On Tuesday, Sens. Mike Enzi (WY) and David Vitter (LA) introduced legislation to reinstate the requirement that members of Congress, and their staffs, receive health coverage through ObamaCare exchanges, as well as pay the costs of their premiums. Earlier this
In an essay marking the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous, “I Have a Dream” speech, former congressman Lt. Col. Allen West illuminated the parts of King’s dream that have gone unfulfilled while targeting the liberal establishment
As of Wednesday evening, 116 members of the House of Representatives–18 Democrats among them–have signed a letter to Barack Obama insisting that any strikes against Syria must first be authorized by Congress. The letter asserts that a strike without Congressional
Concerned that immigration reform could fall off Obama’s agenda with international crises and economic woes looming, the influential liberal magazine The Atlantic is now floating what they refer to as ‘the nuclear option’; the idea that President Obama could unilaterally
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said at a town hall event in Chantilly, VA on Monday that women will be raped and others may die or be injured if Congress does not grant amnesty to America’s illegal immigrants. Gutierrez said that
At the beginning of Summer, supporters of amnesty, nee comprehensive immigration reform, had high hopes of passing legislation by the Fall. Big business, the GOP Establishment, Democrats and Big Labor were in rare alignment on the need to add millions
Speaking on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on Wednesday, former President Bill Clinton slammed the heirs of the civil rights movement for complaining about political gridlock in Washington, D.C. “Martin Luther King
Pro-amnesty activists trying to co-opt the civil rights messages of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to push immigration reform through Congress seem to be directly contradicting the wishes of the late Dr. King and his wife, Coretta Scott King. Mrs. King
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Joel Acevedo, 18, who speaks in Anthony Weiner’s newest video released today, fails to mention that he is also an intern for the campaign. Some of the “regular New Yorkers” featured in Anthony Weiner’s latest television
In a closed-door meeting with a group of Democrat mayors and Attorney General Eric Holder Tuesday at the White House, the president promised to take more executive actions to reduce gun violence. Via The Washington Times: Mr. Obama “vowed to
On Monday, Time ran an explanation by Mark Thompson why President Obama could “strike Syria unilaterally.” “For better or worse, there’s also very little doubt that President Obama – should he choose to do so – can retaliate against Syrian
A letter was sent to President Barack Obama yesterday, demanding Obama consult with Congress and seek authorization before any military strikes are launched against Syria. The letter is below. Thirty-three members have signed the letter. Rep. Scott Rigel (R-VA) wrote
Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton announced on Tuesday his group Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog organization, is considering suing President Barack Obama’s administration to challenge the president’s decision to rewrite Obamacare several times administratively since the law passed. “Judicial Watch
Outgoing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pleaded with Congress to pass amnesty legislation, or “comprehensive immigration reform,” in her farewell speech on Tuesday. Napolitano defended her use of “prosecutorial discretion” to administratively grant amnesty to millions of illegal
Colorado GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo says sheriffs throughout CO have added momentum to efforts to overturn gun control laws that are infringing on the Second Amendment rights of Coloradans. When Breitbart News spoke with Tancredo on August 26, he
The Parents Television Council (PTC), outraged at the sexual acts displayed at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) has called for Congress to pass the Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 (S. 912). The act would change the way cable
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Saturday showed that the American people are even less enthusiastic about intervention in Syria than they are about Congress. While Congress continues to maintain its brutally low 15 percent approval rating, just 9 percent of
Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Rand Paul (R-KY) will join lawmakers at a defunding Obamacare rally on September 10–the day Congress returns from its August recess. Lee, Cruz, and Paul have been the three leading proponents in
Manufacturers and business leaders are traveling the country to visit members of Congress and take part in townhalls to explain why the economy needs immigration reform. From what they have seen, they are confident Congress will pass a new immigration
Barack Obama is moving full speed ahead with his climate agenda, bypassing Congress by pushing regulatory actions and executive orders. A crop of regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency intends to restrict pollution from new and existing power plants by implementing
Armed insurrection, as Egypt is experiencing, is unlikely in America, but there are threats to democracy, many of which are more subtle. As much as anything, the founding fathers feared that too much power might accrue to any one individual
Just when you thought you would have a reprieve from all of the post-Trayvon Martin shooting race-baiting by black community leaders and members of Congress, I offer you the recent op-ed by Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson. Here are excerpts of
Despite opposition from the majority of Americans to any form of immigration reform that does not include strengthening border security and law enforcement before legalization, immigration special interests are now publicly claiming such an amnesty deal is close in Congress.
Republicans are getting very little heat on comprehensive immigration reform at their August town halls, reports
Perhaps anticipating its new life in the Bezos’ world, the Washington Post on Sunday put on its green-eye-shade to tally up the books for the federal government. It noted that federal spending was down just $2 billion since 2010, when
