Chris Christie sidesteps vaccine science
As he toured the United Kingdom on Monday, Chris Christie seemed to leave his tough guy persona back in the United States. The potential Republican 2016 presidential contender punted on…
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Republican Senate Takeover Pushes Women Out Of Powerful Committee Posts
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the new chairwoman of the Energy Committee, was at a reception in Hershey, Pa., last month when aides to Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the…
John McCain stands by Sarah Palin
“I think that she ought to do whatever she feels that she would like to do. And I’m very supportive of anything that she does,” the Arizona Republican said Sunday…
Jeb Bush Smoked Marijuana And Was A Bully In High School, Say Former Classmates
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush smoked marijuana while in high school, a personal use of the drug that stands in contrast to his later political stance on the plant. “I…
Romney Donors Are Being Wooed to Switch Sides
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida plunged into all-out battle this weekend for the biggest unclaimed prize in American politics and the decisive…
The Race To Entrench Obama’s Achievements
That, in turn, points to a top remaining priority for Obama: entrenching these initiatives to the point where even a Republican successor might hesitate to uproot them. Read the whole…
Why Mitt Romney bowed out
Three weeks to the day since he informed a group of Republican financiers in New York that he was serious about a third presidential bid, Romney on Friday finally pulled…
Mitt Romney exit widens path for Jeb Bush
Though the first contests will not take place in early voting states for a year, Romney’s swerve, announced on a conference call with supporters on Friday, is the most important…
Bill O’Reilly And Donald Trump Are Having A Few Issues
Bill O’Reilly’s really been in the doghouse with Republican politicians this week. First he had a tiff with Sarah Palin over a short teaser for “The O’Reilly Factor,” in which…
Idaho Republicans Reject Gay Rights Measure
By Laura Zuckerman Jan 29 (Reuters) – A bill granting job and housing protections for gay and transgender people in socially conservative Idaho was stalled by Republican lawmakers on Thursday…
Twitter Troll Bryan Fischer Reportedly Canned, But Trolling To Carry On
Forced to choose between battling the radical homosexual agenda and supporting Israel, which some motivated evangelical Christians believe will be central to Judgment Day, one Christian group has made its…
White House Expresses Displeasure Over Speech Planned By Netanyahu
The Obama administration, after days of mounting tension, signaled on Wednesday how angry it is with Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted Republican leaders’ invitation to address Congress on…
Rick Santorum And Mike Huckabee Still Just Don’t Get It On Climate Change
The following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Two potential Republican candidates for president distorted the facts about climate change and casually dismissed well-established threats and potential solutions: Santorum’s ‘Do-Nothing’ PlanSantorum,…
Jeb Bush’s conservative evolution
“Many things he’s said have rubbed conservatives raw,” said Morton Blackwell, a Republican National Committee member from Virginia, who said a lot of base voters were particularly suspicious of Bush’s…
More States Lean Toward Medicaid Expansion
This piece comes to us courtesy of Stateline. Stateline is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts that provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in state…
Koch Donors Give Marco Rubio Early Nod
The Koch brothers’ conservative network is still debating whether it will spend any of its massive $889 million budget in the Republican presidential primaries, but the prospect of choosing a…
Conservatives Take Credit For Delay On Border Bill
WASHINGTON — Conservatives are claiming victory over the delay of a House Republican border security bill that was set to go for a vote this week, only to be pulled…
Obama Leading a High-Powered Delegation to Saudi Arabia
NEW DELHI — President Obama left here on Tuesday after a three-day visit to India and headed to Saudi Arabia, where he and a bipartisan delegation of prominent current and…
HUFFPOST HILL – Epic Snow Barely Affects Out-Of-Touch Washington
and I’m just spitballing here — may flog seal cubs.” Hillary Clinton will likely announce her candidacy in the second quarter of this year, meaning her associates still have time…
Rick Perry Says The Unemployment Rate Is ‘Doctored’
After a two-year hiatus from politics, unemployment trutherism made its return to the Republican campaign trail on Monday, making a brief appearance alongside Rick Perry at an Iowa breakfast. According…
Jeb’s invisible man strategy
After taking the political world by surprise in early January with the formation of a shiny new political committee, Bush has largely receded from public view, instead putting an acute…
Chris Christie Launching Political Action Committee For Potential 2016 Presidential Campaign: Report
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has taken his firmest step yet toward running for president, launching an organization that allows him to raise money for a potential 2016 campaign. While…
Republican Governors Buck Party Line on Raising Taxes
Republican governors across the nation are proposing tax increases — and backing off pledges to cut taxes — as they strike a decidedly un-Republican pose in the face of budget…
Team Rubio message to supporters: We’re ready to run
And speaking to some audience members who were listening, the pitch worked. “I’m very taken with him,” said Anthony Gioia, an ambassador under George W. Bush and a major GOP…
Sarah Palin ‘Seriously Interested’ In Running For President In 2016
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) continued to tease a potential bid for the Republican nomination for president this week leading up to a Saturday address at the Iowa Freedom…
HUFFPOST HILL – Stoned Andy Harris Devours Entire Cake
Lindsey Graham clarified that the GOP does not favor rape, this on the heels of the press release put out by his office, “Senator Graham Sees News Report About Local…
Scott Walker adds key Iowa strategist to 2016 team
The addition of David Polyansky gives Walker’s team a big dose of Iowa experience. The strategist helped engineer former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s win in the 2008 Iowa Republican caucuses…
With opposition research, Democrats look to define GOP candidates
The file cabinet was in the DNC’s Watergate office on June 17, 1972, the fateful day when five people were arrested for burglarya crime that would lead to the resignation…
Corker: Obama ‘irresponsible’ with Congress
But Corker, a Republican from Tennessee, also suggested Tuesday that Netanyahu’s visit would be less divisive by the time he arrives for his joint address to Congress. Corker wouldn’t take…
Romney To Give Commencement Speech At Jacksonville University In Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — As he decides whether to run for president a third time, Republican Mitt Romney has accepted an invitation to speak at Jacksonville University’s spring graduation in…