Sixteen Senate Republicans joined Democrats yesterday to move the gun control legislation forward to begin debate on the final package. The bill will include wider background checks and harsher punishments for trafficking guns. The final tally, which required a 60
The media will tell you they are all about news, sensationalism, “if it bleeds it leads,” ratings, money, fulfilling demand, and clicks — but that is all a lie. Over at Politico, the number-one “most searched” term is “kermit gosnell,”
Reps. Steve Stockman (R-TX), Paul Broun (R-GA), and 43 others have sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) urging him to oppose the gun control currently being discussed in the Senate on grounds that a “‘universal background check’
France’s upper house Senate voted Friday to adopt a law granting homosexual couples the right to marry, which has sparked widespread opposition and protests from conservatives and religious groups. The vote, by a show of hands, followed days of intense
During an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said expanded background checks are “not enough,” and private gun sales cannot continue because they allow terrorists to buy guns in the United States. “Can a terrorist currently buy
Dave Weigel of Slate has stepped in it in humiliating fashion. Just two days ago, parroting the preferred line of the Democratic Party, Weigel implied that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was fibbing about his office being bugged in order
In the process of Missouri’s Senate Appropriations Committee investigating worrying aspects of the state’s new driver’s licensing system, they learned that the Missouri State Highway Patrol twice gave a database of concealed carry permit holders to federal authorities. When questioned
Three members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights wrote on Thursday to Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) to express their belief that amnesty or legalization of some 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. will
Reports surfaced Thursday that two founders of the liberal political action committee Progress Kentucky are behind the recording of a private February meeting held at Senator Mitch McConnell’s Kentucky campaign headquarters. Speaking to the local NPR affiliate in Louisville, Kentucky,
Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) said at a Thursday press conference that House Republicans will rise up against GOP leadership if House Speaker John Boehner tries to rush any immigration reform bill through his chamber of Congress. “There would be a
Senate Democrats are hesitating to honor the former prime minister of Great Britain who, along with President Reagan and Pope John Paul II, tackled communism. This is particularly galling in light of the fact that 16 Republicans crossed the aisle to
In a letter addressed to “Members of the U.S. House of Representatives,” 24 different conservative groups are asking Representatives to support H. Res. 36, which would create a select committee to investigate the Sept. 11, 2012 Benghazi attacks. It’s been
On Thursday, local Kentucky website WFPL reported that Jacob Conway, a member of the Jefferson County Democratic Party executive committee had ratted out Progress Kentucky founders and leaders Shawn Reilly and Curtis Morrison for allegedly illegally recording conversations of Senate
On Tuesday, Mother Jones “broke” audio of a meeting of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s campaign aides discussing possible campaign messages against potential opponent Ashley Judd. It was a small glimpse inside the kind of conversations that have happened in every campaign
A new report identifies two founders of Progress Kentucky as the parties responsible for recording a February 2nd strategy meeting at Senator McConnell’s campaign office that was later published by Mother Jones. According to Jacob Conway of the Jefferson County
As Senators line up to help the background check “compromise” clear its first procedural hurdle, it’s important to remember this measure will have absolutely no affect on decreasing public shootings, reducing violent crime, or improving the safety of children who
SENATOR HARRY REID: Mr. President, I appreciate everyone’s cooperation. I’m glad we were able to get cloture on this legislation. This legislation and this vote that just took place is of course important for our country, especially the people from
Great. Harry Reid is lecturing us on CSPAN-2 right now on the need to come together to do stupid things. Incidentally, Reid forgot his courtesies, and failed to thank CNN for its support.
Wilfred de Bruijn’s face is bloated, seeped in blood, his bruised right eye shut tight, his tooth broken — the victim of a brutal attack in Paris while he was “walking arm in arm” with his boyfriend. His is one
With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) reportedly having enough votes to defeat a Republican-led filibuster, the battle over gun control begins in earnest once the legislative package clears its first procedural hurdle Thursday. Reid has two Republicans who have
Pete Snyder, successful businessman and tech entrepreneur, is in a 7-way primary for the GOP nomination for Lieutenant Governor in Virginia. Lt. Gov candidates often have a challenge in breaking through to the public. Snyder, however, has made two unorthodox
In a move that foreshadows the radical left’s plans for churches should gay marriage become the law of the land, the California legislature is moving to strip the Boy Scouts of America – a private organization – of its non-profit
Maryland Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley has instituted a tax on citizens for the amount of rain that falls on their property. The tax, officially known as a “storm water management fee,” will be enforced in nine of the state’s counties.
A principal official at the AFL-CIO, one of America’s biggest labor unions, said Wednesday the organization would politically demolish any politician who opposes mass amnesty for the country’s at least 11 million illegal immigrants. “Politicians know that if they stand
On April 9, Breitbart News spoke to National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) Executive Vice President Dudley Brown about the tact his group takes toward preserving the 2nd Amendment and opposing the incremental expansion of government into the private gun
