Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) announced today that he will retire from Congress at the end of his term. Frank cited a series of scandals as his reasons for leaving–from the prostitution ring that ran from his apartment in the late
From The Hill: Supercommittee member Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) accused Democrats on Monday of torpedoing the deficit supercommittee because a success would have “stepped on” President Obama’s campaign narrative. Speaking Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Toomey said there’s “something to”
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts is expected to announce his retirement from Congress on Monday, closing out a career of more than three decades capped by passage last year of legislation imposing new regulations on Wall
The importance of strategic metals to the U.S. economy came into sharp focus last November when China cut off Japan’s rare earth metals supply over a territorial dispute and Japan immediately backed down. Since then, Americans have learned that the
From The Hill: Politically vulnerable lawmakers are lining up as co-sponsors of legislation that would ban congressional insider trading. A “60 minutes” report earlier this month indicated that members of Congress have been trading stocks based on knowledge gained from
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Tonight, President Barack Obama. Let’s play Hardball. OBAMA: Hello, Chris. Hey, you ever see someone about your ADHD problem? MATTHEWS: Too busy. Sir, recently I criticized you pretty harshly. You came on anyway. I’d like to kiss and
As is well known, the American economy has been in a recession or slogging through with anemic growth over the past three years. Some say this is the new normal or at least a long-term condition. Meanwhile, American firms are
Televised congressional hearings often serve as a platform for members of Congress to berate, bloviate and showboat for the cameras, but at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing Tuesday, historian Douglas Brinkley wouldn’t stand for it. The topic at hand
For many years, observers of the US State Department on both sides of the American political spectrum have agreed that State Department officials suffer from a malady referred to as “clientitis.” Clientitis is generally defined as a state of mind
In a time of 9 percent unemployment, a faltering global economy, toxic levels of political rancor, and the release of Twilight: Breaking Dawn, is there anything left to be thankful for? Reason offers a message of hope, redemption, and dada.
A day ahead of the US national holiday Thanksgiving, President Barack Obama performed the offbeat tradition of “pardoning” a turkey, ensuring the bird will live out its days without being served up as the festivity’s main dish. Obama joked it
From the Associated Press: Berwick’s fate was sealed early this year when 42 GOP senators–more than enough to derail his confirmation–asked Obama to withdraw his nomination. His resignation takes effect Dec. 2. Berwick’s statements as an academic praising Britain’s government-run
Is it possible to be pro-immigration in this country and still support the principles of the State of Alabama’s immigration laws, dubbed some of the strictest in the nation? Absolutely. Sound paradoxical? Not at all. Being pro-immigration shouldn’t mean that
Fifty-two Congressmen, including Representative and GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, are demanding Attorney General Eric Holder’s resignation over Operation Fast and Furious. While the new media has reached out to Congress, there is still no excuse for the Old Media
Please read Part 1 and Part 2. Contrary to recent media reports, the Brazilian Blowout hair treatment is safe for use. Oregon OSHA and Federal OSHA had already attacked Brazilian Blowout’s product, steering the media to focus on faulty aspects
Coverage of Bigs editor Peter Schweizer’s book Throw Them All Out has already permeated the news cycle, from presidential campaign ads to late-night comedy monologues. Now former mayor of New York City Ed Koch is using the examples of Congressional
Author and Breitbart News Editor Peter Schweizer appeared on MSNBC this afternoon to continue his exposure of legal insider trading in the halls of Congress.
Breitbart Editor and author Peter Schweizer appeared on CNN’s “Newsroom” to discuss the latest developments in the STOCK Act introduced in Congress last week. Schweizer says that a major problem with the STOCK Act is that it does not deal
On July 17th, while debt ceiling talks were at their height, I had a post on Big Government in which I wrote: Look folks, we literally have Obama right where we want him. Not only is he beatable, he has
We last week passed the $15 trillion national debt mark. It continues hurtling upward, almost completely unabated. We the People did our job and then some in the historic 2010 election, delivering more than 70 new Republicans to the Congress
In 2007, the deficit was $160 billion. In 2008 it was $454 billion. Then Obama took office and for two years under a Democratic-led Senate and Congress, he got everything on his wish-list passed. The result: 2009 deficit: $1.4 trillion
O’Reilly sat down with Breitbart Editor and author of “Throw Them All Out” Peter Schweizer and “60 Minutes” Steve Kroft to discuss the latest details of the recent congressional insider trading investigation. After hearing the details of the rampant questionable
In July, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), chair of the Republican Study Committee, was made to apologize to party leaders for opposing the debt ceiling deal that created the now-failed super committee. Now that events have proved his opposition to have
In 2007, the deficit was $160 billion. In 2008 it was $454 billion. Then Obama took office and for two years under a Democratic-led Senate and Congress, he got everything on his wish-list passed. The result: 2009 deficit: $1.4 trillion
Short on details but full of blame for Republicans, White House spokesman Jay Carney said congress “should act” on deficit reduction. The deficit that was created by the White House and the Pelosi-led congress. How’s that for leadership?
