In politics 19 days can be an eternity. In 19 days before my fellow Iowans caucus in local churches, schools, fire houses, and even homes the Republican field will have two more debates, we’ll be exposed countless radio and TV ads, and who knows how many trees have been sacrificed to send us mailers that most of us don’t want.
The FBI has raided the offices of Dr. Salomon Melgen, an opthalmologist and Democratic Party donor reportedly connected to New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s alleged solicitation of prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. The Miami Herald reports: FBI agents raided the
According to Gallup, President Obama is tied with George W. Bush for most unpopular re-elected president since Gallup began measuring presidential job-approval in 1945. In fact, Gallup found that apart from Bush, “every president…has had a higher job-approval rating in
An event this past Wednesday at Loyola University Chicago featuring former Obama administration official Van Jones strayed far from the marketed title of “2013 MLK Celebration,” instead encouraging students to embrace a “new patriotism” and the “ugly-unequal founding” of America.
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez abruptly left a press conference on Hurricane Sandy aid ahead of other Senate Democrats on Monday. While it’s unclear why Menendez left the presser early, the move came amid building pressure concerning a scandal
Former SEIU local president Tyrone Freeman has been convicted of embezzling from the low-wage employees he once represented. He now faces a maximum of 180 years in prison. Freeman was considered a rising star in the SEIU. As president of
Using American children for props once again, today President Obama spoke at the majority Hispanic Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, Nevada to stump for a general amnesty plan for millions of illegal immigrants. Unlike the bipartisan framework presented
Texas’ newest Senator, Republican Ted Cruz, blasted Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for the threatening letters the mayor sent to several American banks over their business connections with American gun manufacturers. Cruz advises the banks not to be bullied by the
Hillary Clinton’s recent health scares were not enough to deter Allida Black and Judy Beck, two of Clinton’s strongest backers, from creating a “Ready for Hillary” super PAC last week. “It’s a draft movement. We want her to run, but
President Obama, looking for a high school with a majority Hispanic population to use as a backdrop for his demagogic speech on immigration reform, settled on Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unfortunately, the same children to whom
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid criticized conservative media investigating New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s alleged solicitation of prostitutes in the Dominican Republic and the FBI inquiry into the matter on Tuesday. At his weekly press conference, Breitbart News asked
A moderate Republican Hispanic group in favor of comprehensive immigration reform wrote a memo to GOP lawmakers urging them to watch their tone. The Hispanic Leadership Network wrote the memo to GOP lawmakers on the day a bipartisan group of
(AP) Senate confirms Kerry nomination for State Dept.By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate has confirmed Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry as the next secretary of state. The vote was 94-3. Once sworn-in, Kerry will replace Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is stepping down
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez on Monday nicknamed President Barack Obama’s Housing and Urban Development secretary Shaun Donovan the Hurricane Sandy “disaster czar.” At a press conference with fellow New Jersey Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg and New York Democratic
Discussing her new book Lean In during a recent visit to Switzerland, Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, told an audience that powerful women are mostly disliked in the business world. Appearing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Sandberg
Over 2,000 people lined up to testify at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Monday as state lawmakers conducted a hearing on gun control proposals. Despite snow and below-freezing temperatures, the hearing was expected to continue throughout the evening.
Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director John Morton. “Last year, I joined with my colleagues at a press conference with the top representatives of the nation’s rank-and-file immigration law
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has announced today that he will leave the Obama administration as soon as a replacement can be found. Over the past four years, the former Republican congressman from Illinois did all he could to undermine
Some in the media are blaming January’s 8.1 point drop in consumer confidence on the increase in payroll taxes that hit last month. But that doesn’t exactly explain the sharp drop the month before, or the month before that, does
The Republican Party has a gang problem. Over and over again, small groups of GOP Senators have broken with the rest of their caucus to negotiate side deals with like-minded Democrats. While well-intentioned, these “gang” compromises have tended to undermine
On Monday, Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) challenged President Obama to a skeet shooting contest to prove the veracity of his recent claim that not only has he fired a gun, but that “up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the
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On Monday, the Senate cleared a $50.5 Billion relief package to aid the clean up and recovery from SuperStorm Sandy. The bill now goes to President Obama, who has said he will sign the measure. Including the $10 Billion in
According to reports, Attorney General Eric Holder has begun the implementation of three gun control measures related to President Obama’s Jan. 16 executive orders. These deal with information sharing, background checks, and name registries. Holder’s action on them appears to
President Barack Obama met with big-city police chiefs today calling for gun control. In response, former Cincinnati Mayor Ken Blackwell explained to Breitbart News why violating the Second Amendment doesn’t make anyone safer, and how Second Amendment supporters can protect
President Barack Obama is set to reject the key compromise at the heart of a bipartisan deal on immigration reform announced by eight Senators yesterday. The president, who will deliver an address later today in Las Vegas, NV outlining his
