By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONGOP leaders eager to avoid blame for a possible government shutdown next month appear confounded by conservatives’ passion for using fast-approaching deadlines to derail the implementation of President Barack Obama’s health care law. House Speaker John Boehner,
White House officials, including top Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, were on hand at this week’s AFL-CIO convention to pressure union leaders not to voice their growing angst with Obamacare in the form of a strongly worded resolution blasting the president’s
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Today commenting on the Syrian conflict
House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told Breitbart News Thursday she was not “confirming nor denying anything” regarding whether she was briefed in advance by the White House about the existence of a CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya. She also
Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama speaks on the need to remain focused on U.S. domestic issues in spite of the debate on a military strike on Syria ahead of a cabinet meeting at the White House.
Sony is not screwing around. The studio knows they have captured lightning in a bottle with AMC’s Breaking Bad, and less than two months after the final episode airs, the complete series will be released on Bluray November 26th. From
On Thursday, President Obama announced that he would focus again on the economy, even as Syria continued its aggressive activity, Russia continued to mock the Obama administration, and the Obama administration itself continued its chaotic strategy with regard to the
By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTON Acclaimed actress Shirley MacLaine and four musicians spanning rock, jazz and opera–Billy Joel, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock and Martina Arroyo–will receive this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, considered the nation’s highest honor for those who influence American
Iran has been emboldened by Washington’s decision to hold fire on launching military strikes against its key ally Syria, which has also boosted Tehran’s position on its controversial nuclear drive, experts say. Iran’s conservative press trumpeted as a “humiliating blow”
Apparently, once again with respect to Syria, the White House was caught off guard by events they are frantically reacting to instead of shaping. Speaking to CNN’s Jake Tapper, a White House official publicly responded to Russian President Vladmir Putin’s
National Public Radio’s David Welna reported Thursday morning that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and other pro-Israel groups had suffered defeat in efforts to lobby Congress to back a military attack against Syria. Though Welna cites some dubious sources,
(AP) Kerry set to test Russia on Syria weaponsBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterGENEVAU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva Thursday morning to test the seriousness of a Russian proposal to secure Syria’s chemical weapons. Kerry and a team
Fight for Tomorrow, a new national Super PAC based in Texas and developed by several conservatives in Virginia and in other states, is launching an advertising campaign intended to impact the Virginia Governor’s race. Our first ad, “Don’t Let Them Detroit
Citizens United President David Bossie blasted the House Republican leadership for standing in the way of the Benghazi investigation by not creating a Select Committee. Appearing on Breitbart News’ broadcast of the “Exempt America” rally on Tuesday with Breitbart News
On January 21, 2009, the day after assuming office, President Barack Obama promised his senior staff and cabinet members that “transparency and the rule of law” would be a fundamental feature of his presidency. On September 4, 2009, the Obama
White House press secretary Jay Carney at the White House press briefing on Wednesday, during a exchange with Fox News Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry, suggests the two might settle their differences on CNN’s “Crossfire.”
The National Journal’s Ron Fournier says a Democratic strategist “who works closely with the White House” told him that Syria “has been one of the most humiliating episodes in presidential history.” Fournier says the Democratic operative “requested anonymity to avoid
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressWASHINGTON Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Arturo Sandoval and other musicians are bringing their Latin sounds to the White House next week.The latest “In Performance at the White House” program will be taped Monday and will showcase Latin
For the people that loved and admired Andrew Breitbart, it will be impossible not to watch this never-been-seen footage of him without having a profound sense of what we have lost. You’re about to see a nine minute clip that’s
Yesterday, Secretary Kerry made an off-the-cuff statement in response to a question which derailed the White House’s agenda for the day. Today Kerry claimed during a congressional hearing, when prompted by Rep. Johnson, that he had intended to raise this
ABC NEWS: If Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gives up his chemical weapons, a military strike would “absolutely” be on pause, President Obama said today. Obama’s comments come after the Russian foreign minister suggested today that Syria could avoid a U.S.
(AP) Big student debt in unexpected placesBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONDon’t let the big price tags nix an application to Harvard or Yale. The average student receiving financial aid on those campuses paid about a quarter of the public sticker price
On Monday, Sen. John Thune (R-SD), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, introduced the Union Bailout Prevention Act to block the Obama administration from granting requests for special ObamaCare premium tax subsidies for union members with health insurance plans known
On Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced he was delaying a key procedural vote on the resolution authorizing military action against Syria. Reid had returned to Washington on Friday to begin Senate proceedings on the proposal, with the
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) introduced a bill on Monday called the Union Bailout Prevention Act to stop the Obama Administration from granting unions Obamacare waivers or special taxpayer-funded premium tax subsidies. “Despite championing ObamaCare’s passage in 2010, union leaders are now awaking
