(AP) Senate Democrats back automatic debt limit hikesBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONDemocrats controlling the Senate want to avoid future showdowns over the so-called debt ceiling. They are proposing to give the president authority to authorize additional federal borrowing unless Congress can
“The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Profits”; that was the title of an opinion piece in the New York Times in September 1970 written by Milton Friedman… and sounding like Calvin Coolidge. It was received by some with
(AP) Dimmer view of economy makes Fed pullback unlikelyBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONA lot can change in six weeks. When the Federal Reserve last met in mid-September, almost everyone expected it to start reducing the stimulus it’s given the U.S.
(AP) On drones, Egypt, Paul makes foreign policy markBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONHenry Clay. Henry Cabot Lodge. Robert Taft. William Fulbright. Jesse Helms. Is Rand Paul the next generation-defining senator on American foreign policy? In just half a term, the Kentucky
According to sources close to the White House, Vice President Joe Biden and his chief of staff Bruce Reed are “no longer involved” in planning for Obama’s long term gun violence prevention program. The vice president’s disappearance from an issue
With Congressional budget talks heating up, the left wing of the Democrat Party is already bellowing for more government economic stimulus. This demand comes despite last year’s $970 billion of deficit spending and a 27% increase in Fed money-printing, producing
(AP) Feinstein tells NSA to stop listening to alliesBy KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence WriterWASHINGTONSenate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein is calling for a “total review of all intelligence programs” after allegations that the National Security Agency eavesdropped on the German chancellor
Peter Schweizer, the author of Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets, predicted on Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 that there will be a lot of “squealing” in Congress when the
(AP) Food stamps, milk prices on table in farm talksBy MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe fight over renewing the nation’s farm bill has centered on cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. But there could be unintended consequences if no
Florida Blue’s decision to drop 300,000 health insurance policies has prompted some of Florida’s top politicos, including Senator Marco Rubio (R) and Representative Ron DeSantis (R), to reaffirm their concerns over the Obamacare law. These Floridians will be forced into
Several corporate executives have joined forces with prominent local lawmakers, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and George Soros’ National Immigration Forum (NIF) to organize a campaign on Monday to target GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill to get them to try to support
The Obama administration claims that President Barack Obama was personally unaware that the National Security Agency (NSA) was spying on thirty-five world leaders, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday evening. The claim is contradicted by other reports and, regardless, represents
During a speech in 1942, Adolf Hitler said, “The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to posses arms.” In other words, Jews and others whom Hitler wanted to wipe from the earth
By HILLEL ITALIEAP National WriterNEW YORKLou Reed, the punk poet of rock ‘n’ roll who profoundly influenced generations of musicians as leader of the Velvet Underground and remained a vital solo performer for decades after, died Sunday at 71. Reed
Republican Virginia Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli will headline Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 with Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon from 7 PM to 10 PM EDT. Cuccinelli is closing
Politico reports that 300 K Street lobbyists met with the conservative Republican Study Committee, a group within the House GOP caucus last week–and were irritated that the conservatives did not express guilt for the recent government shutdown. Anna Palmer and
Before embarking on yet another “comprehensive” legislative effort, Congress should learn from the failures of Obamacare and start with incremental fixes that prioritize the most urgent problems. On immigration, the most urgent priorities are border and visa security, plus the
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, growling that a grand bargain between the GOP and Democrats that would cut entitlement programs was just “happy talk,” said that rich people want to pay more money to the government. On Nevada Public Radio,
Senator Rand Paul woke up the Washington political scene on October 25th by leaking that he intends to place a “Senatorial hold” on the upcoming Presidential nomination of Janet Yellen to be the next Chairperson of the U.S. Federal Reserve, unless
A spokesman for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), a member of the Senate’s “Gang of Eight,” told Breitbart News exclusively on Saturday that the House should not pass individual piecemeal immigration bills in a “ruse” to get to a conference committee
President Obama and Congress continue to wrestle with competing ideas to fix America’s housing crisis, ranging from abolishing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to introducing new regulations for repairing the rickety mortgage-financing system years after it crashed. To understand the
Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), who had been a strong supporter of Obamacare, wants Obamacare waivers for wealthy Colorado residents from exclusive ski towns that he represents. According to ColoradoWatchdog, Polis feels that “Obamacare premiums will be too expensive for some
Peter Schweizer argued that Washington’s political establishment creates threatening bills to scare wealthy interests into making big campaign donations and to hire favored lobbyists, similar to the mafia’s tactic of requiring “protection money” on Friday. Schweizer, President of the Government Accountability
Responding to news that explosives from a DOJ grenade-walking scandal were detected at an attack that killed three Mexican policemen, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) suggested “the administration really did want to let bad things happen in the hopes that they
(AP) Another month of fixes for health care websiteBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONIt should be working well by the end of November. That’s the Obama administration’s rough timetable for completing a long list of fixes to HealthCare.gov, the new, trouble-plagued website
