In response to President Barack Obama’s demands that the House pass a continuing resolution that funds the Affordable Care Act, House Republicans fired back, demanding a delay for all of Obamacare until 2015. The amendment, led by Tom Graves (R-GA),
(AP) Obama: GOP ‘grandstanding’ in budget battleWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama says a failure to increase the government’s borrowing authority would effectively shutter the economy. Obama told reporters at the White House Friday that would have a `profound destabilizing effect’ on the
It’s rare that anyone in Hollywood has a kind word to share about a Republican, past or present. This week, House of Cards actor Kevin Spacey surprised an interviewer by toasting arguably the most reviled Republican in recent memory–President Richard
The consequences of three of the biggest political battles of the last four years are all converging over the next two weeks. With a polarized Congress and an intransigent Obama Administration, there is no clear path to settle the current
Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin is so upset it might not be business as usual in Washington he’s making ridiculous comparisons to the Civil War. It’s dangerous. It’s very dangerous. I believe, Mr. President, we are at one of the most
When packing for a major trip, travelers usually fill their suitcases with an eclectic mix of goods. Items of clothing are shoved into pieces of luggage alongside toiletries, books, possibly a computer and other miscellaneous things. All in all, the
Some members of Congress were lucky in August; they received free trips that totaled $1,668,928. The representatives were paid during the summer recess in August; there were 130 trips taken in that month. For the year of 2013, members of
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters on Thursday that he hasn’t had a single conversation with House Speaker Boehner concerning the continuing resolution or debt ceiling debate. He also said he has no plans to talk with Boehner or
House Leadership unveiled Thursday a draft plan to lift the debt ceiling for one year, in exchange for a one-year delay in ObamaCare and a host of other reforms. The plan contains a near wish list of reforms sought by
In speech after speech in Washington DC and across the country, Obama (who it must be noted voted against a debt ceiling increase in 2006) has been making it clear to all with ears to listen, that he will not
House Speaker John Boehner emerged from a GOP caucus meeting Thursday and said it was “unlikely” the House would simply pass a “clean” spending bill sent over from the Senate. On Saturday, the Senate is expected to pass a continuing
Wednesday night, Senators reached a deal to speed up consideration of the House Continuing Resolution, as fears grow that Congress may run out of time to avoid a government shutdown. If Congress doesn’t pass some kind of continuing appropriation by
In an otherwise useful article about the coalition building going on among establishment Republicans and more conservative activist groups outside Congress, Politico nonetheless insisted on using the term “wingers” to identify the movement conservatives who are seeking to have more
Senator David Vitter told WMAL’s “Mornings on the Mall” that his amendment would require Congressmen and their staff to participate in the healthcare exchanges provided by ObamaCare. Vitter revealed that it was top GOP members who would not add language
A proposal by Senator David Vitter (R-LA), which would put lawmakers’ staffers on the Obamacare exchanges was discussed during the Tuesday through Wednesday’s non-stop remarks made by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). Cruz wants to take Vitter’s proposal one step further and place
The congressional battle over defunding Obamacare through the Continuing Resolution has all the intrigue and internecine bickering of a tawdry cable reality show. But beneath this veneer lies the fundamental question of the role of government. The media, shallow
Perhaps because I have spent considerable time in the world of opposition politics abroad, I find it surprising when my fellow Americans, conservatives in particular, fail to see how and why an opposition tactic, like defunding Obamacare, is necessary. In
President Barack Obama’s address to the opening of the United Nations relied heavily on a rhetorical device he has used often, but never to quite the same extent–namely, describing both sides of an argument and then suggesting that his own
Most of Washington has decided that the ObamaCare defunding debate, led by Sens. Cruz and Lee, is a disaster for the Republican party. It is unlikely to succeed, they argue, and risks a government shutdown, which will be blamed on
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), one of the architects of the defunding Obamacare strategy in the Senate, compared the the battle to defund Obamacare to the Revolutionary War. “I would remind your listeners out there that the Revolutionary War was fought
With the 2014 midterms just a little over a year away and the battle to defund ObamaCare currently unfolding in Congress, Gallup reports that the belief that the government is too powerful has hit a record high of 60%, including
The Muslim Brotherhood is “finished” in Egypt, a witness to the tumultuous events told Breitbart News. Mostafa el-Gindy, a leading opposition figure to both President Mubarak and the Muslim Brotherhood, said it was the Egyptian people that removed them from
Remember this, from Obama’s first inaugural? To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you
To be fair the house helped. I’m not against the Supreme Court. I think it is a good institution overall. There have been too many instances of activism on both the right and the left. Best interest of the nation
The media war against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) rages on as he continues fighting to defund Obamacare. The newest claim comes from GQ magazine. GQ quoted one of Cruz’s college classmates Damon Watson as saying he refused to work in
