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Jeff Flake to birthers: Get real - TheDC

| Will Rahn

Arizona congressman and Senate candidate Jeff Flake says Republicans need to get off birther ‘kick’

'I am a candidate for the U.S. Senate' - TheDC

| Chris Moody

Rep. Jeff Flake launches Senate campaign to replace retiring Kyl

Senator Flake? Rep. Jeff Flake doesn't rule out run for Arizona Senate seat - TheDC

| Chris Moody

With Jon Kyl’s retirement, Ariz. Republican Rep. Jeff Flake doesn’t rule out the option of running for the open Senate seat

Conservative wing of House GOP pitches $2.5 trillion spending cut - TheDC

| Jon Ward

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan unveils ambitious plan to cut trillions from the budget over the next ten years

TheDC Morning: Watching Steele's persecution complex blossom is like watching fireworks - TheDC

| Mike Riggs

Read TheDC Morning: An unvarnished e-mail summary of what’s really happening in political news

Obama's looser policy towards Cuba gets mixed reviews on Capitol Hill - TheDC

| Alexis Levinson

Politicians on both sides of the aisle both praise and condemn the move by President Obama to loosen restrictions on travel and sending money to Cuba

GOP spending purists propose rules tweak - TheDC

| Steven Nelson

Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan proposes to restrict the House’s ability to spend funds from savings derived from defeated earmark proposals

Congress needs an Anti-Appropriations Committee

| Mattie Corrao

The new committee would be similar to the now-defunct Byrd Committee, which trimmed $38 billion (in 2010 dollars) from the budget.

Tax cut deal gains momentum as party leaders contain opposition - TheDC

| Jon Ward

Party leaders contain opposition, passage looks likely

Moderate committee picks shake conservative agenda - TheDC

| Jonathan Strong

Pivotal House committees given to moderate members

DeMint comes out against tax deal - TheDC

| Jon Ward

Sen. Jim DeMint says tax bill increases the deficit so GOP must do ‘better than this’

Boehner endorses 'anti-earmark crusader' for Appropriations - TheDC

| Chris Moody

Rep. Jeff Flake recommended for committee responsible for allocating money to federal agencies

How conservatives beat the establishment on earmarks

| Rob Bluey

The Tea Party, Eric Cantor and an outside pressure group all contributed to the effort.

Getting our fiscal house in order

| Ken Blackwell

To help keep our fiscal house in order, Reps. Tom Graves and Jeff Flake should be placed on the appropriations committee.

Real progress against earmarks

| Rep. Joe Pitts

House Republicans are making real progress in the fight against earmarks, but more can — and should — be done.

Conservatives Denounce GOP Pledge As Sellout, Inside Job - TheDC

| Jon Ward

‘We’re going to repeal Obamacare and then bring a large chunk of it back. It’s kind of crazy’

Conservatives denounce GOP 'Pledge' as sellout, inside job - TheDC

| Jon Ward

‘We’re going to repeal Obamacare and then bring a large chunk of it back. It’s kind of crazy’

Obamacare repeal picks up momentum - TheDC

| Caroline May

Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King’s discharge petition, aimed at repealing Obamacare, is gaining signatures

Quitters never win (unless you’re talking earmarks)

| Rep. Jeff Flake

With our earmark moratorium, we’ve found the path back to majority status. Now all we have to do is stick to that path

Earmark victory shows power of one persistent voice

| Tim Phillips

A few years ago in Congress, one man—Rep. Jeff Flake from Arizona—stood and waged a principled battle to stop earmarks