In his latest attempt to emasculate the Constitution, President Obama made the unprecedented move last week of nominating three reliable, Washington-centric liberals to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, commonly known as the D.C. Circuit.
Senator Barbara Mikulski interrupted her Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on enduring cybersecurity threats to answer a tweet form an angry American viewer…
While working with his fellow “Gang of Eight” member Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to attempt to defeat a border security amendment offered by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) claimed America’s borders could never be secured. “No border
Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) offered an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that would define Nevada as a “border state” despite the fact that no part of Nevada’s state borders touch Mexico. “Nevada is a top destination for
On June 11, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) warned that a Republican amendment to strengthen border security is actually a “poison pill” for the immigration reform bill. The amendment, sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), “would require the government
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the Senate Minority Whip, introduced an amendment on Wednesday intended to improve the lagging border security aspects of the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. The amendment would still allow illegal immigrants to be legalized, but would
On Wednesday, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, released the text of his amendment to the Senate’s immigration bill that would prevent illegal immigrants who become legalized after the bill’s passage from even applying for Green
Watch this moment between Democratic Rep. Ed Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez during their second debate for the Massachusetts Senate seat… The candidates for the open US Senate seat from Massachusetts clashed over tax policy. Democratic Congressman Ed Markey and
UPDATE: At the start of Wednesday’s hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Chair Sen. Barbara Mikulski announced she has agreed to Vice-Chair Sen. Richard Shelby’s request to have a full hearing on revelations about NSA surveillance and its PRISM data-mining
With the immigration reform debate heating up, senators from both sides of the aisle are urging President Obama to stay out of the debate, fearing that his polarizing presence could help sink any bill. Obama, who said yesterday that “the
On Wednesday, the Boston Herald reported that former President Bill Clinton would campaign this weekend for Rep. Ed Markey, who is campaigning for John Kerry’s former Senate seat. The news is the latest sign that Democrats are beginning to panic
On Tuesday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) suggested two prominent Obama administration national security officials lied to Congress about their knowledge of the National Security Agency’s phone and Internet spying programs. Wyden, who is on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Director
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for B. Todd Jones, the part-time acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Jones also serves as the U.S. attorney for Minnesota, where it is alleged that he
On Tuesday night Gabriel Gomez, the ex-Navy Seal and Republican nominee for Senate, successfully painted his opponent, 37 year Democratic Congressman Ed Markey, as a Washington insider in the second debate between the two candidates competing to win John Kerry’s
On Tuesday Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) cited “Biblical compassion” as a reason to support the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. Rubio told CBN that he supports the bill because “[o]ur faith has always been about compassion and it compels you to do
On June 18, Vice President Joe Biden will be holding an event to “tout the administration’s progress in combating gun violence.” Politico reports the event will be framed around “President Obama’s plan to protect our children and communities by reducing gun
At a fundraising dinner for the Democrats’ candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, Ed Markey, in Washington last night, Vice President Joe Biden voiced his concern about freshman Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) (emphasis added): “Have you
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke to Breitbart News at length on Tuesday following the passage of the cloture vote for the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill in the upper chamber. Breitbart News: The bill would allow most of the nation’s
As Memorial Day passed and the 4th of July approaches, we are reminded of our nation’s greatest leaders. Presidents Washington, Eisenhower, and Truman all had one thing in common – they were veterans. Their legacies were not defined by any
Support for race-based affirmative action is at an all-time low. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found only 45% of Americans feel affirmative action programs are still needed, while 45% believe such programs should end. In 1991, a record 61% of
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) made a false statement on the Senate floor Tuesday in an effort to push the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, Breitbart News has learned. In what appears to have been a push by Menendez to claim
Earlier today, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke on the Senate floor against the Motion to Proceed to immigration reform. He argued for major fixes to the proposal that would make it passable by both houses of Congress. As it stands,
After the U.S. Senate voted to pass the motion to proceed to floor debate on the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) claimed that this bill would solve illegal immigration and secure the border. “Illegal immigration will
More than 20 Republicans joined the GOP members of the Gang of 8 to support the motion to proceed to the immigration bill. Supporting a motion to begin debate isn’t the same as supporting final passage, however. Many GOP Senators
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee before he was elected to the U.S. Senate, shifted into Spanish during a Senate floor speech to announce his support for the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. Kaine
