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House to Split Farm Bill, Vote Thursday

House to Split Farm Bill, Vote Thursday

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

How to Make Taxes Fairer and Abolish the IRS

How to Make Taxes Fairer and Abolish the IRS

Congressional frustration with efforts to get to the bottom of IRS targeting of conservative groups plainly shows the tax agency is dangerous to civil liberties, irrevocably broken, and corrupting national politicians. Investigators on Capitol Hill and in the Justice Department

Military after 'Offensive' Materials in Workplace

Military after 'Offensive' Materials in Workplace

As part of an attempt to discourage sexual assault, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered that “offensive” materials be removed from military workplaces. The definition of “offensive” is unclear, but local command leaders are searching for a wide range

Abortion vs. IRS: Parties Race to Ignite the 2014 Base

Abortion vs. IRS: Parties Race to Ignite the 2014 Base

On Wednesday, as Tea Party activists rallied against the IRS and the Senate immigration bill on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama’s campaign-turned-lobbying arm, Organizing for Action (OfA), emailed a warning about “threats on women’s health” in Congress. It urged its

President Obama Continues to Fail as CEO

President Obama Continues to Fail as CEO

President Obama is failing as CEO of the U.S government. His appointment of Susan Rice to be his top national security advisor and other missteps, indicate he views the fallout from recent scandals as a political challenge, rather than a

The Two-Front Forever War

The Two-Front Forever War

So which should we be more afraid of?  The US Government and its scandalous–even tyrannous–intrusions on our finances and privacy?  Or foreign enemies with their explosives, cyber-weapons, and nukes? Is your answer “both,” I agree.   But we will all

Stephanie Cutter, Kevin Madden Join CNN

Stephanie Cutter, Kevin Madden Join CNN

CNN: Democratic strategist Stephanie Cutter and Republican strategist Kevin Madden will join CNN as political commentators, it was announced today by CNN Washington bureau chief and senior vice president Sam Feist. The veteran communications consultants will add their expert analysis

Of Pride and Petulance

Of Pride and Petulance

This past week on Capitol Hill, IRS big shots Lois Lerner and Douglas Shulman testified in front of the House Oversight Committee.  Can you imagine the enormity of that? Being called in front of the most powerful legislative body in

Democrat Elijah Cummings: Lois Lerner Should Lose Her Job

Democrat Elijah Cummings: Lois Lerner Should Lose Her Job

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, told reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday he believes Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service’s Director of the Exempt Organizations division, should lose her job over her participation in

Veteran Actress Christine White Dies at 86

Veteran Actress Christine White Dies at 86

Actress Christine White died on April 14 at Brinton Woods Nursing Home in Washington, D.C., but news of her passing was delayed until a quiet funeral had taken place. She was 86. A mutual friend of hers, Chaplain Carson Curcini,

MSNBC Analyst Breitbart Sets GOP Agenda

MSNBC Analyst Breitbart Sets GOP Agenda

MSNBC analyst Joy-Ann Reid joined host Thomas Roberts yesterday to comment on John Boehner’s call for accountability and, perhaps, jail time for individuals responsible for the IRS scandal involving harassment and denial of non-profit status to conservative advocacy groups.   Reid asserted that

Names of Benghazi Witnesses Revealed

Names of Benghazi Witnesses Revealed

The names of three men who will testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee next week on Capitol Hill have been released.  Gregory N. Hicks, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Libya at the