The VA problem is not Shinseki, it’s socialism. The Veterans Affairs health-care system is completely government run. It is a pure single-payer program. National Review editor Rich Lowry calls it “an island of socialism in American health care.” He is
In a radio interview on the Tea Party News Network, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) explained how the federal government pressured states to adopt the Common Core standards with lures of money and waivers from the federal education restrictions associated with
OMAHA, Nebraska–Hours before polls open in the Cornhusker state, Midland University President Ben Sasse held a lead against former State Treasurer Shane Osborn and bank president Sid Dinsdale. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Tom Coburn (R-OK), former
Democrats spent weeks before and months after the sequester last year claiming that Republicans were somehow laying waste to the federal government with the budget cuts contained in the deal. But despite the doomsday scenarios, it is now reported that
Conservative Oklahoma Senate candidate T.W. Shannon has opened up a 10-point lead after trailing Rep. James Lankford (R-OK) by 35 points just two months ago in the race to replace retiring Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK). That represents a net swing
An Arizona conservative congressman is shining light on how President Barack Obama is using $3 million of taxpayer money to teach National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officials how to lobby Congress. In the first of a series of efforts
National Defense is the most important job of the Federal Government, one that can’t be done elsewhere. I believe in a strong national defense. I believe in Ronald Reagan’s policy of “Peace through Strength.” I believe there are many ways
San Antonio was recently granted $1 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which lies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) according to a congressional statement submitted to Breitbart Texas. The grant was given through the agency’s Urban Areas
Oklahoma City Thunder owner Clay Bennett has joined the T.W. Shannon campaign as a campaign chair days after Shannon received former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s endorsement. According to The McCarville Report, Bennett, the “longtime business leader noted for bringing the
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose endorsement former South Carolina Senator and Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint said had the most impact in GOP primaries, endorsed conservative Oklahoman T.W. Shannon on Wednesday in his bid to replace retiring Sen. Tom
TW Shannon served as the youngest and first black Republican Speaker of the House in Oklahoma. Shannon, who is also Native American, is running for the US Senate this year to fill the open seat vacated by Sen. Tom Coburn
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) revealed in a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, an incident that occurred along the U.S./Mexico border in which two men in what appeared to be Mexican military uniforms and who were heavily armed, were
T.W. Shannon, the conservative who stepped down as Oklahoma’s House Speaker to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), said the country’s spiraling debt is a moral crisis and threatens its national security. Speaking
Vladimir Putin isn’t the only one who can slip a few armed men across an inconvenient border. Buzzfeed has a big story about a possible Mexican Army incursion into Arizona. It’s a big enough deal to have Senator Tom Coburn
Grassroots conservatives at CPAC 2014 may have been a bit surprised to find themselves being addressed by establishment Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and their reaction suggests they were a bit less than overwhelmed by his so called “red meat” speech.
On March 6th Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) brought a gun to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). McConnell carried a rifle onto the stage and handed it to Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK). According to the National Journal, McConnell’s moment with
Some people don’t believe it. In school, we were taught, along with reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmatic, how the Constitution is amended: an amendment must go before both houses of Congress and pass a two-thirds vote. Before it becomes a permanent
On Wednesday, Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) cleared the way for other Republican candidates to replace Sen. Tom Coburn by withdrawing his name as a potential candidate for senator in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Senator Coburn, a leader in the fight against government
On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Tuesday, outgoing Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) spoke about his cancer diagnosis and revealed that he lost his cancer specialist as a result of being covered under ObamaCare.
On the eve of Obama’s State of the Union Speech, his signature achievement still remains grossly unpopular with the American people. The latest AP poll shows that 66% disapprove of the law – and there’s no reason to believe the
Most pundits and political professionals expect the GOP to have a good showing in the midterm elections. Historically, the opposition picks up seats in the 6th year of a President’s tenure. Obama’s approval ratings are at rock bottom and the
The Weekly Standard’s Bill Kristol said on CBS’ “Face The Nation” on Sunday that Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC),Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will lay out an alternative plan to ObamaCare tomorrow…
It is a safe bet that Tom Coburn will not have a big federal building named for him. He is not likely to get a monument erected around here honoring him. He won’t be sitting for an official portrait —
Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn (R) will retire at the end of the current Congress. He has been battling a recurrence of prostate cancer. “Serving as Oklahoma’s senator has been, and continues to be, one of the great privileges and blessings
(AP) Okla. Sen. Coburn to retire after current sessionOKLAHOMA CITYU.S. Sen. Tom Coburn says he plans to finish the current year in office and resign his seat nearly two years before his term is scheduled to end. The 66-year-old Coburn
