislation.  Tuesday’s planned mass protests in Michigan are the culmination of years of struggle by unions fighting to maintain their political and financial

(AP) Fed is expected to launch new bond buying programBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONWith a nervous eye on the “fiscal cliff,” the Federal Reserve is expected this week to announce a new bond-buying plan to support the U.S. economy. The

As expected, thousands of the union faithful are descending on Lansing, Michigan today to protest right-to-work legislation that could up for a vote as early as noon Eastern time.  Some in the crowd came out as early as 5 AM

A new Gallup poll found that 64% of Americans support federalism when it comes to marijuana laws, saying the federal government should not enforce federal laws against marijuana in states such as Colorado and Washington that recently voted to legalize

The Treasury Department announced on Monday that it would unload its remaining shares of American International Group (AIG), the infamous insurance giant that received $182 billion in bailout money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). As part of the

(AP) Surprise: New insurance fee in health overhaul lawBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONYour medical plan is facing an unexpected expense, so you probably are, too. It’s a new, $63-per-head fee to cushion the cost of covering people with pre-existing conditions under

(AP) Obama says he ‘won’t compromise’ on taxesBy BEN FELLERAP White House CorrespondentREDFORD, Mich.President Barack Obama warned Monday that he “won’t compromise” on his demands that the wealthiest Americans pay higher tax rates, digging in on the chief sticking point

Colorado became the second US state to legalize marijuana for recreational use Monday, as its governor signed a voter-backed proposal into law. But justice officials warned that smoking pot for fun remains against federal law, reflecting the clouds around the

A decades-long battle to cripple unions in the United States has shifted to the heart of the labor movement as Michigan’s Republican governor prepares to sign “right-to-work” legislation. Unions are a key source of financial and grassroots get-out-the-vote support for

Just a few minutes into the demonstration against Michigan’s right to work legislation, Union loyalists show their disdain for free speech by instructing and shouting down members of the Tea Party on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol building.

When opposition to constructing the Ground Zero Mosque was blunted by promises that its builders would construct Park51 Cultural Center instead, protesters were finally shamed into silence (or ignored) and the construction began. Now, two years later, one word best

Courtesy of the $83 billion auto bailout – on which we are already poised to lose more than $40 billion – the taxpayers are stuck with 26% stock ownership of General Motors (GM).  It could get much worse. Judge Set