According to sources on the Hill, there is growing support among Senate Republicans to support Sens. Cruz and Lee’s efforts to scuttle Sen. Harry Reid’s attempt to reinstate ObamaCare funding in the House Continuing Resolution. On Friday, the Senate is
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters on Thursday that he hasn’t had a single conversation with House Speaker Boehner concerning the continuing resolution or debt ceiling debate. He also said he has no plans to talk with Boehner or
House Leadership unveiled Thursday a draft plan to lift the debt ceiling for one year, in exchange for a one-year delay in ObamaCare and a host of other reforms. The plan contains a near wish list of reforms sought by
House Speaker John Boehner emerged from a GOP caucus meeting Thursday and said it was “unlikely” the House would simply pass a “clean” spending bill sent over from the Senate. On Saturday, the Senate is expected to pass a continuing
Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe sparred in the second of three debates Wednesday night in the race for Virginia governor. McAuliffe argued that Cuccinelli had extreme positions on social issues and ethical lapses for accepting gifts from a Republican donor.
Wednesday night, Senators reached a deal to speed up consideration of the House Continuing Resolution, as fears grow that Congress may run out of time to avoid a government shutdown. If Congress doesn’t pass some kind of continuing appropriation by
Steve Deace, nationally syndicated talk radio host and political powerbroker in Iowa says that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is “on a path to the White House.” On Wednesday, Deace to the DC establishment-organ, Politico, to explain the appeal of Cruz
United Labor Union Council, Local 100, often described as ACORN’s “fraternal twin,” has been awarded an ObamaCare “Navigator” grant to enroll people in health care exchanges. Local 100, based in New Orleans, will be conducting mass enrollments in Louisiana, Arkansas
When the House returns to session on Wednesday, GOP Leadership is expected to brief Republican members and its plan for legislation to increase the debt ceiling. While Hill sources tell Breitbart News that no final decisions have been made, the
Most of Washington has decided that the ObamaCare defunding debate, led by Sens. Cruz and Lee, is a disaster for the Republican party. It is unlikely to succeed, they argue, and risks a government shutdown, which will be blamed on
Almost exactly four years ago, ACORN, the notorious, leftist community organizers, imploded on itself after being caught in a series of lies related to the video-sting of journalists James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles. Cut off from federal funding and largely
The Muslim Brotherhood is “finished” in Egypt, a witness to the tumultuous events told Breitbart News. Mostafa el-Gindy, a leading opposition figure to both President Mubarak and the Muslim Brotherhood, said it was the Egyptian people that removed them from
Monday evening, GOP Minority Leader announced that he would oppose a proposed filibuster from Sens. Cruz and Lee to block the House Continuing Resolution from reaching the Senate floor. McConnell’s opposition was echoed by John Cornyn, number 2 in GOP
On Monday afternoon, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz asked for unanimous consent to immediately consider the House Continuing Resolution to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. The legislation would also take steps to avoid a default on government debt while
Late Monday afternoon, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz took to the Senate floor to call for unanimous consent to begin consideration of the House-passed Continuing Resolution. The measure funds the government through December 15th, but strips appropriations for ObamaCare. He also
The Center for Responsive Politics reports that the health-care industry spent over $243 million lobbying on health care issues through the first six months of 2013. No other industry sector spent more lobbying Congress and the federal government. The industry
On Friday, the House voted for a resolution to keep government open but also defund ObamaCare. Within minutes, Nancy Mace, who is opposing Sen. Lindsey Graham in the GOP primary, issued a press release attacking Graham for his past criticism
On Friday, the House voted to defund ObamaCare in a continuing resolution that keeps government open for several months. The vote was 230-189, with just two Democrats crossing the aisle to defund the health care law. While most of ObamaCare
In July, the House voted to delay ObamaCare’s employer and individual mandate for one year. The action came after the White House announced it would selectively ignore the law and not enforce the employer mandate until 2015. The House vote
That isn’t the explicit message of a new rule from the Labor Department, but it is its intended effect. On Tuesday, the Labor Department announced it was expanding federal minimum wage and overtime regulations to cover 2 million home health
On Friday, the House is expected to pass a continuing resolution to extend funding for government, but also strip all discretionary spending to implement ObamaCare. If enacted, the House action would allow government to remain open but erect a huge
On Wednesday, it was widely expected that the Federal Reserve would announce that it is reducing the massive stimulus it pumps into the market each month. The Fed’s stimulus, called “quantitative easing” is ultimately unsustainable and has caused a rapid
In 2008, the RNC released several ads that called into question Barack Obama’s ability to lead or manage a crisis. In light of the foreign policy debacle surrounding Syria and Obama’s inability to move his agenda through Congress, it is
In a closed-door caucus meeting on Wednesday, House Leadership is expected to unveil a new continuing resolution to temporarily fund government that also defunds the ObamaCare law. It is a potential reversal from Leadership’s previous position and a victory for
On Thursday, Breitbart News was exclusively invited to observe a two-panel focus group of Virginia voters discussing, among other issues, the upcoming race for Governor. The groups were split, one consisting of lean GOP voters, the other of independents. Surprisingly,
Before all the wounded from yesterday’s shooting at the Navy Yard had even arrived at hospitals, the usual suspects were rushing to the press with renewed calls for gun control. Elites like Sen. Diane Feinstein, David Brooks and elite-wannabe David
On Tuesday, GOP Governor candidate Ken Cuccinelli and talk radio host Mark Levin will headline a Constitution Day rally in the vote-critical Northern Virginia. The rally marks the 226th Anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. As Attorney General,
The DC’s deputy mayor’s office has confirmed that a while male sought by police for questioning has been identified and is no longer a suspect. The young male had been described as wearing khaki fatigues and was spotted in the
Washington’s revolving door is spinning a bit faster as several top GOP Leadership aides have left Capitol Hill in recent months to join lobbying firms or corporate lobbying offices. Speaker Boehner, whose staff famously remain with him for years, has
Two singular events in the past two weeks suggest President Obama has entered the twilight of his presidency, with diminishing ability to even muster the support of his Democrat allies in the Senate. First, over the Labor Day weekend, he
On Friday, the Northern Virginia Technology Council, an association of leading businesses in the vote-rich area of the Commonwealth, was scheduled to endorse GOP candidate Ken Cuccinelli, through its PAC. The Washington Post reports, however, that the announcement was delayed
In meetings Wednesday and Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner reached out to key Democrat leaders, hoping to restart negotiations to avoid a government shutdown and reach a deal on lifting the nation’s debt ceiling. In a meeting with Treasury Secretary
U.S. retail sales grew just 0.2% in August, the smallest gain in four months and well below economists’ expectations of a 0.5% lift. The report, released Friday by the Commerce Department, showed August growth about half the level of gains
September 11 has become a de-facto national holiday. Even if we don’t publicly speak about it, we silently remember where we were that day and reflect on how the events changed our lives. For Democrat Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick, however, remembrance
Democrats on the Hill are nakedly pushing the Department of Agriculture to take steps doubling the price of milk in a bid to ease passage of a new Farm Bill. Rep. Collin Peterson, Ranking Member on the House Agriculture Committee,
The rebel forces aligned against Syrian strong-man Bashar Assad are dominated by jihadists and fighters aligned with al-Qaeda. In April, the Obama Administration promised to help arm the rebel forces, but, realizing the very real complications on the ground, that
Wednesday night, House Leadership withdrew legislation to fund the government through December in response to growing conservative criticism that the measure didn’t strip funding for ObamaCare. Congress must pass legislation to authorize continued government spending before September 30, or the
On Tuesday, the House unveiled legislation that would extend the government’s spending authority until December 15. Current law authorizing government spending expires on September 30, meaning that the government would shutdown after that date is spending authority weren’t extended. The
On Tuesday, for the first time in the state’s history, Colorado voters removed two sitting state Senators from office. The special “recall” elections were the result of state Democrats’ moves to pass sweeping gun control legislation. Despite millions spent in
At its annual convention on Monday, the AFL-CIO approved a resolution opening up union membership to non-workers. The effort is an attempt to strengthen the political clout of labor unions, who have witnessed a steady decrease in membership in recent
