Tag: Senate

(AP) Democratic leader heads to Senate rule showdownBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONSenate Democratic Leader Harry Reid is driving his chamber toward rule changes that would help President Barack Obama win confirmation for some of his nominees for posts overseeing workers’ and

(AP) For 2014 elections, abortion returns to forefrontBy BILL BARROWAssociated PressATLANTAWith no immediate hope of overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing abortion, Republicans around the country are increasingly pushing legislation to restrict the procedure, and Democrats say they’ll make

Grassroots Americans from across the political spectrum will march in Washington, D.C., from Freedom Plaza to Capitol Hill on Monday from 9:30 AM until the early afternoon. Breitbart News will be broadcasting the event live online at Breitbart.com, (WATCH HERE)

The founder of the Black American Leadership Alliance (BALA) said the outpouring of support from working class Americans of all backgrounds for Monday’s “D.C. March for Jobs” rally, which the group has organized, has scared proponents of the Senate’s immigration

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus failed to mention the immigration bill that just passed the Senate with help from Republicans John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) in a weekend address to young Republicans.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said in a statement that the nation’s next Secretary of Homeland Security would have carte blanche authority with no congressional oversight on border security if the Senate immigration bill becomes law and Senate Majority Leader Harry

The founder of the Black American Leadership Alliance (BALA) told Breitbart News that recent charges, most recently leveled on Friday by the Daily Beast, that the organization is a “front” group for anti-immigration groups are “preposterous.” Leah Durant, a former immigration

Despite threats to their safety from pro-abortion activists, from whom police confiscated jars of feces and urine, the pro-life community rejoiced when members of the Texas state senate approved a bill to ban late-term abortions. The bill seeks to ban

Two weeks after FOX Business reporter David Asman filed a devastating report raising serious questions about former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer’s PAC funneling money to a shell non-profit, Schweitzer announced on Saturday he will not run for the U.S. Senate. Schweitzer,

On Saturday, President Obama used his weekly radio address to tout the economic benefits of passing the Senate immigration reform bill. On Wednesday, the White House issued a report saying the the immigration reform bill would both trim the deficit

(AP) Texas Republicans finally pass new abortion limitsBy CHRIS TOMLINSON and WILL WEISSERTAssociated PressAUSTIN, TexasRepublican lawmakers passed a bill that would give Texas some of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws and force most of its clinics to close, leading

(AP) Immigration mired, early Term II wins elude ObamaBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONA dramatic tax-raising deal last New Year’s looked like it might be a breakthrough, signaling improved second-term relations between newly re-elected President Barack Obama and a divided Congress. At

Former MT Gov. Brian Schweitzer dealt a serious blow to Democrats’ 2014 hopes by announcing on Saturday that he wouldn’t run in the race to replace retiring Dem Sen. Max Baucus. Schweitzer, a popular two-term governor, was seen by national

Until this week, President Obama had largely stayed out of the immigration debate. While the White House was active behind the scenes, Obama himself largely avoided address the issue in public. On Saturday, however, Obama devoted his weekly radio address

House Republicans looking to continue collecting campaign donations from high tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Microsoft will come under increasing pressure to pass the immigration bill that Silicon Valley has pumped millions into promoting. Reps. Eric Cantor (R-VA), Paul

By CHRIS TOMLINSONAssociated PressAUSTIN, TexasThe Texas Senate passed sweeping new abortion restrictions late Friday, sending them to Republican Gov. Rick Perry to sign into law after weeks of protests and rallies that drew thousands of people to the Capitol and

If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) grants Democrats their wish and uses the nuclear option next week, Democrats, along with the country, may face long-term blowback and unintended consequences. The fallout and chaos would fundamentally transform the world’s greatest

Texas police confirmed that they have confiscated numerous jars of feces and urine that pro-abortion activists allegedly planned to throw at legislators. The alleged targets were legislators who will vote for a bill that would ban abortion past 20 weeks

Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is running against Mitch McConnell for the U.S. Senate, is involved in two businesses that did not meet the annual July 1 reporting deadline. Reporting by the prescribed deadline is required by