Last week, the House and Senate passed a bill that would gut a key provision of the popular STOCK (Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge) Act that bans congressional insider trading and increases financial transparency for lawmakers, members of the executive
The background check “compromise” put forward by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) is full of gun control red tape that greatly expands the government’s reach and oversight into the purchase and handling of firearms. Although it’s been
Freshman Congressman Tom Cotton (R-AR) has announced that he’s already raised $525,000 in the first quarter of the year; quite a haul for the young Congressman from Dardanelle, Arkansas. “The campaign has over $560,000 cash on hand and no debt,”
By ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONA bipartisan proposal to expand background checks to more gun buyers seemed in jeopardy Monday as a growing number of Republican senators expressed opposition to the proposal, perhaps enough to derail it. But there was plenty of
By ERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONA key senator says the unveiling of a sweeping immigration bill set for Tuesday could be delayed because of the tragedy at the Boston marathon. Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona says the roll-out could happen Wednesday
California’s fiscal future may look bleak, and its current funding source may be bond-buyers on Wall Street, but according to California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), the problem with California is that it’s too fiscally responsible. Giving the
Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey informed the Senate floor of the explosions at the Boston Marathon Monday soon after it happened.
Former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, the new president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, ripped the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” U.S. Senators who are pushing immigration reform during the debut of Breitbart News Sunday with Stephen K. Bannon on Sirius/XM Patriot on
In the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attack in Boston on Monday, which has yet to be credited to any group or individual, the left couldn’t hold back its political rage. Nicholas Kristof, columnist for the New York Times, tweeted:
In response to Flashback: Obama Argued Against Passage of Illinois Bill Banning Infanticide: Obama not only argued against the Illinois bill banning infanticide in 2002, he impugned the character of those who told the truth about it, six years later.
Curtis Morrison, alleged bugger of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office and Progress Kentucky volunteer, has apparently started a legal defense fund. His goal is to raise $10,000 – not only for legal defense, but for food, housing, and other
(AP) – Key measures of New York’s tough new gun law kicked in Monday, with owners of firearms now reclassified as assault weapons required to start registering the firearms and new limits on the number of bullets allowed in magazines.
In an article examining the lack of American-born black baseball players in the Major Leagues, the New York Times curiously left out what may be one of the main contributing factors–the lack of fathers in many black communities. In an
The Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to hold a hearing on immigration reform on Wednesday. The hearing was scheduled the day after a massive bill to reform immigration is set to be unveiled. This sparked concerns that Senators wouldn’t have
Congressional sources say that GOP lawmakers and strategists are urging Speaker Boehner to kill any gun control legislation that comes to the House by refusing to act on it. The Speaker is planning “what could be a months-long review of
(AP) Close vote seen on background checks on gun buyersBy DINA CAPPIELLOAssociated PressWASHINGTONA bipartisan Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers gained the backing of one Republican and the potential support of a second Sunday as sponsors said
(AP) GOP lawmakers blast Labor secretary nomineeBy SAM HANANELAssociated PressWASHINGTONIn a blistering report, Republican lawmakers sharply criticized Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez over what they said was a questionable deal he brokered while serving as head of the Justice Department’s
(AP) New York’s ‘assault weapon’ registration to beginBy MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y.Key measures of New York’s tough new gun law are set to kick in, with owners of guns now reclassified as assault weapons required to register the firearms and
When is a Democratic Party operative not a Democratic Party operative? When they allegedly tape a meeting of the GOP leader in the Senate, that’s when. Shawn Reilly, who is being investigated by the FBI for his possible role in
On CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said he opposes further gun laws because the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment refers to a right, not a law. He also said the gun debate needs to center around enforcement
Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) told Breitbart News he fully expects Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to read the entirety of the reported 1,500-page immigration reform bill dropping on in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday ahead of her testimony
Ashley Judd’s political career may have hit a road block in Kentucky, but she isn’t crossing the Nation’s Capital off her travel itinerary just yet. Judd is just one of many celebrities planning to visit D.C. April 27 for the
Former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, the new president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, will join “Breitbart News Sunday with Stephen K. Bannon” on SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125 on Sunday night. DeMint will be discussing Heritage Foundation analyst Robert Rector’s
The Background Check ‘Compromise‘ put forward by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) creates $100 million in grants for “each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017” for the federal government to disperse to states if those states implement
(CNN) – A bipartisan Senate deal that would expand background checks on gun sales received a tentative endorsement on Sunday by a top conservative, Sen. John McCain, who said he was “very favorably disposed” to the measure.
