Senator Dianne Feinstein has taken to the Senate floor in lockstep with her Democratic colleagues to support the work of new Secretary of State John Kerry and his “diplomatic initiative to help the parties conclude an agreement to end their
An April 2013 email from a career Department of Homeland Security official released on Friday by the office of Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) stated that the Department of Homeland Security “absolutely gave special treatment” to green card visa applications filed by
On Saturday, South Carolina businesswoman Nancy Mace officially announced her campaign to challenge Sen. Lindsey Graham in the Republican primary for US Senate next year. Mace is the first female graduate of the state’s storied military school, The Citadel. She
Yahoo: Senator Diane Feinstein, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was defending the National Security Agency’s top secret spying when she brought out a prop identifying North America — the United States, Canada and Mexico — as the “Homeland”.
(AP) Documents: SEC probing McAuliffe former e-car firmBy BOB LEWISAP Political WriterRICHMOND, Va.The electric-car company headed until last fall by Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe and a sister company led by the brother of former Secretary of State Hillary
A conservative group released an ad on Wednesday comparing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to a chicken and challenging him to support the effort to defund Obamacare. The ad proclaims that McConnell will own Obamacare if he votes to
This week, the Daily Beast contacted and harassed private citizens who made contributions to Sarah Palin’s political action committee, SarahPAC. In doing so, the outlet attempted to also weaken her organization by smearing it in the eyes of those most
On Friday, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a memo home with other House Republicans to help them deal with questions on immigration reform. Titled the “Immigration Resource Kit,” the package summarizes the various bills
A poll released on Friday by Magellan Strategies BR indicates that Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) may have trouble winning re-election in 2014. According to a summary of the poll, his “campaign has a big hill to climb.” The poll results
On August 1, the Senate confirmed Samantha Power as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. by a vote of 87 to 10. This included the support of Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA). These three Republicans
In an interview with the Daily Beast published on Friday, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) launched into a rant against the Tea Party, terming the movement racist; he added that Republicans are “terrorists.” He stated of GOP opposition to the Obama
In the hours before the Congress heads home for August recess, a large coalition of Tea Partiers from around the country delivered letters announcing their opposition to amnesty for America’s illegal aliens to every member of the House of Representatives.
(AP) House OKs 40th effort to repeal health lawBy ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONFor the 40th time, Republicans pushed legislation through the House on Friday targeting President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, this one a bill preventing the Internal Revenue Service from
On Thursday, 39 Republican senators sent a letter to the White House demanding to know the 21 agencies that are promoting Obamacare and whether those agencies are being reimbursed–or even have the legal authority to do so. Agencies suspected to
The top political columnist at a major Virginia newspaper not known to favor conservative candidates wrote on Thursday that “Fast Terry,” the new documentary film from Citizens United that portrays Clinton pal and former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe
Regardless of what happens in the end, win or lose, as Breitbart News editor-in-chief Joel Pollak laid out on Thursday, the fight to defund ObamaCare should happen because it is the right thing to do policy-wise. But there is also,
Washington has been abuzz for months over the fear and loathing that Congressional staffers have for Obamacare. Many staffers and employees on Capitol Hill have been saying they’ll have to quit Washington if they are forced into Obamacare. Now the
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) released a response to President Barack Obama and his White House for a report pushing the Senate immigration bill on Thursday–a report Sessions described as filled with largely inaccurate information favoring corporations and special interests driving
The Senate’s immigration bill contains a tech industry handout for some companies like IBM and Accenture. It would virtually eliminate competitors in the market for highly-skilled immigrant labor. Multiple sources close to the immigration debate have told Breitbart News that
The House GOP Judiciary Committee “Immigration Resources Packet,” distributed to members at Wednesday’s conference meeting includes a two-page section attacking the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. But that section, and the pamphlet as a whole, make no mention of
The American Commitment Action Fund (AC Action Fund) has launched a new ad attacking Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker’s failure to properly utilize a $100 million gift to Newark schools by Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg that was announced on
On Wednesday, House Republicans each received a pamphlet described as an “Immigration Resource Kit” for members as they head home to face constituents on the issue of immigration reform throughout the August recess. The last page of the pamphlet, which was distributed
Republican groups that support immigration reform will join big business interests, left-wing interest groups, and labor unions to target 100 House Republicans during the August recess. Activist groups like the SEIU, AFSCME, and the National Council of La Raza will
(AP) Italy court confirms Berlusconi fraud convictionBy FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressROMEItaly’s highest court has upheld ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s tax fraud conviction, but ordered a review a five-year ban on public office that was part of the lower court’s sentence. The court
The Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was not happy when he felt he had to tell his colleagues to “sit down and shut up” during debate on a transportation spending bill.
