Tag: Senate

On Monday, President Barack Obama missed the legally-required February 4th deadline to submit his annual budget. Four out of five of Obama’s budgets have been submitted late. Republicans pounced. “President Obama missed a great opportunity today to help our economy,” said

While there is debate over reports suggesting a sudden increase in homeschooling since the Newtown shooting, the number of homeschooling families is undeniably growing consistently every year. In an interview with Jeremiah Lorrig, spokesman for the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA),

A split in the ranks of GOP senators is occurring over Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Secretary of Defense. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is favoring a filibuster over the nomination, which would mean Hagel would have to get 60 votes, not

As the push for an “assault weapons” ban loses steam and gun control advocates pool their resources to push for “universal background checks” instead, it’s important to remember something–we already have background checks for gun purchases. The legislation requiring them was

Today, it was revealed that a small group of House members have been meeting to draft legislation on immigration reform. The effort is reminiscent of the “Gang of 8” agreement in the Senate announced with great fan fare just over

When Republicans caved on budget negotiations, endorsing the president’s plan to impose massive tax increases while making no commitments on spending cuts, some might have been tempted to think that this was an isolated incident – perhaps a winter flu

Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Jeff Sessions (R-AL) sent a letter to Acting Office of Management and Budget Director Jeffrey Zients inquiring about Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew’s role in allegedly violating federal law. “Given that the

Last November, President Obama won a narrow reelection and the Democrats in the Senate added two seats to their caucus. A few high-profile Republicans lost their races. The outcome has prompted the usual round of hand-wringing from the media, pundits

On Thursday, the Senate voted 64-34 to approve the House’s “No Budget, No Pay” Act to suspend the debt ceiling until May 19. The bill’s title refers to a provision that would deny lawmakers their paycheck if their respective chamber

Okay, so Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is in a heap of trouble. His admitted free airplane rides–and alleged hookers and influenced peddling–are the latest juicy Washington scandal; even the MSM is coming around to covering it. And yet as we shall

Flight records obtained by Breitbart News show Democratic Party donor Dr. Salomon Melgen’s private jet was in New Jersey near Sen. Bob Menendez’s home on April 8, 2012–Easter Sunday last year. From there, it flew straight to the Dominican Republic. 

Tea party favorite and veteran Iowa congressman Steve King says he is “fifty-fifty” on whether he will run for the senate seat vacated by retiring Tom Harkin.   King appeared on Mornings on the Mall on WMAL-FM in Washington DC

The Senate “Gang of Eight” plan for immigration reform – a bipartisan plan that was supposed to secure the border before granting a pathway to citizenship – has just imploded. It now appears that the Senate plan would give Secretary

The battle for the heart and soul of the Republican Party has begun. On one side is the Tea Party. On the other side stand Karl Rove and his establishment team, posing as tacticians while quietly undermining conservatism. Yesterday, the

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has backed off his ardent defense of New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez amid the scandal crashing down on his colleague. In an interview on ABC News’ This Week today, Reid admitted the existence of