Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) said that conservatives in the House heard “not one word” from House GOP leadership on compromises to make changes to the cromnibus in order to get conservatives to vote for it even though “we were willing
President Barack Obama bailed out House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday night. After the House embarrassed Boehner by almost killing his 1,774-page $1.1 trillion cromnibus bill on a purely procedural vote earlier in the day, House Democrats pitched in to
Though school officials, nutritionists, parents, and students have decried First Lady Michelle Obama’s school lunch program, the $1 trillion CRomnibus (part “continuing resolution” and part “omnibus”) does not include relief from the unpopular meals standards after all. Daren Bakst at The
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell jointly announced on Wednesday, December 10 that 18 states were awarded preschool development and expansion grants totaling more than $226 million under the Preschool Development
U.S.-born Hispanics and minorities are less supportive of President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty for illegal immigrants than foreign-born Hispanics and minorities. According to Gallup, 51% of U.S.-born Hispanics support Obama’s executive amnesty while 42% disapprove while 75% of foreign-born Hispanics approve
On Thursday, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R, OH) promised to challenge Obama’s amnesty policies, but despite the political pressure, Obama plans to push forward with his legalization process, and the White House says it is set to begin
House Rules Committee ranking member Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) says Speaker John Boehner isn’t going to get the Democratic votes–apparently at least 50–that he’d need to get his $1.1 trillion 1,774-page omnibus spending bill passed. “Rep Louise Slaughter: They tell
America’s millionaires want either Hillary Clinton or Jeb Bush to win the White House in 2016, perhaps because both potential candidates support comprehensive amnesty legislation. CNBC recently polled “500 people with investable assets of $1 million or more, which represents the top
Minutes after the White House issued a statement backing the House’s government funding bill Thursday, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi took to the House Floor to lodge her opposition to the deal. Democrats have taken issue with a number of aspects
President Barack Obama is trying to save the failing 1,603-page omnibus spending bill that almost died a procedural death in the House. “President Barack Obama supports the passage of the nine-month, $1.1 trillion spending bill roiling the House,” Politico says
Nancy Pelosi came out swinging against House Speaker John Boehner’s $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, right after President Barack Obama urged Democrats in the House to vote for it. “I was so really heartbroken–I don’t think I’ve ever said that
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s ties to foreign investors, particularly Chinese financiers, may complicate a presidential run for someone already under fire for his ties to crony capitalism and open-borders global elites. According to a Bloomberg report, “Bush’s overseas funds,
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest tells reporters that in spite of the “respect and affection” that President Obama has for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, they have a difference of opinion about supporting the “Cromnibus” spending bill in Congress.
UPDATE: The omnibus spending bill has passed the House, 219 votes to 206. Speaker John Boehner will “roll the dice” and bring the 1,774-page $1.1 trillion cromnibus spending deal bill to the floor on Thursday night, and if it fails–as
One of the country’s most prominent DREAMers believes that President Barack Obama needs to enact another round of executive amnesty even after she revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said her illegal immigrant mother would be allowed to stay
It will be forever known as the Obama-Boehner cromnibus spending deal no matter what happens tonight. Speaker John Boehner, well more than four hours after GOP leadership sent the House of Representatives into recess subject to the call of the
The moral high ground has been getting pretty crowded since the US Senate Intelligence Committee released its report into CIA torture of terror suspects. It’s standing room only for the perpetually aggrieved on the hill of public sanctimony. All those
The United States government has largely stopped financing and arming Syrian opposition forces, who were once regarded as favorable to western ideals and interests, according to a report. A number of Syrian opposition commanders told McClatchy on Tuesday that they
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is warning government leaders: he will not cease until President Obama’s executive amnesty is defeated. “I have a message today for every leader in Congress, for every official in the White House and to President Obama: We
Call it the mysterious case of the Incredible Shrinking GOP. Barely one month ago, the party sailed to victory in one of the biggest rout election waves of the past century. They ran the board and took control of the
On Tuesday,Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber was grilled before the CongressionalOversight Committee regarding a series of videos wherein he bragged thatdeception and “the stupidity of the American voter” helped Democrats and theWhite House ram Obamacare to passage as law. Gruber triedto
NEW YORK (AP) — Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, wrapped up their first visit to New York in a three-day whirlwind that included a black-tie reception, a meeting with the other king, LeBron James, and a solemn, rain-drenched
NEW YORK (AP) — Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, are scheduled to visit one of New York City’s most somber sites, the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum. The Tuesday morning visit to the site, where 67 British
Despite public statements to the contrary, Jeb Bush’s mother is reportedly getting on board with a potential Jeb Bush presidential campaign. Neil Bush, Jeb’s brother, said that Barbara Bush, who previously said publicly that “we’ve had enough Bushes” in the
Speaker John Boehner and Republican House leaders have reportedly given in to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and pulled the reauthorization of terrorism insurance from the draft omnibus spending bill. “An aide said Tuesday that the reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk
