Shock Poll: Trump Impeacher Bill Cassidy Trailing Primary Challenger John Fleming in Louisiana
A statewide poll shows Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming overtaking incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy six months ahead of the Republican U.S. Senate primary.
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Trump-Backed Republicans Sweep Statewide Elections in Louisiana
Trump-backed Republicans have completed a sweep of Louisiana’s statewide elections with victories in Saturday’s races for attorney general, secretary of state, and state treasurer — a month after Attorney General Jeff Landry (R-LA) won the governorship in a jungle primary.
Louisiana GOP Defends Flood Relief Request
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Three Louisiana Republican lawmakers are pushing back after being attacked in the media and by fellow Republicans and Democrats in Congress over disaster relief money for the state’s flood victims.
Leading Louisiana Dem Senate Hopeful Won’t Back Clinton
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Louisiana’s leading Democrat contender in the state’s open U.S. Senate race said he would not discuss his thoughts on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
LA Times Smears Louisiana GOP for Opposing Sandy Pork Spending Amid Floods
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – The Los Angeles Times immediately is politicizing natural disaster relief for the thousands of flooding victims by attacking Republican lawmakers who represent the state.
Congressman Fleming: America Should Be ‘Among First’ To Strike Bilateral Trade Deal With United Kingdom Post-Brexit
House Freedom Caucus co-founder Rep. John Fleming is calling for the United States to be “among the first” countries to form a trade deal with the United Kingdom following their citizens’ historic vote to leave the European Union.
Exclusive — Rep. Ron DeSantis: Paul Ryan’s GOP Leadership Team Fears Beltway Media, Isn’t Holding IRS Accountable
Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), a conservative running for the GOP nomination to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate in November, called out his own party’s leadership for its failure to hold the IRS accountable, years after the agency refused to comply with congressional investigations into its targeting of conservative groups.
Rep. John Fleming: GOP Leadership Tells Members ‘Remain Silent’ on Puerto Rico Debt Vote
Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) says House leadership told members of the Natural Resources Committee “to remain silent, refrain from asking for a recorded vote, or leave the room when the time came for a vote regarding the upcoming Puerto Rico debt
Exclusive — Dr. Ben Carson Endorses Col. Rob Maness for U.S. Senate in Louisiana
Dr. Ben Carson, a former 2016 GOP presidential candidate who has since, dropping out, endorsed businessman Donald Trump, has made his first congressional endorsement of the 2016 cycle: Col. Rob Maness, for the U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana.
Elbert Guillory for Congress: ‘Government Is a Disease Masquerading as the Cure’
The Louisiana State Senator who made history when he left the Democrat Party and became a Republican — Elbert Guillory — is running for Congress.
John Fleming: Immigration ‘will Divide Republicans’
Rep. John Fleming (R-AL) joined Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM with host Stephen K. Bannon and said that he thinks immigration will split the Republican Party.
GOP Rep: Gowdy Plans To Retire At the End of His Term
UPDATE: 5:30 PM EDT: Roll Call reports that Fleming said, “I’ve apologized to Trey privately for having misspoken on his future plans, but wanted to make this apology public,” adding “After speaking with him, I do believe that he will
Exclusive — Kevin McCarthy Is Not A Shoo-In As Speaker of The House
There is going to be a race for Speaker of the House, Breitbart News has learned, and current House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy will not be a shoo-in to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner.
Republicans Thwart Boehner Plan To Move Forward On Obama’s Nuclear Arms Deal With Iran
A full-scale revolt against House Speaker John Boehner—including a looming resolution that could come up for a vote at any time that would remove him from the speakership—has thrown into disarray the House GOP leadership’s previously carefully laid plans to push President Obama’s nuclear arms deal with Iran through Congress without a fight.
Rep. Renee Ellmers Presses Demand for Changes On 20-Week Abortion Pain Bill
Nearly three months after caving to a group of Republicans led by Rep. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina, the House GOP is trying to resurrect the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, though Ellmers has demanded another language change in the bill
House Freedom Caucus Founding Member: We Will Fight For Conservative Principles
The newly formed House Freedom Caucus will push back against soft Republican efforts to simply pass bills and instead will pursue a true conservative agenda, Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) tells Breitbart News. Fleming, one of the nine founding members of the House Freedom Caucus, argued that demonstrating what true conservatism looks like will serve to increase the ranks of conservatives in elected office.
