
Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC), a liberal Republican congresswoman from North Carolina, censored the press in her district on Tuesday—refusing to allow credentialed members of the media to ask legitimate questions of the congresswoman about her alleged affair with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy or about the House Speakership race.
by Matthew Boyle13 Oct 2015, 6:00 PM PST0

With unseemly rumors swirling about an alleged affair between Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Ellmers reportedly thanked her colleagues for their “prayers and support” during a closed-door meeting Friday.
by Caroline May9 Oct 2015, 10:40 AM PST0

U.S. abortion-giant Planned Parenthood would keep almost 90 percent of its taxpayer revenue if Congress passed a supposed “defunding” bill introduced by NC Rep. Renee Ellmers, a close ally of the GOP’s leadership.
by Dr. Susan Berry9 Sep 2015, 9:25 PM PST0

Frank Roche tells Breitbart News exclusively that he’s launched a bid to oust Rep. Renee Ellmers in a primary next year.
by Matthew Boyle16 Apr 2015, 9:13 AM PST0

A group close to House Speaker John Boehner that’s been running anti-Conservative advertisements in support of President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty is now airing positive ads thanking liberal Republicans who supported funding executive amnesty earlier this week.
by Matthew Boyle6 Mar 2015, 7:09 AM PST0

Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers (NC) seems to be digging herself in deeper with the pro-life base of the GOP. On Friday, Ellmers—who led a group of House Republicans in January in a maneuver that torpedoed a late-term abortion ban on the eve of the March for Life—took to her blog to defend herself as she also referred to pro-life groups as “abhorrent” and “childish.”
by Dr. Susan Berry3 Feb 2015, 8:01 PM PST0

Responding to pro-abortion House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s statement last week that she had “great standing” to speak about the issue of abortion because she is a “Catholic and a mom of five,” San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said that “no Catholic can dissent in good conscience” from the Church’s teaching on the sanctity of human life.
by Dr. Susan Berry26 Jan 2015, 9:58 PM PST0

More than 2,300 high school and college students attended the Students for Life Conference in the Washington D.C. area on Friday, the day after they were among half a million people who demonstrated peacefully for the rights of unborn children on the national mall in the annual March for Life.
by Dr. Susan Berry23 Jan 2015, 9:15 PM PST0

On a usually happy and even triumphant day, pro-life leaders found themselves angry at a vote in the U.S. House that never happened.
by Austin Ruse22 Jan 2015, 3:10 PM PST0

On Tuesday, Republican Senator Joni Ernst, a Tea Party favorite, used her State of the Union response to completely ignore President Obama’s executive amnesty. On Wednesday, Republican Renee Ellmers, a Tea Party favorite, undercut legislation that would have effectively banned late-term abortion after 20 weeks – five months.
by Ben Shapiro22 Jan 2015, 7:36 AM PST0

It’s tough to overstate just how stupid the Republican Party is for choking itself with the abortion bill it just yanked off the House floor.
by John Hayward22 Jan 2015, 7:13 AM PST0

As hundreds of thousands of members of the pro-life community descend upon Washington D.C. for the March for Life Thursday, the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives has caved to Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) and a group of GOP
by Dr. Susan Berry21 Jan 2015, 8:42 PM PST0

Pro-life leaders are expressing their fury toward Rep. Renée Ellmers (R-NC) for seeking to delay what has been expected to be a relatively easy passage next week of a House bill that would restrict abortions to 20 weeks of pregnancy based on scientific evidence that unborn babies experience pain at 20 weeks of gestation.
by Dr. Susan Berry17 Jan 2015, 9:59 AM PST0

On Thursday, talk radio host Laura Ingraham blasted Representative Renee Ellmers (R-NC) for voting against an amendment to strip funding from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals [DACA]. Ingraham began by criticizing Ellmers for saying she wasn’t for amnesty but
by Ian Hanchett15 Jan 2015, 10:51 AM PST0

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s pro-amnesty lobbying group praised Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) on Wednesday for voting against Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) amendment to block President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action Program for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for certain DREAMers. FWD.us, Zuckerberg’s
by Tony Lee15 Jan 2015, 5:59 AM PST0

A whopping 26 Republicans joined the Democrats in Congress to vote against an amendment to the DHS funding bill sponsored by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). That amendment aims to block funds for President Obama’s 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), largely believed to be the root cause of the border crisis last summer. Blackburn described her amendment as something that cuts off the magnet for future illegal immigration by Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC’s) to the United States.
by Matthew Boyle14 Jan 2015, 1:43 PM PST0

On Tuesday, Clay Aiken, runner-up in the second season of American Idol, was defeated by incumbent Republican Renee Ellmers in the race to represent North Carolina’s second congressional district. Ellmers, first elected in 2010, took home 56 percent of the
by Kelli Serio5 Nov 2014, 11:19 AM PST0

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC) has introduced a bill that would use money earmarked for foreign aid to reimburse states for money spent to detain and educate illegal immigrants. Ellmers’ Accountability in Foreign Aid Act addresses concerns Republicans have over the
by Warner Todd Huston25 Sep 2014, 6:28 AM PST0

When Randolph-Macon College economics professor David Brat announced a challenge to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District Republican primary several months ago, many wrote his campaign off as a quixotic whim that would go nowhere.
by Michael Patrick Leahy15 May 2014, 11:28 AM PST0

A North Carolina businessman trailing political neophyte Clay Aiken in a Democratic primary was prepared to concede the race before his sudden passing today, according to a local news report. The News & Observer, citing a source close to Keith
by Breitbart News12 May 2014, 3:38 PM PST0

ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina textile entrepreneur locked in a too-close-to-call Democratic Party primary with former “American Idol” singer Clay Aiken has died. The president of the company founded by 71-year-old Keith Crisco says Crisco died at home
by Breitbart News12 May 2014, 2:29 PM PST0

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s pro-amnesty organization FWD.us bought deceptive advertisements to help Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) defeat underfunded primary challenger Frank Roche in Tuesday’s North Carolina primary. The group promptly celebrated Ellmers’ win. FWD.us’s Joe Green said that Ellmers’ victory “makes clear” that
by Tony Lee8 May 2014, 7:57 AM PST0

American Idol’s most famous runner up is in first place–for now. Clay Aiken’s bid to face off with two-term Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina could be successful should his current vote total hold. Tuesday’s primary election between the
by Christian Toto7 May 2014, 9:59 AM PST0

Rep. Renee Ellmers coasted to victory in her primary election Tuesday despite a recent series of controversial outbursts on immigration, underscoring the difficulty underfunded, inexperienced primary candidates are having toppling vulnerable Republicans that are far more prepared for such challenges
by Matthew Boyle6 May 2014, 6:36 PM PST0

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) already twice said he didn’t know very much about the Tea Party, now he’s using the same line on a new immigration pledge that’s quickly gaining signers since it was released earlier this week. “I haven’t
by Matthew Boyle2 May 2014, 1:23 PM PST0