Tag: Congress

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 13 (UPI) —Approval of the way the U.S. Congress is doing its job has dropped into the single digits for the first time in almost four decades, a Gallup poll indicates. Only 9 percent of respondents said

Last week, President Obama apologized for misleading the American public with his false claim that “if you like your insurance, you can keep it.” Without this assurance, it is unlikely ObamaCare would have passed. Obama was not the only politician

Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), the congressman launching the effort to remove Attorney General Eric Holder from his post atop the Department of Justice (DOJ) via Articles of Impeachment, told Breitbart News exclusively in a Wednesday phone interview that he now

Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) has introduced an Articles of Impeachment resolution against Attorney General Eric Holder for his role in Operation Fast and Furious and other scandals of President Barack Obama’s administration. Seven congressman have signed onto the resolution thus

Two top Obamacare officials, including the person who has been called one of the law’s architects, have refused to testify before Congress next week.  During a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said

(AP) Obama, religious leaders seek immigration overhaulWASHINGTONThe White House says religious leaders and President Barack Obama have agreed there is a moral imperative for overhauling the nation’s immigration laws and are committed to pushing Congress to act. Eight leaders of

Appearing on the Bill Bennett radio program on Wednesday morning with guest host U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Peter Kirsanow, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said that Americans have “rejected” the Senate’s Gang of Eight immigration bill despite pressure from amnesty advocates

On Thursday Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Janet Yellen appears before the Senate Banking Committee to defend her nomination to succeed Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who received the weakest approval ever from the Senate when he was confirmed in February

(AP) Healthcare website model felt bullied by criticsWASHINGTONThe model whose face appeared on the much-maligned Obama health care website says she felt intimidated by harsh public criticism of the program.The woman, who identified herself only as “Adriana” in an interview

A new report given to Congress on Tuesday reveals that the federal government bailout of General Motors is going to end up costing the U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars once the feds sell their share completely.  In October, the U.S.

On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden urged Catholic clergy and immigration reform advocates in communities of faith to ensure comprehensive immigration reform does not get defeated like the administration’s push for gun control after the Sandy Hook Tragedy.  “Work the

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), one of the most prominent supporters of comprehensive immigration reform in the House of Representatives, wants lawmakers in Congress to stay through Thanksgiving and Christmas to create a pathway to citizenship for all of the country’s

Though President Barack Obama has taken up the cause as his own, a new report from The Hill‘s Russell Berman shows that the current comprehensive immigration reform deliberations began in secret in Congress long before Obama ever took office. “Leaders in

Earlier this year, negotiators in the House were on the cusp of a deal on immigration reform. It had a pathway to legalization Democrats wanted and strict enforcement triggers Republicans wanted. Democrat Rep. Luis Guitierrez, a long-time advocate for amnesty,

(AP) Govt reaches agreement to allow airline mergerBy DAVID KOENIG and PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Justice Department says it has reached an agreement to allow American Airlines and US Airways to merge, creating the world’s biggest airline.The agreement requires the airlines

The Associated Press noted Tuesday that one part of Obamacare is going extremely well: new enrollments in an expanded Medicaid program. According to estimates, Medicaid has added over 400,000 new patients in ten states–roughly two million across the country, by

(AP) The secret, dirty cost of Obama’s green power pushBy DINA CAPPIELLO and MATT APUZZOAssociated PressCORYDON, IowaThe hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America’s push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil.

Whatever one thinks of Obamacare, it is now clear that the law was sold under false pretenses.   When Congress was debating health-care reform back in 2009 and 2010, President Obama and his Democratic allies repeatedly promised the American people

Over the past decade, Google has gone from free market darling to an almost ward of the government.  The company, whose relationship with the Obama Administration is well documented has quietly grown its lobbying budget in Washington making it the

On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125, veterans who are involved in the Tea Party movement joined Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon to discuss why they joined the movement to fight for the