Government Accountability Institute (GAI) president and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer will appear on CBS’s This Morning on Monday morning to discuss his new book, Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets. CBS’s 60 Minutes
How Washington politicians use so called ‘Leadership PACs’ to skirt previously adopted ethics reform rules was one key topic touched upon tonight in a 60 Minutes investigative report by veteran CBS reporter Steve Kroft and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President
On Sunday, a 60 Minutes investigative report by veteran CBS reporter Steve Kroft and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer revealed how leadership PAC loopholes allow members of Congress to convert campaign cash into lavish lifestyle
Members of Congress and their staffs are on red alert tonight for a CBS 60 Minutes investigation by veteran CBS reporter Steve Kroft and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer exposing how lawmakers convert campaign donations into lavish
“Frustrated by trying to register on HealthCare.gov?” asks Consumer Reports. “You’re hardly alone. Of the 9.47 million people who tried to register in the first week, only 271,00 were able to create an account, according to one analysis. That’s about 1 in
Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist has emerged as the Republican establishment’s leading crusader and mouthpiece against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), repeatedly denigrating Cruz for fighting against Obamacare with a tactic that Norquist alleges hurt Republicans. Obamacare is wreaking
The government shutdown is over and the political elites in Washington, D.C. decided to pass a short-term budget, known as a Continuing Resolution, while fully funding Obamacare. They made sure furloughed federal employees will be paid for their 16-day vacation.
On Thursday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said lawmakers in Congress who do not oppose the fundamental transformation of America need to be primaried. When asked on The Kelly File on Thursday if she would support primary challengers to Senators Mitch
(AP) US quietly releasing $1.6B in Pakistan assistanceBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe U.S. has quietly decided to release more than $1.6 billion in military and economic aid to Pakistan that was suspended when relations between the two countries disintegrated over the
There are a lot of reasons to be upset about the latest bipartisan Congressional responsibility punt – i.e., the CR and debt limit deal. For starters, it is beyond unfortunate that the Senate’s short-term agreement does not include any of
Having been cued by President Obama that his attention will now turn to immigration reform, some Catholic bishops are revving up their campaign to demand that Congress grant amnesty to at least 11 million illegal immigrants. In an op-ed in
On Wednesday, as Congress was agreeing on a short-term resolution to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling temporarily, President Barack Obama said he believed comprehensive immigration reform can get “done” this year. “We still need to pass a
Even though President Barack Obama indicated he felt comprehensive immigration reform could get done this year, Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) said he believed House Republicans would not allow that to happen, especially after Obama refused to engage in substantive negotiations
(AP) Season of uncertainty for storesBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIOAP Retail WriterNEW YORKWill Washington be the Grinch who stole Christmas? After weeks of bickering between Congress and the White House, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a plan that ended
The White House and its press corps have come to a consensus that the recent shutdown/debt limit debate was a “manufactured crisis”–the implication being that it was manufactured by Republicans. That is untrue–first because President Barack Obama and the Democrats
On Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) vowed not to let another government shutdown occur in order to repeal Obamacare even though Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) did not rule out that option in order to give Americans some relief
(AP) Obama lashes Republicans as government reopensBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONThe 16-day partial government shutdown was a Republican-provoked spectacle that “encouraged our enemies” around the world, President Barack Obama said Thursday in withering day-after criticism. The popular panda cam went
Conservative senator faults old guard for one-sided results of budget showdown. On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) ripped establishment Republicans for going out of their way attacking and undermining the defunding Obamacare effort and ensuring that Senate and House Republicans
In the aftermath of the Republican surrender on the government spending and debt fight, Senate GOP Leader went to legacy media outlet The Hill, to promise that Republicans would never again shut down the government over ObamaCare. Make no mistake,
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) challenged the Director of the National Park Service Wednesday, asking him why it took him over 100 days in 2011 to enforce federal regulations with Occupy Wall Street group encampments in McPherson Square on the National
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin said Thursday it will lay off 600 US workers in its missions systems and training business, in a move not linked to the government shutdown. The defense and aerospace giant had put about 2,400 employees on
Jonathan Jarvis is the Director of the National Park Service. Yesterday he was called before Congress to explain why he ordered barricades put up at outdoor monuments in Washington D.C. Rep. Trey Gowdy made a point of comparing Director Jarvis’
America has never had a President so openly hostile to the First Amendment, and the very concept of dissent, even rhetorical dissent. (If you attempt meaningful practical dissent of his policies, he’s got a fresh army of IRS agents standing
Comedian Richard Lewis is known for dressing in black and baring his neuroses on the stand-up circuit. This week, he’s dubbing the GOP chock full of hatred on Twitter for daring to disagree with the Obama administration. He also hinted racism
The apparent end of the standoff in Washington over raising the ceiling for the national debt provides all sorts of opportunities for commentators to blame one side or another. More than anything else, Americans are offended by the idea that
