
On Thursday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held hearings on the confirmation of current U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas to become Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. No Republican Senators participated in the hearings. Mayorkas
by Michael Patrick Leahy25 Jul 2013, 4:17 PM PST0

French EPO report no shock to Armstrong by AFP 7/25/2013 3:38:38 PM Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong said Thursday he was “not surprised” that 18 leading riders in the 1998 Tour de France have been named by the French Senate as having taken
by Breitbart News25 Jul 2013, 9:39 AM PST0

After pressure from Washington lobbyists who seek to game the tax code on behalf of their clients, senators have been reportedly promised 50 years of secrecy on the deductions and credits they they will recommend be preserved when the Senate
by Tony Lee25 Jul 2013, 9:14 AM PST0

An aide to House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) confirmed for Breitbart News he is open to attempting to salvage the Senate’s immigration bill via a conference report with a single House bill or combination of House bills.
by Matthew Boyle25 Jul 2013, 12:51 AM PST0

By CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical WriterCHICAGOIt will make you stronger. It will give you peace of mind and make you feel like a winner. Health insurance is what the whole country has been talking about, so don’t be left out.
by Breitbart News24 Jul 2013, 7:29 PM PST0

By NEDRA PICKLER and BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he is nominating former first daughter Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Japan, offering the most famous living member of a prominent American family a new role of
by Breitbart News24 Jul 2013, 6:53 PM PST0

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), a member of the Senate’s “Gang of Eight,” told liberal activists at the Center for American Progress (CAP) on Wednesday how the Democrats plans to enact amnesty for the 11 million illegal immigrants: Get the House
by Matthew Boyle24 Jul 2013, 2:32 PM PST0

Transgender student athletes in California’s public schools may soon be the first in the nation to be afforded the expressed legal right under state law both to participate on athletic teams and to be given open and unrestricted access to
by Benjamin Chance24 Jul 2013, 1:39 PM PST0

Pressure on House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to allow a vote on the recently passed Senate Immigration bill (Senate Bill 744) has been mounting from members of his own party, powerful corporate interests, and the mainstream press. Some of the
by Leah Durant24 Jul 2013, 12:55 PM PST0

A debate on the protection of the constitutional right to privacy of all Americans’ phone records is happening Wednesday in Congress. Seldom does Congress conduct a debate on the Bill of Rights, yet today there will be discussion on the
by Mike Flynn24 Jul 2013, 11:48 AM PST0

President Barack Obama’s speech at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois was billed as an address on the economy, the first of a series of economic orations. Yet instead of presenting a policy agenda, Obama launched a partisan attack reminiscent of
by Joel B. Pollak24 Jul 2013, 10:51 AM PST0

On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) blasted President Obama’s latest public relations campaign on the economy. Obama is scheduled to speak throughout the week about the state of the economy; on Wednesday, he will speak at Knox College
by Breitbart News24 Jul 2013, 10:38 AM PST0
Predictions are always tough, but President Barack Obama’s speeches have become so formulaic that there is less risk in predicting the basic outline of his economy speech in Galesburg, IL today–the first in a series: 1. Taking credit: Look for
by Joel B. Pollak24 Jul 2013, 8:22 AM PST0

On Tuesday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), one of the drafters of the immigration bill in the House, said supporters of comprehensive immigration reform have found enough Republicans needed to pass the legislation. “We found the 50 Republicans needed to pass
by Tony Lee24 Jul 2013, 7:06 AM PST0

Contrary to the way the media approach the issue of immigration reform, a CBS poll released Tuesday makes it crystal clear that a majority of Americans, 56%, want the border secured before anything is done to address legalization or a
by John Nolte24 Jul 2013, 6:17 AM PST0

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Over 500 al-Qaeda militants escape from Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison U.S. approves sending arms to opposition fighters in Syria IRS continues constructing massive Obamacare database Over 500 al-Qaeda militants escape from Iraq’s Abu Ghraib
by John J. Xenakis24 Jul 2013, 4:15 AM PST0

How many Americans remember learning about the Boston Massacre when they were schoolchildren? I wonder: does anyone truly understand why we are required to learn about incidents like this in our school’s curriculum? In the aftermath of the Boston Massacre,
by Nancy Salvato23 Jul 2013, 11:56 PM PST0

Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) is crushing challenger Liz Cheney, 54 percent to 26 percent, in a statewide poll that was released on July 23. According to the Public Policy Polling (PPP) poll, only 31 percent of respondents considered the daughter
by Tony Lee23 Jul 2013, 7:56 PM PST0

House Homeland Security Committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) told Breitbart News exclusively that he does not believe the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” immigration bill should go to conference with any immigration bills the House produces. In fact, he says
by Matthew Boyle23 Jul 2013, 6:56 PM PST0

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) National Council president Chris Crane called on House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to work with immigration law enforcement officers to ensure his DREAM Act does not turn out to be like President Barack Obama’s executive
by Matthew Boyle23 Jul 2013, 5:54 PM PST0

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), one of the most prominent supporters of comprehensive immigration reform and a member of the Gang of Eight that wrote the bill, falsely claimed that Americans “overwhelmingly” support the legislation. “Overwhelmingly, the American people want us
by Tony Lee23 Jul 2013, 11:17 AM PST0

According to the Washington Post, former Delaware senate candidate Christine O’Donnell, who won a primary against liberal Republican former Governor Mike Castle, is now thinking of running again. She would be running against Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), the man who
by Breitbart News23 Jul 2013, 10:35 AM PST0

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s fundraiser for fellow gun control advocate Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) came and went on July 22 with very little fanfare. Manchin’s Communications Director Jonathan Kott confirmed to Breitbart News that the Senator did attend the event,
by AWR Hawkins23 Jul 2013, 10:10 AM PST0

A new national poll has found that only 19% of Americans “strongly support” the Senate’s comprehensive immigration bill, which the Congressional Budget Office determined would lower the wages of working class Americans while not solving the illegal immigration problem. According
by Tony Lee23 Jul 2013, 9:14 AM PST0

After going all in and being publicly humiliated in their hysterical push for gun control, the media are being a little more subtle and subdued in their push to pressure the House into passing the Senate’s ObamaCare-ish immigration reform bill.
by John Nolte23 Jul 2013, 8:06 AM PST0