Tag: Senate

The European Union is ambitious, at least when it comes to taxing. In a new tax on carbon emissions set to take effect on January 1, the EU will tax U.S. airlines for carbon emissions while flying over the United

When Sarah Palin campaigned in Texas the Friday before Ted Cruz’s victory last Tuesday, her appearance swung the polls by 17 points in one night. Professionals said they had never seen anyone — a politician, celebrity, or athlete — have

Elite Democrats in Tennessee do not like democracy, and this makes them no different from Southern Democrats of old who once blocked civil rights legislation meant to protect the right of blacks to vote.  In their Senate primary, Tennessee Democrats

Last night, Breitbart News contributors Brandon Darby and Lee Stranahan gave a presentation on their new film, “Occupy Unmasked,” which is presented by Andrew Breitbart and directed by Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon. They described how the film

By LAWRENCE MESSINAAssociated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va.U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd obtained secret FBI documents about the civil rights movement that were leaked by the CIA and triggered an angry confrontation between the two agencies in the 1960s, according to newly released

Congress has sent a bill to President Barack Obama’s desk to allow the Capitol building to construct charging stations for electric vehicles in Congressional parking lots.  The Hill reports that the bill was introduced by Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI, pictured

In presidential campaign ads, President Barack Obama claims that his economic plan includes “$4 trillion in deficit reduction.” For a president who has increased the national debt more than all U.S. presidents from George Washington to George H.W. Bush combined,

(AP) Congress breaks for 5 weeks, but much work undoneBy DONNA CASSATA and ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONCongress’ performance matches its approval rating _ abysmal. Lawmakers headed home for a five-week break with a lengthy list of uncompleted work and little to

After Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) doubled down on his accusations against Mitt Romney — that anonymous sources called Reid’s office and told him Romney had not paid 10 years worth of taxes — Romney went on Reid’s home

On Thursday, the House passed a short-term $383 million measure to provide immediate relief for farmers and livestock producers impacted by the recent drought. Conservative groups urged Representatives to proceed with caution on a pork-laden farm bill, as roughly 80

Ted Cruz kicked off the Red State Gathering 2012 conference in Jacksonville, Florida by telling the fired up crowd that he’s seeing an ‘awakening’ in the American people who are fed up with liberal policy and establishment politicians on both

On Thursday, Democrats in the House were joined by 78 Republicans to vote against adjourning for the August recess. The Hill reports the vote was 150-265 against adjourning. Every Democrat voted against adjournment.  Some of the 78 Republicans who voted

Richard Trumka, the frightening union leader who is the head of the 12-million-member AFL-CIO, the largest labor federation, and is one of the men responsible for coordinating Obama’s use of unions to head toward socialism, is coming forward to make

Washington D.C.- Thursday morning, Reps. Steve LaTourette (R-Ohio), Robert Dold (R-Ill.), Charlie Bass (R-N.H.), and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) held a press conference to call for bi-partisan action before the US Government falls of the  “fiscal cliff.” LaTourette, a moderate Republican

President Obama’s Labor Department is doing its best to circumvent a law that Obama himself supported in order to avoid bad economic headlines before election day. As I documented here at Breitbart News on Tuesday, DOL is trying to pressure defense

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) doubled down and insisted that the anonymous source that allegedly called his office to inform him that Mitt Romney had not paid taxes on ten years of returns was not a figment of his

The Hill reports that Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) filed an amendment to a cybersecurity bill that would outlaw abortions in D.C. after the fetus reaches 20 weeks, which research suggests is the time when the fetus can feel pain.  The

On Wednesday, the House voted to extend the Bush tax cuts across all income levels. The House rejected a bill sponsored by Democrats that would deny the tax cuts to incomes above $250,000. Nineteen Democrats joined all but one lone

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will not release his own tax returns but that did not stop him from making accusations about Mitt Romney, based on a single “anonymous source.” Reid told the liberal Huffington Post that Romney’s father