BRENTWOOD — Republican Kevin Mottus is one of eighteen candidates, and three Republicans, listed on the ballot for the June 3 primary to replace retiring Democrat Rep. Henry Waxman in California’s 33rd congressional district. Mottus’s focus throughout the campaign has
Early in the primary race, Breitbart California issued a challenge to each of the 18 contenders for the 33rd congressional district seat currently held by retiring Democrat Rep. Henry Waxman: summarize your candidacy in 100 tweetable characters or less. The
Breitbart News had the opportunity to speak with Bill Roggio, managing editor of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ The Long War Journal, about the ongoing debacle over the exchange of five senior Taliban commanders for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Roggio has
On the dawn of 1 June 2014, the Iranian regime proceeded with the execution of political prisoner Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani. The sentence was carried out despite international appeals for its immediate halt. According to the Prosecutor’s Office of the Iranian
House Armed Services Chairman Buck McKeon (R-CA) will hold hearings on the prisoner swap of five Taliban detainees for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, McKeon announced Monday. “Now my perception is he [Obama] broke the law by not informing Congress 30
Judicial Watch has a long history of protecting whistleblowers, the brave government insiders who expose corruption, incompetence, and abuse of power inside the federal government. Often these individuals are subjected to all manner of retaliation and abuse in order to
In response to Red Flags Galore on Bergdahl Swap: We are all in agreement that this swap between Obama and the radical Taliban Islamists is Fubar. Now Secretary of Offending Americans (Defense) Chuckie Hagel is saying that Obama did not
Former UN Ambassador Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) admitted that the Obama administration broke what he called an “impractical” law by not notifying Congress of the planned prisoner swap to arrange the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Richardson was
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) questioned the Obama administration after the announcement of negotiations that resulted in the release of five Taliban terrorists for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a prisoner of war. Cruz indicated that he was happy that
Thanks to the scandals and missteps at the Veterans Administration and elsewhere in the federal bureaucracy, President Obama is losing all credibility as a manager and leader. Many Americans are justifiably enraged or at least awfully frustrated by federal government
If we use the terrorists’ methods, the old canard goes, we become just as bad as they are–or worse. Well, the Taliban and Al Qaeda live in a lawless society dominated by strongmen–and now, increasingly, so do we. Empathy aside,
Revelations of secret waiting lists at VA hospitals and veterans’ struggles to get medical care have received national attention in recent weeks. This scandal, however, is just the highest-profile example of the consequences of government encroaching further into our lives.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) has been a prominent supporter of granting amnesty to the children of illegal immigrants and awarding more high-tech visas. Yet ten days before his primary against Dave Brat, his positions on those issues are
![Michael Bloomberg: 'This Has Nothing to Do [with] Gun Control,' But We Want More Gun Laws](http://cdn.breitbart.com/mediaserver/Breitbart/Big-Government/2012/Famous%20Local%20Politicians/bloomberg-guns-ap.jpg "Michael Bloomberg: 'This Has Nothing to Do [with] Gun Control,' But We Want More Gun Laws")
During a June 1 appearance on Meet the Press, Michael Bloomberg said his efforts for more gun laws in the wake of Santa Barbara have “nothing to do [with] gun control.” He simultaneously affirmed his hope that Elliot Rodger’s stabbing
Republican Reps. Justin Amash of Michigan and Steve Womack of Arkansas have now both cast their 2,500th vote in the House, meaning the two Republicans share “the longest continuous voting streak among their current colleagues in the House.” Amash, a
Silicon Valley attorney Rich Robinson is working on Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s (R) re-election campaign and simultaneously pushing for a “repeal” of the Second Amendment. Prior to working with Smith’s re-election, Robinson worked with Barack Obama (D), John
Iowa State Senator Brad Zaun (R-Urbandale) is in the primary race for U.S. Congress and says he often carries “a 9mm handgun” with him because of the attack on Gabrielle Giffords. He said he even carries the gun to the
Republican Congressional candidate Vanila Singh appears to be receiving help from an unlikely source: Democrats. Working for Us PAC has been spending its resources on both promoting Singh and attacking her Democratic rival Ro Khanna in the race for Democratic
On Friday, failed 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney said it wasn’t healthy that Congress has not passed amnesty legislation that the Congressional Budget Office determined would lower the wages of American workers. Romney said he was not for a
Keeping illegal immigrants “in the shadows in this nation,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told a group at Harvard University last month, is “a stain on America’s honor.” Put aside the fact that these people do not live in the shadows
On May 19 Breitbart News reported that banks were cutting ties with firearm and ammunition manufacturers and retailers because of pressure being brought to bear on financial institutions by the Department of Justice (DOJ) via “Operation Choke Point.” Since then,
Two years ago, in California’s 7th congressional district–located east and south of Sacramento–incumbent Republican Dan Lungren lost to Democrat physician Ami Bera by 5,696 votes. In 2012, President Barack Obama also swept this state by 21 points. Since then, Rep.
President Obama, Chuck Schumer and Luis Gutierrez are warning the GOP Obama will enact unilateral amnesty if the House doesn’t pass immigration legislation before August, and the Capitol is full of intrigue and discussions about what might take place. But
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) provided a new explanation for his refusal to debate his primary challenger that is sure to give fodder to critics who say that after six terms he feels entitled to his seat. “This
On Thursday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said House Republicans can’t use the excuse that they don’t trust President Barack Obama to enforce the country’s immigration laws to block amnesty legislation. He then gave Republicans more reasons to distrust Obama by
