On Friday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), who had been working with six other Representatives to write the House’s version of a comprehensive immigration bill, conceded that his group’s legislation was effectively dead. “It’s just not gonna happen now,” he said.
The outrageous things Nancy Pelosi says would be unintentionally hilarious if she hadn’t been given such a powerful position in government by the Democratic Party. This week in an interview with Politico, the House Democratic Leader claimed that President Obama
(AP) GOP House: Keep government open, hit ‘Obamacare’By DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONCharting a collision course with the White House, the Republican-controlled House approved legislation Friday to wipe out the 3-year-old health care law that President Barack Obama has vowed to
Dodgers pitcher Brian Wilson slammed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Friday as a politician who “knows a thing or two about coming in second” after McCain ripped the Dodgers for what he called their “No-class act” for celebrating in the
In response to the litany of establishment attacks on him on Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told Breitbart News it is clear the mainstream media is using talking points from President Barack Obama’s White House. “I don’t think anyone should
On Tuesday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) indicated on the floor of the Senate he was “open to having a vote” on Senator David Vitter’s (R-LA) amendment to eliminate the Obamacare exemption for members of Congress, according to a
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will not commit to use all the resources available to him and other Republicans to force Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s hand on a vote to fund all of the federal government but the Affordable
Following the September 16th Washington Navy Yard shooting, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) was notably absent from the list of Democrats calling for more gun control. Manchin’s constituents are some of the most pro-gun in America, and Manchin has spent the
The GOP is calling this the #SenateMustAct rally: I thought this was a good presentation by the House GOP which reminded me of the House of Commons a bit. They looked united, cheered one another on and gave a show
Senators Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, and House Republicans are all “squealing political pigs,” according to Democratic Senator Dick Durbin. The Hill reported this news a couple hours ago. “We need to act like adults not like squealing political
In response to Boehner: Defunding ObamaCare Trainwreck ‘A Victory For The American People’ (Video): U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives passing the Continuing Resolution that funds the government without
The House voted 230-189 to defund Obamacare in the Continuing Resolution (CR) on Friday morning, a move that puts the ball for a government shutdown in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s court. “The legislation would fund federal agencies at an
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved Cornelia “Nina” Pillard, President Obama’s most recent nominee for the D.C. Circuit Court. A law professor at Georgetown University and radical feminist, Pillard is known for her flagrant pro-abortion ideology and disdain for
In October the personal account of the Benghazi attacks by Sergeant Morgan Jones will be published by Simon & Schuster, but before that happens the book has already been optioned for a movie. The book, The Embassy House, The Explosive
On Friday, the House voted to defund ObamaCare in a continuing resolution that keeps government open for several months. The vote was 230-189, with just two Democrats crossing the aisle to defund the health care law. While most of ObamaCare
Huffington Post reporter Jennifer Bendery doubled down on the false narrative over efforts to defund Obamacare in order to attack Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) after Breitbart News caught her and her colleague Sabrina Siddiqui reporting inaccurate information on Thursday morning.
Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) doubled down on their attacks on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) over the fight to defund Obamacare in the upcoming Continuing Resolution. According to a transcript CNN provided to news outlets including
On Thursday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said it was not rational to think the Senate will vote to defund Obamacare. “In the United States Senate, we will not repeal, or defund, Obamacare. We will not. And to think we can
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) said he expects there to be somewhere close to 250 House members to vote for the plan to defund Obamacare in the Continuing Resolution (CR) on Friday, when House GOP leadership brings the plan up for
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) — The contractor that vetted Washington Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis is the same firm that vetted national security secrets leaker Edward Snowden, the firm said. USIS, under criminal investigation over whether it misled Washington about
BY MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe House has voted to cut nearly $4 billion a year from food stamps, a 5 percent reduction to the nation’s main feeding program used by more than 1 in 7 Americans. The 217-210 vote was
At a Conversations with Conservatives press event on Capitol Hill on Thursday, CNN reporter Erin McPike attempted to blame congressional Republicans for a potential government shutdown, even though the power to do that would rest solely with President Barack Obama
Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said in a speech Thursday that the moribund U.S. economy and cronyism have effectively waged economic war on the working class. “‘Quantitative easing’ has boosted wealth in the investor
Several House members are backing up Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and his leadership role in the effort to defund Obamacare in the wake of attacks from the mainstream media and anonymous statements from establishment Republicans and their staffers. “I do
A group of House conservative members became increasingly vocal on Thursday, the day before the House will vote to defund Obamacare in the upcoming Continuing Resolution (CR) that funds the government. House GOP leadership has agreed to hold the pro-conservative
