There’s no holding down the people of South Carolina. The state’s congressional runoff, where the 1st congressional district hangs in the balance, has drawn national attention with former Gov. Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert-Busch among the pack. But it is
The far-left Kentucky group Progress KY is now openly encouraging Matthew Bevin to run in the Republican primary against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Chances of a primary to challenge to McConnell are fading dramatically, particularly in the aftermath
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ripped Barack Obama Thursday for using his bully pulpit to shove gun control down Americans’ throats by citing the Sandy Hook massacre. It is saddening to see the president today, once again, try to take advantage
Marco Rubio pledged Thursday to join a group of Republicans led by Sens. Rand Paul (KY), Mike Lee (UT), and Ted Cruz (TX), also Tea Party stalwarts, threatening to filibuster gun control legislation that comes to the floor of the
For months, I have noted that the GOP has an historic opportunity to take control of the Senate next year. The political map and climate is in their favor, but if they aren’t up to the task, a third election-in-a-row
Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is working on legislation he plans to offer as an alternative to the gun control Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will present for a vote next month. Grassley is concerned that the legislation being pushed
This morning, the president held a brief photo op in the White House surrounded by the mothers of shooting victims, and raised concernthat the shock from the Newtown elementary school shooting could soonfade. “Less than 100 days ago that happened.
Barack Obama, ever eager to go over the heads of Congress and appeal to constituencies that have supported him, took his immigration reform pitch to the Latino community on Wednesday. He spoke on both Telemundo and Univision in an attempt
Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) have signed onto the letter in which Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Mike Lee (R-UT), pledged to take action to prevent gun control legislation for coming to a vote. The
As sheriffs across the nation signal opposition to enforcing additional federal gun regulations, the Utah Sheriffs’ Association sent a letter to President Obama assuring him that its members similarly will not comply. The letters insists that the rights of Utah
On March 27 President Barack Obama met with Newtown, Conn. families and members of law enforcement for an event focused on the push for more gun control. The event marked the 100th day since the heinous crime at Sandy Hook
Gun Control advocates have planned a National Day of Action for today, March 28, with 140 events in 29 states. The intent is to put pressure on those Senators who do not support the Senate Democrat’s gun control bill (specifically,
As much as those of us in the grassroots loved the idea of one of our own making a run at Lindsey Graham, part of me is relieved that Bruce Carroll (aka GayPatriot) has decided against it. Though I’ve only
President Obama’s Solicitor General Donald Verrilli said two things in Court Wednesday that may swing Justice Anthony Kennedy one way or the other on whether to uphold or strike down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) is using the Republican National Committee (RNC) to bolster his attack on Republicans opposed to rushing through an unexamined comprehensive immigration reform package. Leahy made the move in his letter berating Alabama
WASHINGTON, March 27–During the debate over the Senate budget resolution, Sen. Sessions offered an amendment that would have prevented illegal immigrants from receiving free and taxpayer-funded benefits under either Medicaid or the President’s health law during if given legal status
(AP) WASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is keeping up his congressional charm offensive, with a second dinner with Senate Republicans planned for next month. Obama dined with a dozen GOP senators earlier this month at a hotel near the White House. The dinner
Via her verified Twitter account, Tennessee resident Ashley Judd announced Wednesday that she will not run to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky: — Regretfully, I am currently unable to consider a campaign for the Senate.I have spoken
This week, Salomon Melgen, the mega-donor to embattled Sen. Bob Menendez, quietly filed paperwork revealing that he had hired the powerful DC law firm Arnold and Porter to lobby on his behalf four years ago, in 2009. The lobbying work
Last month, DHS Sec. Janet Napolitano, told Congress that due to the sequester, the department would have to the cut hours of 5,000 Border Patrol agents and 2,750 Customs and Border Protection officers. To the horror of many congressional Republicans,
The paragraph below is from an Associated Press news item, not an opinion column. Pretty self-explanatory: Republican majorities in the Virginia House and Senate pushed the bill to passage one year after a more modest GOP-sponsored voter identification law failed
Ashley Judd sounds more like a politician every day–one with her foot planted squarely in her mouth, that is. On the heels of her announcing she would have a campaign headquarters for her Kentucky-based run in Tennessee, she spat out
For months, Breitbart News has noted that Senate Democrats face a difficult political terrain going into the 2014 midterm elections. Democrats are defending 21 seats against the GOP’s 14. While the GOP is favored in all of its races, Mitt
In a sign of how active Sarah Palin intends to be in influencing the 2014 elections, SarahPAC, Sarah Palin’s Political Action Committee, released a video on Wednesday meant to ignite independents, conservatives, and Tea Partiers for the 2014 midterm elections.
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) responded with vitriol to the demand by GOP members of his committee for an open and transparent immigration reform process. Every Senate Republican on the Judiciary Committee, except for Sens. Lindsey Graham of South
In a press conference on March 26th, White House spokesman Jay Carney warned that “filibusters of efforts to move forward with common-sense measures to reduce gun violence would be unfortunate.” Carney’s words came the very day a letter from Senators
Watchdog group Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of President Barack Obama’s administration for expense details on first daughters Sasha’s and Malia’s spring break vacation, the organization’s president Tom Fitton told Breitbart News. “The Obamas’
The U.S. government could save taxpayers up to $8 billion by selling off the estimated 55,000 to 77,000 vacant properties it owns or leases. At a time when the White House says it cannot find the $18,000 a week it
On the heels of last Thursday’s bipartisan Senate vote to repeal an Obamacare provision that would slap a 2.3% tax on medical device companies, industry and business groups are making a final lobbying push to knock out costly healthcare provisions
On March 25th, Democrat Governor Mike Beebe vetoed legislation that would have created a voter ID law for Arkansas, saying it would “negatively impact one of our most precious rights as citizens.” Under current Arkansas law, “poll workers can request
Actress and Tennessee resident Ashley Judd delivered a keynote speech to the American Counseling Association 2013 conference in Cincinnati Friday. She told the audience gathered just across the Ohio River from Kentucky, the state in which she grew up and
The Supreme Court will hear two historic cases this week on marriage: Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor. And they could fundamentally transform American society. This would be an easy case with clear adherence to two constitutional principles.
Shortly after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that Dianne Feinstein’s “assault weapons” ban was being cut from Democrats’ broader gun control package, a CBS poll shows that public support for any new gun control measures is down considerably. The
On Monday, President Barack Obama tried to jumpstart the process for getting comprehensive immigration reform–and a path to citizenship for the 11-12 million illegal immigrants in the country–passed and said he wanted an immigration bill as soon as possible. “I
Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Mike Lee (R-UT) scheduled a letter to be sent to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office on March 26 to let him know they will “oppose the motion to proceed to any
The Democrats have a growing billionaire problem. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is using his vast personal wealth to push Democrats out-of-step with the public on gun issues. Now, a hedge fund billionaire, Tom Steyer, is threatening to use his wealth
This afternoon, SD Sen. Tim Johnson, who has served in Congress for 28 years, will announce that he will retire at the end of his term next year, rather than run for reelection. He is the fifth veteran Democrat to
In a bizarre rant–or “open letter”–at Townhall, Scottie Hughes, the news director for the Tea Party News Network, falsely accuses former Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin of rushing out of this year’s CPAC and having a
Sens. Paul, Cruz and Lee have signaled that they will block the Senate from moving to any consideration of gun control legislation. On Monday, the three Senators sent a letter to Majority Leader Reid which read in part, “We will oppose
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and DAVID ESPOAssociated PressSIOUX FALLS, S.D.Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota plans to retire at the end of his term, Democratic officials said Monday _ a departure that gives Republicans a prime opportunity to pick
