Some members of Congress were lucky in August; they received free trips that totaled $1,668,928. The representatives were paid during the summer recess in August; there were 130 trips taken in that month. For the year of 2013, members of
Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe expressed concern that Virginians “can buy guns through mail order” to avoid background checks in his debate Wednesday with opponent Ken Cuccinelli. According to the transcript printed in the Washington Post, McAuliffe was justifying his
The Senate unanimously confirmed Todd Hughes, the United States’ first openly gay federal appeals judge, in a 98-0 vote on Tuesday. Hughes was nominated by President Obama to sit on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit,
While President Obama has asserted his new healthcare reform law would finally cover low-income Americans without health insurance, an economist argues the law will still leave millions without coverage and discourage “strong and stable families.” Former Department of Labor economist
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
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 26 (UPI) — A so-called microbial clock may help determine the time a person dies, research led by the University of Colorado-Boulder indicates. The clock is essentially the succession of bacterial changes occurring postmortem as bodies go
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) traveled to Libya for the next stages of the Benghazi scandal investigation early this week – leaving the United States on Sunday and returning safely on Wednesday – but
A Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report released on Wednesday found that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cannot account for $67 million spent from an Obamacare implementation slush fund. “Specifically, the IRS did not account for or attempt to
A new poll released by Clemson University on Tuesday shows that Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is the least popular Republican incumbent currently holding a statewide office in South Carolina. Compared to Governor Nikki Haley, whose favorable rating is 70 percent, and
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) supported the tactics that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is using to attempt to defund Obamacare before he was against them, Breitbart News has learned. In 2009, when Senate Republicans were fighting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s
After successfully pressuring Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz into writing an open letter asking Americans not to open-carry their firearms in Starbucks anymore, gun control proponents have set their sites on Staples. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America was
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
With just four days until the grand opening of Obamacare’s healthcare exchanges, the Obama Administration quietly told Latino groups on Wednesday that the Spanish version of the healthcare.gov website will not be ready for weeks. The delay could potentially affect
Because of its right-to-work law, eminent domain reform, and a pro-business regulatory environment, Arizona is expected to have the fastest job growth among U.S. states over the next five years. Forbes’ “Best States for Business” index cited projections that indicate “Arizona
(AP) Colo. farmers arrested in fatal listeria outbreakDENVERThe owners of a Colorado cantaloupe farm have been arrested on charges stemming from a listeria outbreak in 2011 that killed 33 people. Federal prosecutors say brothers Eric and Ryan Jensen were arrested
On a conference call Thursday with reporters, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that the next stage in the fight to defund Obamacare occurs Friday when the Senate votes for cloture on the Continuing Resolution. Cruz says Senate Republicans must unite
The NRA’s “Friends of NRA” campaign has raised a record breaking amount of money so far this year. “Friends of NRA” is one of the group’s grassroots efforts, sponsoring volunteer events and fundraising banquets around the country. According to Richmond’s
(AP) Ex-Mont. teacher freed after 30-day term for rapeBy MATTHEW BROWNAssociated PressBILLINGS, Mont.Montana prison officials released a former high school teacher Thursday after he completed a 30-day sentence for rape that is under review by the state’s high court and
(AP) Obama mocks GOP for ‘crazy’ Obamacare predictionsBy DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressLARGO, MarylandWith just five days to go before Americans can begin signing up for health care under his signature law, President Barack Obama on Thursday ridiculed Republican opponents for “crazy”
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told reporters Wednesday he is “ready to admit” that the GOP may not defund Obamacare when faced with a government shutdown. Paul told reporters after his colleague Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) 21 hours quasi-filibustering on the Senate
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
President Barack Obama’s job approval rating is at a two-year low, according to a New York Times/CBS poll released on Wednesday. According to the Times, 49 percent of the population disapproves of Obama’s job performance, “and 43 percent approves, matching
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
A North Carolina grand jury found that a man who shot four people at a Walmart in June targeted his victims because they were white. According to WRAL.com, a grand jury indicted Lakim Faust, 23, on Monday on 14 charges, including
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
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe is amusingly attempting to hide his campaign agenda by dodging and weaving his way around the media by not answering direct questions asked of him at debates and closing off his press shop to
President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush served as official witnesses at a same-sex wedding in Maine over the weekend. According to ABC News, Bonnie Clement and Helen Thorgalsen who own a Kennebunk, Maine general store, and are longtime friends
On at least 350 instances, private contractors and agents for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) conducted “faulty background investigations” that may have led to security clearances being awarded to people who should not have received them. These revelations
Appearing on Rush Limbaugh’s talk radio show on Wednesday after speaking on the Senate floor for 21 hours without food or drink in opposition to Obamacare, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said he was going to try and get “a little
A Senate.gov web page covering the Constitution gets the scope of the Second Amendment wrong, telling readers that it is not clear whether the amendment protects an individual right or a collective right. Here is what the Senate’s web page
