April 27, 2024

Barr: ‘Republicans Have to Win’ Because VP Harris Is in the ‘Batting Circle’

Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Thursday on Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow” that Republicans had to win the November elections because Vice President Kamala Harris was in the “batting circle with Joe Biden.” Barr said, “Well, I’ve said, yeah, the choice now is a binary choice between these two candidates, and of the two, I support

Mark Judge, Republicans Shred Christine Blasey Ford’s Memoir Reviving Brett Kavanaugh Accusation

Mark Judge and other online Republicans have been shredding Christine Blasey Ford’s new memoir that aims to revive her infamous 2018 accusations against now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Since its release on Tuesday, the corporate media have been heaping praise on Christine Blasey Ford’s book, One Way Back: A Memoir, hailing it as a triumphant

‘Unacceptable’: Republicans Attempt to Ban Chinese-Owned Tutoring Service from U.S. Military Families

Republican lawmakers are attempting to ban the use of a Chinese-owned tutoring company by U.S. military service members and their families to prevent information from being “exposed to the Chinese Communist Party.” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) unveiled the Ban Chinese Communist Party Access to U.S. Military Students Act on Thursday, specifically targeting the service Tutor.com.

Republicans Debut Bill Challenging Qatar’s U.S. Alliance over Ties to Hamas

Three Republican senators introduced a bill on Tuesday challenging the elite status of Qatar as a “major non-NATO ally” of the United States, citing the Islamist state’s close relationship with Hamas and its failure to use those ties to help free hostages taken in the unprecedented October 7 siege of Israel. Qatar has for decades

Arizona Republicans Block Effort to Repeal 1864 Near-Total Abortion Ban

Arizona Republicans stalled an effort on Wednesday to vote on a bill that would repeal a near-total ban on abortion from 1864, which the Arizona Supreme Court ruled this week is “enforceable.” “Despite many members in their own party calling for an end to the law, GOP leaders in the Legislature, which is controlled by

Chasten Buttigieg: Republicans Are Telling Suicidal LGBTQ People to ‘Pull the Trigger’

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s husband Chasten Buttigieg said Friday on MSNBC “Deadline ” that Republicans were telling suicidal LGBTQ people to “pull the trigger.” Host Nicolle Wallace said, “I think that’s exactly right. I keep having Amanda Zurawski  back, the woman in Texas who was pregnant and named her daughter Willow. She lost her pregnancy at 18

New Hampshire Republicans Seek to Ban Illegal Aliens from Driving in State

Republican legislators in New Hampshire are hoping to pass legislation that would invalidate driver’s licenses issued to illegal aliens in other states, including in neighboring Massachusetts. Eight Republican state senators and two state representatives have issued legislation that would ensure illegal aliens, even if they have driver’s licenses from other states, are not eligible to

Republicans Introduce Plan to Verify U.S. Citizenship for Mail-In Voters

Republicans on the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, led by Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), have introduced legislation that would give states the power to verify the American citizenship of applicants registering to vote via mail. This week, Britt and fellow Republicans introduced the “Citizen Ballot Protection Act” which would give states the ability to

Republicans Hit Biden for U.S. Military Deaths in Jordan: ‘He Left Our Troops as Sitting Ducks’

Republicans blasted President Joe Biden after the U.S. military announced three American troops were killed and 25 injured in a drone attack in Jordan on Sunday. “Joe Biden emboldened Iran for years by tolerating attacks on our troops, bribing the ayatollahs with billions of dollars, and appeasing them to no end. He left our troops

House Republicans land last-minute Ohio recruit for key House race

The GOP was left reeling last week when their preferred candidate, Craig Riedel, was caught on tape bashing former President Donald Trump, setting off a mad dash to find a new recruit to beat veteran Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur. | Francis Chung/POLITICO House Republicans may have found a way to salvage their flailing prospects in

Republicans’ headache: Cutting a border deal with a DHS chief they loathe

In the House, Alejandro Mayorkas’ impeachment is taking a back seat to the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. | Alex Brandon/AP Senate Republicans are working closely with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they try to craft a bipartisan border security deal. Which creates a new problem for the GOP negotiators: If they succeed

Republicans make new push for Trump-era border restrictions

“We’re still swapping paper like we have been,” said Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Thursday afternoon. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Senate Republicans on Thursday made their latest offer on border policy changes, including a list of demands Democrats have so far shunned. Republicans are seeking a ban on class-based “parole,” a key tool the White House

Vulnerable House Republicans weigh risks of Biden impeachment probe

Rep. Mike Lawler is among the first-term Republicans trying to navigate the impeachment inquiry. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images ALBANY, N.Y. — House Republicans in swing districts are trapped between the wishes of their GOP base to move forward on an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden and the risk of being portrayed as extremists as

New York Republicans, facing reelection, press for ‘fraudster’ Santos’ expulsion

New York Republicans are still pressing to expel fellow New York Rep. George Santos. | Francis Chung/POLITICO ALBANY, N.Y. — New York House Republicans won’t be mollified by Rep. George Santos promising to not seek a second term next year. They want him gone immediately. Calls for Santos’ expulsion from the House are being renewed

Florida Republicans Call on DeSantis to End Presidential Run: His Campaign Has ‘Caused a Distraction’

Florida Republicans Call on DeSantis to End Presidential Run: His Campaign Has ‘Caused a Distraction’ Ivan Apfel, Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Florida Republican Assembly, a grassroots political organization, is calling on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to drop out of the presidential race and focus on what he was elected by the people

KY Gov. Beshear: Republicans Lost Because They ‘Demonize Groups of People’

Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY) said Wednesday on CNN’s “News Central” that his reelection shows the Republicans demonizing groups of people is not a winning strategy. Anchor Kate Bolduan said, “Governor, when you hear people say that your reelection and the way you ran your campaign provides a blueprint for how Democrats should being elsewhere and across

Trump backs Johnson for House speaker, urges Republicans to vote for him and ‘get it done fast!’

Former President Trump backed House Republican nominee Rep. Mike Johnson for speaker of the House, urging GOP lawmakers to vote for him during the floor vote Wednesday and to “get it done fast!” Before entering a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday morning for another day of proceedings as part of the civil trial stemming from New York […]

House Republicans push unity ‘pledge’ to guarantee a speaker

Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) has spearheaded a two-paragraph pledge to vote “yea” on the floor for whoever wins the House Republican conference’s backing in the initial secret-ballot election scheduled for Tuesday. | Francis Chung/POLITIcO A majority of the House Republicans vying for the speakership signed a pledge Saturday aimed at saving the GOP’s next pick

Republicans weigh rules change to avoid House floor ‘chaos’ during speaker vote

House cannot help Israel without a speaker FOX News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports that having no speaker during an international crisis puts the House and national security in jeopardy. House Republicans walked out of a nearly three-hour conference meeting on Monday night united over a sense of urgency in needing to pick a […]

Marsha Blackburn, Republicans Call for Freeze on $6 Billion for Iran

SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and other Republicans are calling for President Joe Biden to cancel the “ransom” agreement of $6 billion to Iran in the wake of the attacks against Israel. “The Biden administration is refusing to acknowledge Iran’s role in the unprovoked terrorist attacks on Israel. But Hamas and

Democratic lawmaker falsely claims House Republicans tried to ‘provide themselves with a pay raise’

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., falsely accused House Republicans of attempting to “provide themselves with a pay raise” Saturday as she objected to a stopgap spending bill before ultimately voting for the measure. DeLauro said there were “many changes” between the bill that was offered in the House and the version that was offered in the […]

Dowd: Republicans Have ‘Basically Decided to Secede from Our Democracy’

Former chief strategist for the Bush-Cheney 2004 presidential campaign Matthew Dowd said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that Republicans had “basically decided to secede from our democracy.” Dowd said, “If you think about this, they completely adapted an ends justify the means approach to the democracy, which means it doesn’t matter what we do as long

Breitbart Business Digest: Can Republicans Meet the UAW Strike Challenge?

A Choice Not an Echo on the UAW Strike Think of tonight’s debate as test of whether the GOP will offer the American people a choice for which party can defend workers best or an echo of a misremembered past. The Republican Party has talked a very good game in recent years about representing the

House Republicans Try Flipping Script from Funding Futility to Border Security

AP Photo/Nathan Howard House Republicans are hammering out their differences over spending plans for 2024 while Democrats and the media blame them for the looming shutdown caused by the establishment’s unpopular demands for more migration and the war in Ukraine. The House is preparing to vote as soon as Tuesday on individual spending bills for

Christie: Majority of Republicans Don’t Approve of Trump’s Conduct

Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said Tuesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that he believed a majority of Republicans disapprove of former President Donald Trump’s conduct. Christie said, “I think the distinction a lot of these voters are making, and I’ve heard this on the campaign trail

Poll: Majority of Republicans View Chris Christie Unfavorably

(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Most potential Republican primary voters have an unfavorable view of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the latest Morning Consult survey found. For weeks, Christie has maintained the status of having the highest unfavorable rating in the GOP race. But this week’s figures not only show his favorability under

Republicans squeeze Democrats on labor as UAW strike explodes in Michigan

United Auto Workers members attend a rally in Detroit on Sept. 15, 2src23. | Paul Sancya/AP Photo Republicans are testing whether they can widen the Democratic Party rift exposed by the United Auto Workers strike as they try to reclaim the Senate and the White House. The GOP sees the UAW walkout as a potential

Hunter Biden’s lawyer accuses House Republicans of ‘congressional manipulation’

After a grand jury indicted Hunter Biden on charges related to gun possession, his top defense attorney sent several documents to three congressional committees. | Julio Cortez/AP Photo Hunter Biden’s lawyer said Thursday that prosecutors caved to House Republicans’ political pressure when they secured an indictment of the first son. Just hours after a grand

Utah Republicans block Trump critic from Congress

Celeste Maloy (right) beat former state Rep. Becky Edwards and former state party chair Bruce Hough (left) for the nomination. | Rick Bowmer/AP Photo Utah Republicans blocked an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump from the nomination for soon-to-be-vacant UT-src2. Instead, they nominated Celeste Maloy to succeed Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah), who is resigning

House Republicans are standing between Biden and his war to save Ukraine

President Joe Biden has placed the defense of Ukraine against Russia’s invasion at the center of his foreign policy, rallying the democracies of the world to help one of their own. | Win McNamee/Getty Images The White House’s $24 billion request to arm Ukraine will test the administration’s ability to support Kyiv just as it

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