On Sunday Senator Chuck Schumer tried to pass off the 1994 assault weapons ban bill that was canceled eight years ago as the reason that today’s violent crime rates have been down. In a discussion about gun control with Senator
The National Association of School Resource Officers is an organization that provides specialized training to police officers working in public schools. In the wake of the Newtown, CT tragedy, the group has endorsed the NRA’s recommendation to add armed school
Last Saturday, when President Barack Obama spoke at the funeral of Sen. Daniel Inouye, the Democrat and World War II hero who had represented Hawaii, he audaciously told a tale about when Inouye first inspired him that directly contradicted another
BEIJING, Dec. 24 (UPI) — China Monday congratulated Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., on his nomination as the next U.S. secretary of state. “China is ready to work with the U.S. side to push forward the Sino-U.S. cooperative partnership to score
The Republican Party for the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia has formally requested its GOP congressman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, to oppose the re-election of House Speaker John Boehner, Breitbart News has learned. On November 10, the local district committee–which officially
Some interesting news has broken in the wake of the latest push for gun control by President Obama and Senate Democrats: Obama sends his kids to a school where armed guards are used as a matter of fact. The school,
(AP) ALEXANDRIA, Va.Idaho U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with driving under the influence in a Washington, D.C., suburb, authorities said. Police in Alexandria, Va., said Sunday that the Idaho Republican was pulled over after
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may be planning to hit the campaign trail in Massachusetts for the special election next year to fill Sen. John Kerry’s (D-MA) seat. Clinton will leave the State Department next month, and President Barack Obama
On Thursday, the House passed a $633 billion defense authorization bill that “provides a 1.7-percent pay raise for the military,” funds the war in Afghanistan, “includes fresh sanctions against Iran,” and offers “compromise language on military detention of US citizens.”
The $60.4 billion Hurricane Sandy disaster relief bill advanced in the Senate on Friday, clearing two procedural hurdles that will allow the bill to pass when the Senate convenes again next week after the Christmas vacation. As Breitbart News reported, Senate Democrats added
The race for the South Carolina House seat vacated by Rep. Tim Scott, who was appointed to the Senate seat left open by Jim DeMint, is going to be mighty interesting. Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who left the governorship
The Hill: Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) failure to secure enough support among fellow Republicans for “Plan B” to avoid the “fiscal cliff” was not a rebuke of Boehner’s leadership by the conservative wing of the party, a top House GOP
A panel created by Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear to assess possible changes to the commonwealth’s tax system is proposing an array of tax reforms, some of which will be greeted and others loathed by economic conservatives. According to the AP,
Winter came early to Washington, as “Plan B” failed in the House. Stubborn Republicans, along with equally obtuse Democrats, refused to grant tax increases even on those earning a million dollars. While Mr. Obama will celebrate the disjointedness of Republicans,
Speaker of the House Boehner is now the least popular member of congressional leadership, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll. Boehner clocks in with 51 percent of voters disapproving of his performance. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has held
Herman Cain has had about enough of The New York Times and what he deems its “racist” columnists. Cain cites the response that The Times and guest columnist Adolph Reed, Jr. offered for South Carolina’s newest Senator, Tim Scott. In
Poor Cory Booker. First Barack Obama tried to guide him away from the notion of running for governor against incumbent Chris Christie, as Obama’s hug with Christie had raised both of their poll numbers. Obama wants Booker to run for
Karl Rove, in a column published in the Wall Street Journal last Wednesday, titled “Boehner Plays A Weak Hand Well,” praised House Speaker John Boehner’s leadership style and “Plan B” proposal, which he pulled on Thursday because it lacked Republican votes. The day
In a report detailing the news that Rep. Shelley Berkley violated House rules, albeit unintentionally, The Hill displayed its usual bias for Democrats and against Republicans. The House Ethics Committee asserted that Berkley and her husband benefited by her improper
American Civil Liberties Union Legislative Counsel Gabe Rottman says that cracking down on violent video games in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, massacre would be a step in the wrong direction. The group says that just because Adam Lanza,
The Senate just passed the National Defense Authorization Act, 81-14. Removed form the act was a ban on indefinite detention of U.S. citizens. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has deep concerns about the lack of protections.
Despite claims from leadership on late Thursday morning that Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) “Plan B” tax proposal had enough votes to pass the House, insiders say that Plan B was not just defeated, it was not even a close vote.
(AP) Mass. braces for Senate race if Kerry leaves seatBy STEVE LeBLANCAssociated PressBOSTONMassachusetts voters weary from one of the nation’s costliest and most divisive U.S. Senate races are all but certain to find themselves thrown back into another tumultuous election
(AP) Obama says he is ‘ready and willing’ to get dealBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama says he is “ready and willing” to get a big package done to deal with the “fiscal cliff” and says there’s no reason not
After House Speaker John Boehner failed to get enough Republicans to support his “Plan B” proposal on Thursday and was forced to pull the bill, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle openly expressed that they had no idea if
