House and Senate Republicans and conservative leaders have rejected House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s move to use a procedural trick to defund Obamacare, while still funding the government. The legislative move gives Senate Majority Harry Reid the ability to automatically
The Huffington Post described the recall of two anti-second amendment, pro-gun control state senators a “stunning victory” for gun rights activists. Two state senators, including the president of the senate, John Morse and Angela Giron, were handed their walking papers
The architect of the defunding Obamacare strategy appeared on Breitbart News’s programming of the “Exempt America” rally on Tuesday and said Obamacare could be defunded if Congress gets more in tune with the desires of the American people. Sen. Mike
On Tuesday, for the first time in the state’s history, Colorado voters removed two sitting state Senators from office. The special “recall” elections were the result of state Democrats’ moves to pass sweeping gun control legislation. Despite millions spent in
Not since retiring Republican Governor Dan Heineman narrowly defeated former Nebraska Cornhusker football coach Tom Osborne in the 2006 primary have Nebraska Republicans faced a more hotly contested battle to determine the party’s gubernatorial nominee than they are about to
Colorado Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs conceded his seat Tuesday night in the state’s first ever recall election. He and Sen. Angela Giron of Pueblo faced recall elections because of their support for the stricter gun laws passed last
UPDATE 12:56 AM EST — (AP) Colo. lawmakers lose recalls over gun laws supportBy COLLEEN SLEVINAssociated PressDENVERTwo Colorado state lawmakers who backed gun-control measures in the aftermath of the mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut last year have been ousted
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) wants his Senate colleagues to go on record to declare whether they believe President Barack Obama can attack Syria without congressional authorization. Roll Call reports Paul “has drafted an amendment to the Senate’s authorization for use of
The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wants answers from the heads of three federal courts, the 8th, 10th and 11th circuit court of appeals, on why they went forward with conferences at what’s been described as “lavish resorts”
On Tuesday at the “Exempt America” rally for defunding Obamacare in Washington, D.C., Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Republicans did not need the “invertebrate caucus” to confront and fight Democrats and their policies like Obamacare. “If he is going to
On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) came out swinging against President Obama’s proposal for Congressional authorization of military force against Syria and the Bashar Assad regime. McConnell said that President Obama’s chaotic rollout of his case for military
Erick Erickson sounded an alert on Red State last night regarding a ruse the GOP controlled House is attempting to employ in order to thwart the Defund-ObamaCare effort. The plan is to pass the real CR that fully funds Obamacare,
A document House Majority Leader Eric Cantor distributed to all House Republicans on Tuesday, obtained by Breitbart News, confirms that he is planning to make it appear as though the House is voting to defund Obamacare while using a legislative
Yesterday, President Barack Obama was preparing to gird the nation for war against Syria. Today, he agreed to let the United Nations decide. Yesterday, UN Ambassador Samantha Power was dismissing the UN for its inaction. Today, the Obama administration is
(AP) House preps for debate stopgap spending billBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse Republicans plan to condition a short-term spending bill for averting a government shutdown next month on making Senate Democrats vote on _ but not necessarily pass _ a tea
On Tuesday, The Hill published an article suggesting that Sen. Ted Cruz, a leading opponent of Obama’s plan for military action in Syria, had shifted his position on the conflict with an eye towards running for President in 2016. The
As the Tea Party descends on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., again on Tuesday for Tea Party Patriots’ Exempt America rally, it is becoming clear that the movement as a whole has evolved into an activist powerhouse. It is empowering
The pro-Israel groups that agreed to lobby Congress on behalf of President Barack Obama’s plan for “limited” strikes against Syria over its chemical weapons use have been dealt a hard lesson after the president and his allies appeared to ditch
Breitbart News investigative journalist Matthew Boyle will be honored Friday with the “Eagle Award” from conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum. Boyle is being honored for his reporting work on the immigration overhaul efforts in Congress. At 25 years old,
On Monday, Sen. John Thune (R-SD), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, introduced the Union Bailout Prevention Act to block the Obama administration from granting requests for special ObamaCare premium tax subsidies for union members with health insurance plans known
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, insinuated Monday evening that any deal that would have Syria’s dictator Bashar Al-Assad dismantling his chemical weapons should be credited to the Committee’s vote to authorize U.S.
On Monday, the Obama administration, overcome by its own frantic confusion over a situation of its own making in Syria, fainted into the arms of Russian President Vladimir Putin – and, in the process, appeased the Syrian regime after Bashar
On Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced he was delaying a key procedural vote on the resolution authorizing military action against Syria. Reid had returned to Washington on Friday to begin Senate proceedings on the proposal, with the
Sources close to House conservative leaders have confirmed to Breitbart News that House GOP leadership is planning to cave and fund Obamacare’s implementation for at least the rest of 2013. Text of the Continuing Resolution (CR) that will fund the
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s remarks in the Senate on Monday…
