“Your argument is, it seems to me, in search of a limiting principle,” Justice Anthony Kennedy told President Barack Obama’s lawyer on Jan. 13 at the Supreme Court. That lawyer, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, was explaining when Obama can appoint
National Journal’s Ron Fournier discusses the Chris Christie-Barack Obama media double standard, the potential for a U.S. deal with Iran and political prospects looking ahead to 2014 midterms on Wednesday’s broadcast of Laura Ingraham’s radio show…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) triggered controversy with a fiery floor speech in the Senate on Tuesday night, accusing supporters of the bipartisan Kirk-Menendez bill on Iran sanctions of wanting “regime change” and declaring that “we cannot let Israel determine when
The unpopularity of Obamacare will make 2014 a tough year for Democrats, especially those in red states. The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent doesn’t deny some Dems are already taking cover where they can, but he says they also have a
In a statement released on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) commented on a recent congressional report and said that the American people need to be told the truth about the terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya on
A Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Benghazi attack concludes that the State Department failed to appropriately upgrade security at the site given the deteriorating security in the region. Republican Senators specifically lay blame on Under Secretary Kennedy who made
A just-released bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report blames the State Department for the September 11, 2012 terror attack in Benghazi saying “the attacks were preventable, based on extensive intelligence reporting on the terrorist activity in Libya–to include prior threats and
In an appearance to promote his book “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War” on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Wednesday, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates took aim at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for his 2007 remarks declaring the Iraq
(AP) Obama to announce manufacturing institute in NCBy DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressWASHINGTONHighlighting the growing manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy, President Barack Obama is proposing new ways for the government and the private sector to help keep those jobs coming. The
A document published by the Senate Steering Committee Tuesday found that there is actually $18 billion more than advertised in spending in the omnibus spending bill House and Senate establishment leaders introduced late Monday. The Senate Steering Committee, chaired by
New Jersey’s GOP Congressional delegation is mostly taking a “wait and see” approach to their governor’s role in this month’s traffic scandal and subsequent investigations into use of Hurricane Sandy funding. While two representatives expressed hope that Christie would make
On January 14th, Lt. Col. Oliver North sat down with Breitbart News and talked about carrying the pro-gun momentum from 2013 into 2014. Bretibart News explained to North that we saw 2013 not as the year of gun control, but
The omnibus spending bill that House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) introduced with Senate Appropriations Committee chairwoman Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) is more than 1,500 pages long – and House lawmakers are expected to vote on it less
The omnibus spending bill that completes the budget deal Congress passed late last year has not a sliver of cuts for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) or the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Heritage Foundation reports.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has found himself in a volatile political situation as the blame for what appears to be a politically motivated traffic disaster tears at his credibility. Standing beside him, however, is one Republican Christie himself tried
Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) announced Tuesday that the “fix” Washington politicians developed to stop cuts to veterans’ pensions actually still slashes pensions for more than 90 percent of retired members of America’s armed forces. Millions
Congress is prepared to allow US President Barack Obama to restore $1.5 billion in aid to Egypt, which is on a political knife edge as the military-backed government bids to consolidate its rule. A clause inserted deep into a broad
The secretary of the South Dakota State Education Department states she is ready to defend the Common Core standards in the upcoming legislative session. “We’re going to stay firm, and hopefully the message will be clear that it’s the right
The omnibus spending bill before Congress continues to fund U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) advertising programs for food stamps in foreign countries like Mexico, Breitbart News has learned. The bill was hashed out between House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Hal Rogers
(AP) RNC to leave state parties, ads to othersBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTON The Republican National Committee is largely getting out of the advertising business and instead will defer to super PACs and campaign committees to have a greater role during
ObamaCare continues to wreck havoc on Democrats’ chances this November. A new poll by Democrat firm Public Policy Polling finds incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) trailing ALL of her potential Republican rivals. This is in spite of the fact that
In November 2013, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) launched into Governor Chris Christie’s (R-NJ) spending of Hurricane Sandy relief funds for marketing of tourism with commercials starring the Christie family. Paul said that such ads gave “a little bit of a
When South Carolina’s legislative session begins on Tuesday, lawmakers in the Palmetto State will seek to stop the implementation of Obamacare. They hope the legislation they are drafting can be a template for other states looking to do the same.
Iran’s “moderate” president, Hassan Rouhani, tweeted this morning that “world powers,” including the U.S., had “surrendered” to the “Iranian nation’s will” in confirming a six-month interim nuclear deal that will allow the Iranian regime to continue its advanced centrifuge program
(AP) Dozens of trade-offs in $1.1 trillion budget billBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe sales job is on for a bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill that would pay for the operations of government through October and finally put to rest the bitter
