President-elect Donald Trump isn’t the first person to propose punishment for burning the American flag. Consider the Flag Protection Act of 2005, co-sponsored by then-Sen. Hillary Clinton (D.-N.Y.).
“Castro was not just an enemy of his own people, and an oppressor and a gangster, but he was also someone who hated America,” Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) says. He also told Breitbart News that if President-elect Donald Trump asked him to lead the State Department, he would accept as a matter of duty.
The election is over and the victory of President-elect Donald J. Trump surprised many in the media and in the Republican Party’s Washington establishment that actively campaigned against their party’s nominee.
The executive director of America Rising, a conservative political research organization, told Breitbart News Daily host Matthew Boyle that Democrat Hillary R. Clinton lost to President-elect Donald J. Trump because voters were uncomfortable with her corrupt dealings between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department.
The southern Californian Republican congressman in consideration for Secretary of State told Breitbart News he shares the worldview of President-elect Donald J. Trump and he would gladly leave Congress to lead the Trump State Department.
President Barack Obama should not shut down the Guantanamo prison while he’s exiting the White House, says GOP Sen. David Perdue, who has just visited the prison.
Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R.-Wis.) sent a letter Tuesday to President Barack Obama demanding the president end his program of normalizing the Islamic Republic of Iran and undoing American sanctions on the terrorist-supporting state. Ryan, who was joined on the
The mayor of a wealthy liberal enclave next to Boston posted a rebuke to President-elect Donald J. Trump Monday, pledging his city of Somerville to be a sanctuary city regardless of pressure from the incoming administration and the possible loss of federal funds.
A political action committee focused on advocating for Republican candidates and causes now has a 30-second commercial running in the Washington-area media market supporting President-elect Donald J. Trump’s decision to appoint Stephen K. Bannon as his chief White House strategist.
President Barack Obama voiced support for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) at his Sunday press conference in Lima, Peru after the close of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s 2016 meeting, while House Democrats prepare to choose between Pelosi and Rep. Timothy Ryan (D.-Ohio).
An Ohio Democratic congressman is the only announced challenger to the House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, but much of the agitation against her is coming from the Massachusetts delegation.
Rep. Devin Nunes sent a letter to the two men who lead the Pentagon and the nation’s coordinated intelligence agencies, asking them to explain why media reports claim administration officials are trying to oust Admiral Michael Rogers from NSA.
An Arizona Republican senator, who was most adamantly opposed to President-elect Donald J. Trump, is in for a tough reelection campaign in 2018, according to a Remington Research Group poll.
“We are very grateful to Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy for agreeing to bring the Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act to the floor for a vote,” said Charles Pinck, the president of the OSS Society and the son of Daniel Pinck, who served in the OSS behind Japanese lines in China.
A freshman congressman from North Carolina defeated Maryland’s Rep. Andy Harris Thursday to become the new chairman of the Republican Study Committee for the next session of Congress.
“The bill helps ensure this President, and any future president, will be held in check and that their policies have the proper level of scrutiny by both Congress and the American people. I’m pleased to see the House pass this important measure and look forward to its quick passage by our colleagues in the Senate,” Rep. Darrell Issa says.
“Since Trump’s announcement of Steve Bannon as senior White House adviser this week, the main stream media has heaped near universal condemnation on the these attacks expose the blatant double standard from a media who for the last eight years,” David Bozell tells Breitbart News.
Conservative Rep. Tim Huelskamp has a PhD in agricultural legislation, but was booted off the House Agriculture Committee in 2013 after he spoke up against the reelection of Speaker John Boehner.
The Texas Republican congressman, who with two other colleagues proposed a revision of the 2011 ban on legislative earmarks, withdrew his proposal at Wednesday’s House Republican Conference meeting.
Rep. Steve Stivers says one to the most important things he’s learned is that it is all about winning. “You’ve got to win races and he did a great job at it.”
“This is an historic moment to have Republican control of House,Senate and presidency and I believe that the people, who came to the polls sent a clear mandate that they want change here in Washington–drain the swamp,” Walker says. “We need to be talking about unifying and earmarks are another divisive issue,” he said.
Capitol Hill conservatives and outside groups are resisting a last ditch effort by House Republicans to bring back the practice of earmarks on Wednesday, when their conference votes on rules for the next session of Congress.
The incoming Florida GOP congressman and former Army explosive ordnance disposal NCO, who gave both his legs serving in Afghanistan, told Breitbart News on Tuesday he plans to vote against any attempt inside the House Republican Conference to bring back
“Any attempt to roll back the longstanding ban on congressional earmarks — the lubricant that empowers politicians to cut bad deals — would amount to a rebuke of those voters,” says Michael Needham, the chief executive officer of Heritage Action.
A leading conservative congressman told Breitbart News on Monday that he is very pleased President-elect Donald J. Trump selected Stephen K. Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counselor to lead his White House.
The leader of the American Conservative Union told Breitbart News he is supporting Rep. Roger Williams (R.-Texas) to be the next leader of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the political wing for House Republicans.
The host of Armed American Radio joined Curt Schilling on Friday’s Whatever It Takes and the two hosts talked about how the politics of gun rights and immigration will change in the Age of Trump
The chairman of the House Tea Party Caucus and one of the first men to come out against Speaker John A. Boehner told Breitbart News that he does not think Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R.-Wis.) has the votes to keep his gavel.
Texas Congressman Roger Williams tells Breitbart News he has the votes to become the next chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).
The Breitbart News White House correspondent told Curt Schilling, mighty righthander and host of Whatever It Takes, that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Thursday meeting with President Barack Obama is more than just grip and grin; rather it is a crucial part of the peaceful transition of power.
Former Illinois Republican Congressman Aaron Schock, who was tagged in the media for decorating his office in the style of the English TV series Downton Abbey, says he has been indicted on 24 counts of political corruption related to his misuse of congressional office maintenance funds.
Conservative Christians gave Donald Trump 79 percent of their votes, Ralph Reed, founder and chairman of the Faith & Freedom Coalition, told reporters Wednesday.
The Democratic governor of New Hampshire declared victory shortly before noon Wednesday in her challenge to unseat Sen. Kelly Ayotte in the closest Senate race in the 2016 election cycle.
The Republican National Committee released its tally for Early Voting and Absentee Ballots in nine critical and contested battleground states as of 4 p.m. in the East.
Democratic pollster Patrick Caddell was a guest on Tuesday’s Whatever It Takes, hosted by baseball great Curt Schilling and on the show he explained why he sees Donald J. Trump winning the White House in today’s election.
“The reason we saw this authentic, massive turnout with virtually no notice for people to come to the hangar–on a November day in Minnesota–is because people are waking up,” Bachmann said.
These Breitbart/Gravis five swing state polls show a nation in flux as America’s 2016 presidential election ends Tuesday night.
The former White House Secret Service officer, whose book Crisis of Character about working in the Clinton White House gives readers an unvarnished look at the former first couple, told Breitbart News Daily host Matthew Boyle Saturday that he wrote the book to remind and warn Americans about the Clintons.
One of the leaders of House conservatives told Curt Schilling, the host of Whatever It Takes, that unless the Congress gets a handle on pork spending, the budget crisis in Washington will never be solved.
The race for the White House is a statistical tie between Democrat Hillary R. Clinton and Republican Donald J. Trump, according to the Breitbart/Gravis national poll conducted Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 with 2,435 registered voters.
