Obama and his team contradict past statements on war powers, Syria
5:29 PM 08/27/2013
As President Barack Obama weighs military action in Syria, it remains unclear whether he will first seek congressional authorization.
Iowa GOP leaders pen antiwar letter to Obama on Syria
Two top Iowa Republicans came out against military strikes in Syria ahead of the 2016 presidential race.
Don’t cry for me, John Boehner
8:55 AM 08/26/2013
A funny thing happened to the Republican Party on the way to the next election.
GOP a house divided on Obamacare
2:34 PM 08/03/2013
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." So said Abraham Lincoln, the nation's first Republican president. John Boehner would probably nod in agreement. But Lincoln's party is today a house divided.
Nancy Mace to announce primary challenge against Lindsey Graham
1:58 PM 08/01/2013
The first woman to graduate from the Citadel is planning to challenge South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham in the Republican primary next year.
Southern Avenger no more: Rand Paul aide Jack Hunter leaves staff, returns to punditry
10:47 PM 07/21/2013
The man who for years called himself the "Southern Avenger" says he now seeks to avenge his own honor.
Rand Paul’s Lamar Alexander ad appearance not an endorsement
6:04 PM 07/15/2013
Rand Paul appeared in an ad for Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, but don't confuse that with an endorsement, the Kentucky Republican senator's aides told the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Wendy Davis is the pro-choice Todd Akin
8:55 AM 07/12/2013
The media could not get enough of Wendy Davis. The Texas state senator who filibustered a bill restricting abortion was described by CNN as a "national phenomenon."
Liberal-tarian: Rove, Amash spar over ‘liberal Republican’ label
9:50 PM 07/08/2013
GOP strategist Karl Rove was caught on tape blasting Michigan Rep. Justin Amash as the "most liberal Republican."
Lamar Alexander features Rand Paul in early ad
5:47 PM 07/05/2013
The primary race is more than a year away, but Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander isn't taking any chances -- he's launching a six-figure television ad campaign featuring Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul.
Washington’s reverse Midas touch
11:13 AM 07/05/2013
This week, Americans received two reminders of Washington's limited ability to stage-manage either the economy or world events.
Fight thy neighbor
1:07 PM 06/29/2013
Abner Beech sits reading aloud from his newspaper. "Benjamin Wade, a Republican of Ohio, says anyone who quotes the Constitution in the current crisis is a traitor," he says with disbelief. "A traitor! The Constitution!"
Clintons praise Supreme Court reversal of Bill Clinton’s gay marriage ban
5:10 PM 06/26/2013
Bill and Hillary Clinton praised the Supreme Court's reversal of a key provision in the Defense of Marriage Act Wednesday, calling the 1996 law "discrimination."
ACLU launches campaign to win GOP support for gay marriage
4:40 PM 06/26/2013
Shortly after the Supreme Court struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act, the American Civil Liberties Union announced a new initiative aimed at winning Republican support for gay marriage at the state level.
Five things GOP needs to win Massachusetts Senate race
9:22 PM 06/23/2013
Massachusetts voters head to the polls Tuesday for a special election between Democrat Rep. Ed Markey and Republican businessman Gabriel Gomez. The winner gets to fill the remainder of Secretary of State John Kerry's Senate term.
Will immigration sink Rubio?
9:46 PM 06/21/2013
Meet Marco Rubio, one of the great tea party success stories of the 2010 elections.
Republicans seek to kill ‘death tax’
2:41 PM 06/20/2013
Republican lawmakers renewed their push to scrap the federal estate tax this week, saying the move would create jobs and keep family businesses afloat.
Independents key to hotly contested Massachusetts Senate race
12:13 AM 06/17/2013
In the waning days of the Massachusetts special Senate election campaign, Republicans are searching for signs of an upset while Democrats are cautioning against complacency.
Who’s afraid of Big Brother?
12:32 AM 06/12/2013
The American people are just fine with the federal government tracking their phone records. That's the conclusion one might reach by looking at the latest Pew poll, which finds 56 percent support the controversial National Security Agency program.
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