A majority of New York Democrats want disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner out of the race to be the city’s next mayor, according to a poll published on Monday. Weiner, who admitted last week to conducting a steamy cyber affair
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has sent a thought-provoking new memorandum to his GOP colleagues, laying out how the Republican Party can turn the ongoing immigration debate in Congress around so conservatives win and liberals and Democrats lose. “The GOP needs
On Friday, Congress begins its traditional August recess. Members will not return to Washington until after Labor Day, on September 9th. On the top of the agenda when they are back at work is reaching a deal on government spending
(AP) Differences small between student loan billsBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe House is set to go along with a bipartisan Senate compromise that would link college students’ interest rates to the financial markets and offer borrowers lower rates this fall. The
There is a strong push currently being made by advocates of Obamacare to convince Americans it is the best thing that has ever happened to this country. Even celebrities are being trotted out by the White House to tell us
In response to I’ve Got That Beat, If We’re Playing Obama Narcissism Derby: Last week, I posted a video of the president boasting about how reporters (and even some Republicans!) often tell him his economic ideas are great. Ace countered
In an exclusive interview late last week, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) told Breitbart News why he believes the upcoming fight over funding for the Affordable Care Act is the GOP’s “last best shot” to rid the country of Obamacare. “I
(AP) Col. Bud Day, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 88By JENNIFER KAY and MELISSA NELSON-GABRIELAssociated PressMIAMIRetired Col. George “Bud” Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5 1/2 years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen.
On ABC’s This Week on Sunday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew threatened that President Obama would veto any bill cutting domestic spending, and said Obama would not hold negotiations of any sort on the debt ceiling. “Congress can’t let us default,”
On CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) bashed New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, who has been under fire over the past two weeks for new revelations that his sexting habits extended well beyond
To defund or not to defund: that is the question. Hardline conservatives in the GOP are pushing for the party to stand tall on defunding Obamacare, which could shut down the government; the current funding bill is set to expire
Polling data obtained exclusively by Breitbart News shows that self-identified conservative and GOP likely voters want their representatives in Congress replaced if they vote in favor of funding Obamacare, even if they had voted against the law in the past. As
Just as they did with the sequester, Democrats will try to blame Republicans for a potential government shutdown or cuts to the budget that may occur as part of a new debt deal this fall. Politico reported that, “President Barack
New polling data obtained exclusively by Breitbart News shows that two thirds of American voters oppose Congress funding the Affordable Care Act–known to its critics as “Obamacare”– because they feel the law is not ready for implementation. When respondents were
US President Barack Obama will likely name a successor to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in a few months, a senior White House official said Friday. In response to a question about the much-buzzed about successor to Bernanke, whose second
Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL), the chief deputy majority whip, is under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics. The investigation stems from a $25,653 trip Roskam took with his wife in October 2011, and whether the Taiwanese government funded it
During a town hall meeting in Racine, WI, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) revealed the House Republican Leadership plans to pass multiple immigration bills and then combine them with the Senate legislation in the conference process to create a
At a press conference this afternoon, Mayor Filner apologized for his failure to respect women, said it was inexcusable and undermined his whole professional life. According to Filner he has spent his professional life fighting for equality and justice for
(AP) Ethics committee extends Michele Bachmann probeBy HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated PressWASHINGTONAllegations surrounding Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann and her brief presidential campaign are getting further examination from the House Ethics Committee.The panel said in a brief statement Friday it is extending
(AP) San Diego mayor to speak amid calls to resignBy ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated PressSAN DIEGOSan Diego’s beleaguered mayor has called a news conference amid growing calls that he resign over a sexual harassment scandal. Democratic Mayor Bob Filner’s office offered no
As the swirl of events surrounding former disgraced Congressman and current New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner reaches epic proportions, new details are emerging about Weiner’s ambitions and his sexting of young women. Weiner was likely considering a mayoral
“Don’t keep two measures at hand.” Deuteronomy 25:14-16 News reports suggest that the banking industry is seeking ways to avoid one of the more ill-considered aspects of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform legislation, namely Section 941 of the law
On Thursday, a Hispanic New York City mayoral candidate demanded that former Rep. and fellow candidate Anthony Weiner apologize for using the alias “Carlos Danger” to continue his sexting escapades after he resigned from Congress in 2011. Rev. Erick Salgado,
