Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced that she will travel to Washington, D.C. on Sunday to support and honor the veterans who will be arriving for the “Million Vet March” on the memorials. Speaking at a rally for New Jersey Republican Senate
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, attacked Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) again for his defunding Obamacare strategy, this time saying Cruz dragged Republicans “across broken glass for no purpose.” Norquist complained to Newsmax that Cruz “hurled invective and
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the GOP’s most recent vice presidential candidate, finished with a combined total of less than 10 percent of the vote in the Family Research Council (FRC) Values
Sarah Palin and Mark Levin, considered the two North Stars of the conservative movement outside of Washington, D.C., are appearing for the first time together at a rally for New Jersey Senate candidate Steve Lonegan. The event is being sponsored
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Saturday welcomed the start of negotiations with Senate Republicans on a way to end a 12-day-old government shutdown, but said there was a “long way to go” on fiscal talks.
In his weekly radio address on Saturday, President Barack Obama said the government shutdown needed to end so Congress could work on comprehensive immigration reform. Obama rejected a House Republican proposal that would have re-opened the government and raised the debt-ceiling for
Hours after President Obama rejected the latest spending offer from the House GOP on his weekly radio address, Senate Democrat leaders rejected a competing proposal offered by Senate Republicans. While Obama and the Democrats have remained united on a simple
Federal Reserve Board Vice Chaiman Janet Yellen has been nominated to replace Chairman Benjamin Bernanke. Many observers support her selection by President Barrack Obama, in large part because she is not Lawrence Summers, the political minion of the disgraced former
(AP) Kerry, Karzai extend talks over Afghan securityBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterKABUL, AfghanistanU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry extended talks Saturday with President Hamid Karzai on a bilateral security agreement with the United States, and while work remains to be
(AP) Senate rejects Democratic debt limit extensionBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate has rejected a Democratic effort to extend the government’s ability to borrow money through next year.Before the vote, Republican senators said Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch
On Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid failed to receive the 60 votes he needed to move forward with his plan for a 14-month extension of the debt ceiling. Reid’s plan contained no off-setting spending cuts or reforms and was
In his weekly radio address Saturday, President Obama rejected any short-term increase in the debt ceiling. The move was a preemptive rejection of a potential House proposal to allow a short-term increase in the debt along with reopening government, which
On Friday, conservative talk radio host Mark Levin said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) needed to be defeated in his primary next year for conservatism to succeed. “I believe Mitch McConnell should be defeated in Kentucky,” Levin said on
In thinking about the Republican divisions that the fiscal fight has revealed, I recalled Andrew Breitbart’s speech to CPAC in 2012, shortly before he died. It was a plea for unity in the movement: “Anyone that’s willing to stand next
Late on October 10, President Obama signed the military death benefits bill White House Spokesman Jay Carney described previously as “not necessary.” The bill passed in the Senate early on October 10 after being passed by the House the day
I’ve been concerned all week about the risks of a two-stage negotiation strategy, which other conservatives seem to have considered a good idea. That concern has been validated by the precarious position the GOP suddenly finds itself in, after Speaker
In an October 10 column posted online, the San Francisco Chronicle says more gun control could result in Colorado-style recalls for California politicians. According to the Chronicle, everyone is watching Gov. Jerry Brown’s (D) handling of a dozen new gun
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Breitbart News exclusively on Friday morning that he believes President Barack Obama will cave on the debt ceiling and end up negotiating with congressional Republicans if the GOP holds its ground. As Paul was leaving
On Friday, Senate Republicans will meet with President Obama at the White House to offer their plan to end the fiscal stalemate. Splitting with the House GOP, the Senate GOP plan would lift the debt ceiling, likely for six months,
On Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would streamline the firing process for California teachers. The bill, presented by a fully Democrat state assembly and senate, came in the wake of several teacher scandals including one at
Republican candidate Steve Lonegan told the audience during Wednesday night’s final New Jersey Senate debate against Newark Mayor Cory Booker that Newark’s budget was a “big black hole” and its Passaic River full of murder victims. The Star-Ledger reports that Lonegan, the
Sen. John McCain, posing as someone above the fray as Tea Party conservatives and establishment Republicans do battle with each other, had the brazen gall to say that he has learned to “never get personal” in political disputes. He claimed
Sarah Palin and Mark Levin are hitting the Garden State this weekend in the hopes of buoying Republican Senate candidate Steve Lonegan’s campaign against Cory Booker. In the process, their appearance in the “largest grassroots campaign event in New Jersey history” will
After House Republicans gave a little breathing room on the debt ceiling, offering a “clean” six-week increase with nothing in return, President Barack Obama rejected their plan. Obama’s and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s decision to completely reject any offer
When D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray approached Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and asked him to support full funding for the District of Columbia during the government shutdown Reid replied, “I’m on your side. Don’t screw it up.”
