
The White House announced it will recommend the president veto the bill designed to protect the private property rights of Texas landowners in what has become known as the “Red River Land Grab.” A bill to protect these property owners is headed to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote on Wednesday afternoon.
by Bob Price9 Dec 2015, 8:39 AM PST0

“By placing domestic politics ahead of our troops, President Obama has put America’s national security at risk. This indefensible veto blocks pay and vital tools for our troops while Iranian terrorists prepare to gain billions under the president’s nuclear deal,” House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said following Obama’s veto. A vote to override the veto has already been scheduled in the House for November 5.
by Caroline May22 Oct 2015, 1:57 PM PST0

A new analysis from the American Conservative Union (ACU) of voting records of various potential GOP candidates for Speaker of the House under the soon-to-be-ending Speakership of Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) shows that Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is far and away the best viable candidate for Speaker.
by Matthew Boyle11 Oct 2015, 1:20 PM PST0

Contents: Russia using mobile crematoriums to continue pretense about Ukraine; Russia’s economic crisis may force withdrawal from Ukraine; US-China military tensions get rapidly inflamed over South China Sea
by John J. Xenakis29 May 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX) urged Congress to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) during the GOP Weekly Address on Saturday. Transcript as Follows: “Hello, I’m Mac Thornberry. I’m privileged to represent the people of the Panhandle and North Texas
by Ian Hanchett23 May 2015, 8:22 AM PST0

At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, the House Rules Committee will begin general debate on the NDAA—and will wrap its discussion on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Because of the significance of these proceedings, Breitbart News will be carrying a live blog of them launching at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
by Matthew Boyle12 May 2015, 10:34 AM PST0

HOUSTON, Texas–Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced the joint filing of legislation that should settle the land dispute between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Texas landowners. The bill follows the BLM’s reassertion last week
by Bob Price26 Jun 2014, 3:34 PM PST0

On Thursday Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) criticized the Obama administration for sending twenty F-16 fighter jets to the new Muslim Brotherhood-dominated Egyptian government. “It is reckless and unwise for the U.S. to give F-16s to Egypt and its new president/dictator,
by Michael Patrick Leahy29 Dec 2012, 9:16 AM PST0

An outdated U.S. law adopted in the aftermath of World War II prevents Americans from listening to broadcasts on Voice of America and other taxpayer-supported broadcasters. Yet when two lawmakers offered a bipartisan solution to reverse that prohibition, critics on
by Robert Bluey5 Jun 2012, 6:13 AM PST0
From the Associated Press: FORT BRAGG, N.C. — They were the first Americans into Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 attacks and will probably be the last U.S. forces to leave. As most American troops prepare to withdraw in 2014, the
by Sun Tzu9 Oct 2011, 9:10 PM PST0
Traveling on Amtrak’s Texas Eagle from Chicago to St. Louis on November 10 will set you back $24. More, if you want to ride in a first class sleeper car compartment. Add $136 for a superliner roomette, $217 for a
by Kristina Rasmussen17 Sep 2010, 9:42 AM PST0