“Tea” on The Daily Caller

The work in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition dispels the common belief that tea dehydrates. (more)

When Republicans take over the House next week, they will do something that apparently has never been done before in the chamber’s 221-year history: (more)

In the wake of a disappointing midterm election, left-leaning publications have trained their eyes on a sure target: conspiracy theories involving a television show, a grassroots political movement and a 20-year-old girl. (more)

The Tea Party vote helped Republicans retake the House. So congressional Republicans can count on Tea Party support for their whole agenda, right? Wrong. A letter to presumptive Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell urges Republican legislators to concentrate on foundational Tea Party principles–smaller government, lower taxes–and to sidestep divisive social issues like abortion and gay rights. Analysts are pointing out that the letter, signed by gay conservatives and state Tea Party leaders and scheduled for release Monday, points up some of the tensions between different components of the congressional right wing. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint says he hopes fellow Republicans heed the call of tea party and give the grass-roots activists credit for last week’s election gains. (more)

Our favorite MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann promised viewers a special comment on the Tea Party tonight. Never one to do things half way, Olbermann tweeted on Monday: “A little Twitter bonus. That Tea Party Special Comment I just promoted for Wednesday’s show? It’ll be approximately 20 minutes long.” (more)

Keith Olbermann has promised a 20-minute long special comment on the Tea Party on Wednesday night’s “Countdown.” The Daily Caller was able to obtain a partial copy of it early: (more)

The tea-party phenomenon is forcing possible Republican presidential candidates in 2012 to make early and potentially high-risk strategic gambles over how to harness the movement. (more)

One of the most prominent Tea Party groups says a new report about extremism and racism in the movement is a politically motivated “smear.” (more)

Texas Republican Rep. Joe Barton says he “was Tea Party when Tea Party wasn’t cool.” (more)

Facing a barrage of ad spending from conservative-friendly third party groups, Democrats are upping their attacks on the outside influence that threatens to drown out their messaging ahead of November’s midterm elections. (more)

A Tea Party activist is working to get state backing for a constitutional convention to pass a constitutional amendment that would give two-thirds of the states the ability to repeal congressional acts, such as the new health care law. (more)

Freedom might cost a buck-o-five, but you need a little more to look P-I-M-P at a Tea Party rally. (more)

Former presidential candidate and Republican Texas Rep. Ron Paul is no stranger to questioning his Party’s commitment to smaller government. (more)

Douglas Schoen and Scott Rasmussen are the authors of the new book, “Mad As Hell: How the Tea Party Movement Is Fundamentally Remaking Our-Two-Party System.” Rasmussen is an independent pollster and founder of Rasmussen Reports while Schoen co-founded the polling firm Penn, Schoen, and Berland and is a Fox News contributor. (more)

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s political advisers, looking for ways to help Democrats and alter the course of the midterm elections in the final weeks, are considering a national advertising campaign that would cast the Republican Party as all but taken over by Tea Party extremists, people involved in the discussion said. (more)

Within the fragmented tea-party movement reshaping American politics, one group has proved especially skilled at winning elections. (more)

Reporting from Los Angeles — (more)

On Sunday, for the second year in a row, former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey’s FreedomWorks organization hosted a 9/12 March on Washington in Washington, D.C. The focus of this year’s political rally was on the Contract From America, a plan FreedomWorks has been asking politicians to sign and pledge to follow. The Contract is aimed at reducing spending and government involvement in people’s lives. (more)

The Tea Party is going for another Republican scalp, this time in Delaware. But wait. Is it, in fact, the Tea Party? (more)