Yesterday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie engaged me on Twitter for much of the day, defending his attack on Congress for delaying relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy, and claiming, wrongly and bizarrely, that “All the pork was stripped out
Gabriel Gomez, a 47 year old former Navy Seal turned business investor, won a convincing upset victory in Tuesday’s Republican primary in the Massachusetts special election to replace Secretary of State John Kerry in the United States Senate. On the
The Florida state Senate Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that would provide medical care and legal protection for babies who are born alive following failed abortions. The bill requires that infants born alive be immediately transported to the nearest hospital
In the spirit of citizen journalism overriding mainstream media filters, Wednesday, May 1 will be “Everybody Blog About #Pigford” Day. All journalists, bloggers, and inspired writers are invited to contribute their thoughts about the Pigford scandal–one of Andrew Breitbart’s most
In response to Joel Pollak Battles Chris Christie on Twitter over Sandy Relief Bill: Oh my, Governor Christie continues to blame Republicans for the Sandy relief delay, and says Joel Pollak and other conservatives on Twitter are “dead wrong” about
Sen. Diane Feinstein’s husband Richard Blum won a construction contract for California’s high-speed rail project, reports the California Political Review. Author Laer Pearce says Perini-Zachary-Parsons, a construction group partially owned by Blum’s investment firm, Blum Capital, and their investors, bagged
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) would support an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill to close the loophole allowing illegal immigrants access to state and local welfare benefits, his spokeswoman told Breitbart News on Tuesday afternoon. Flake’s spokeswoman, Genevieve
On Tuesday, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John McCain (R-AZ) called for a Senate select committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Benghazi terrorist attack of September 11, 2012 that resulted in the death of four Americans including Libyan Ambassador
Conservatives on Twitter cried foul last January when the governor of New Jersey lashed out at Republicans for rightly scrapping the pork-laden Sandy Relief bill. Now Christie’s at it again – blaming the House GOP for not moving quickly enough
In a press conference this morning, President Obama denied any knowledge of Benghazi witnesses being intimidated from coming forward. Obama stated he was “not familiar” with the reports of intimidation and threats. Victoria Toensing, who represents a State Department employee,
At a Tea Party rally last week Senator Ted Cruz delivered a smackdown to his fellow GOP senators saying: “‘Well, there is an alternative. You could just not be a bunch of squishes.’” Cruz spoke to the crowd at a Freedom
As Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) goes on various television programs promising to bring the Manchin-Toomey gun control ‘compromise’ up for another vote, he continues to state three clear myths about the legislation: the bill “does not infringe on individual rights,” it
(AP) Soft-spoken Virginian holds sway on immigrationBy ERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONDepending on whom you ask, Rep. Bob Goodlatte is either trying to stand in the way of landmark immigration legislation or he illustrates the new face of the GOP trying to
Represent Carolyn McCarthy (D-NV) claims Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) promised Democrats he will “definitely” bring gun control back for another vote this year. Speaking on April 26, McCarthy said: “Reid has already told us that they were definitely
(AP) Mass. voters to decide US Senate primary winnersBy BOB SALSBERG and STEVE LeBLANCAssociated PressBOSTONMassachusetts voters on Tuesday will decide Tuesday which Republican and Democratic candidates will win their party primaries and head to the state’s second special U.S. Senate
The “Gang of” 8 grand immigration proposal, over 800 pages, is written by members of the same body that has failed to address the problem of meaningful immigration reform for over 30 years. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) stated that he
The immigration bill introduced to the Senate a week and a half ago would, if passed, allow illegal immigrants to access state and local welfare benefits immediately, Breitbart News has learned. The financial impact of allowing potentially millions of immigrants
As Democrats wail and lament about the utter failure that was the Senate’s Gun Control legislation, they are simultaneously recruiting pro-gun democrat candidates to run in important races. The question is whether two of the Democrats’ most promising potential candidates
Senator Ted Cruz (R – TX) made a surprise visit to Freedom Works activists in Austin last Friday and told attendees how angry Democrats and Republicans were over his stand on the gun control legislation that eventually failed in the
Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) now each appear to be positioning themselves in the fight against the push for the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill in much the same way the Senate’s Tea Party triumvirate knocked
On April 2, the U.N. passed the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) by a 153-4 vote, with the U.S. voting in favor. President Obama is expected to sign the ATT on June 3, but it will not be binding on Americans
(AP) New conservative lobbying push for gay marriageBy PATRICK CONDONAssociated PressST. PAUL, Minn.A national group of prominent GOP donors that supports gay marriage is pouring new money into lobbying efforts to get Republican lawmakers to vote to make it legal.
WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) —Illicit drug use rates among Americans age 12 and older from 2009 through 2011 were among the highest since data became available in 2002, U.S. officials say. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) opposes the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, his spokeswoman told Breitbart News. “Sen. Boozman is not supportive of amnesty so any bill that contains amnesty provisions he will not support, as is the case with the
Los Angeles Times: SACRAMENTO — California would allow noncitizens to serve on juries under a proposal being considered by state lawmakers, potentially expanding a fundamental obligation of American life to millions more people. The measure, which would apply only to
