In a video-taped interview provided to Breitbart News, Missouri State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-Universal City) sounded off on the turmoil that has embroiled Ferguson, MO, which lies within her 14th Missouri State Senate district, involving the killing of Michael Brown
Sen. Kay Hagan’s (D-NC) position on immigration seems to correlate with how close she is to facing voters at the ballot box. “I oppose amnesty,” Hagan said during a June 21, 2008 debate against then-incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC): We
Fresh off his primary win and now facing off against Democrat Al Franken, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden is calling for both Barack Obama and Congress to return to Washington to deal with the ongoing immigration crisis, as well
For years, Republicans caught in the cross-hairs of Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) have complained about its alleged liberal bias and tendency to investigate GOP officials with far greater frequency than Democrats. Now one of the most
On Wednesday, the California legislature and Governor Jerry Brown united to endorse a $7.5 billion water bond, AB1471, that will appear on November’s ballot. A previous water bond from 2009 had been approved by the California legislature but was thought
Top Senate Democrats who once egged on President Barack Obama to go big on executive amnesty are now punting on the issue after numerous polls have shown that illegal immigration could cost Democrats control of the Senate. Politico asked the
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) is calling on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to bring the Senate back from recess immediately and allow an up-or-down vote on the two House-passed border crisis bills. “We have a true crisis at our southern
Since July 22, when a federal appeals court panel dealt a potentially major blow to Obamacare by ruling that participants in health exchanges run by the federal government in 34 states are not eligible for billions of dollars in tax
Senator Marco Rubio doesn’t hate anyone, but there are a few shady characters out there that he really dislikes. This said,Senator Marco Rubio has just stuck his finger in the eye of Charlie Crist Republican Richard DeNapoli by appearing in campaign video
AUSTIN, Texas — Earlier this week, the Texas House of Representatives Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations voted 6-1 to issue a “motion of admonishment and censure” against Wallace J. Hall, Jr., a University of Texas Regent. Hall
CNN reported on Wednesday that Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) plans to reimburse taxpayers $5,700 for a charter flight she took eleven months ago in September 2013 from Shreveport, Louisiana to Dallas, Texas to attend a campaign fundraiser. It is against the
Despite what the D.C. consultants and establishment have been whispering to them, Republican candidates are finding out that voters are against illegal immigration the more they learn about the issue. And more Republicans–even those from states far from the border–are
In state after state, the immigration issue is emerging as the defining issue in the 2014 mid-terms. Now, Michigan is no exception thanks to a video of Democrat Gary Peters that surfaced two weeks ago. Contrasted with other video, Peters is
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti returned from a trip to Sacramento and announced that he expects somewhere around $400 in corporate welfare for Hollywood to be approved by the state legislature. Currently, Hollywood enjoys $100 in million corporate welfare. Since
John Bolton’s PAC announced on Thursday that it has endorsed four Florida Republicans in elections for the U.S. House of Representatives. Three of the endorsed candidates are incumbents; one is a challenger. The three incumbents are Rep. Ron DeSantis (FL-6), Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-25), and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27).
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) used taxpayer funds to pay for a November 8, 2013 charter airplane flight to attend a campaign fundraiser in Lake Charles, Louisiana, according to a report from CNN. Needless to say, the use of public funds by
LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker says he is not ruling out joining the field of Republicans running for president in 2016. Corker said Wednesday that any decision would wait until next year. If Corker joined the race,
On August 12, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin residents went to the polls and handed pro-gun rights Sheriff David Clarke a victory. Breitbart News reported former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg had dumped $150,000 into the race in hopes of defeating “Clarke’s conservative
Just last month, Democrat pollster Public Policy Polling (PPP) showed Kentucky Democrat Allison Grimes up 2 points over incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell. A new PPP poll released Tuesday shows a McConnell surge of 7 points. The Republican is
Several GOP senators are rallying behind a call from Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to pressure Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid into allowing a Senate vote on the House-passed bill that would block President Obama’s executive
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is calling on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to allow the U.S. Senate to vote on the two House-passed border crisis bills that would block President Barack Obama from continuing or expanding his executive amnesty
Democrat Bruce Braley started out with a solid lead, 6 – 12 depending upon the poll. At the beginning of the year the conventional wisdom was that he was a stellar candidate in all but a can’t lose position. That’s
National Democrats are dropping $9.1 million into North Carolina to protect incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) from GOP challenger and State House Speaker Thom Tillis, Roll Call reports. “House speaker Thom Tillis drew a bull’s-eye on public schools, cutting
With the United States Senate looking more and more like it will fall into Republican hands next year, the usual-usuals in Hollywood are pouring thousands of dollars into campaign coffers in the hopes of turning it around. The Hill reports
Republican Joni Ernst is up with a second TV ad for the general election, see below. It’s “a 30-second spot called “Service.” It features the candidate herself saying: “I believe in service and Iowans helping Iowans. During emergencies like floods, people
