‘Gaps’ in GOP field present opening for Scott Walker
On one side you have the establishment candidates favored by the business class of Republicans – Jeb Bush and Chris Christie. But social conservatives and tea party supporters remain wary…
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On one side you have the establishment candidates favored by the business class of Republicans – Jeb Bush and Chris Christie. But social conservatives and tea party supporters remain wary…
“No, no, no, no.” That’s Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) talking about whether Republicans in Congress would take quick action should the Supreme Court issue a ruling that forces millions of…
READ: How Republicans wised up about 2016 Munisteri will resign his role with the state party on Friday to join Team Rand, a spokesman for Paul confirmed. The Wall Street…
Democratic dollars helped elect Republicans last cycle, a departure from the norm when Democratic *strategy* helps elect Republicans. Lawmakers in West Virginia want to outlaw the teaching of socialism, yet…
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to force approval of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, which President Obama is certain to veto in his first official…
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who had a belated arrival to the platform in June 2013, amassed 100,000 followers almost instantly. While her tweets more recently have been to…
The two-time candidate and his camp insist that the 2016 version is, at long last, the real one. But other Republicans think they already know the authentic Mitt. Read the…
READ: Boehner opens door to Obama immigration lawsuit “This isn’t about immigration,” he said. “This is the President violating the Constitution, violating his oath of office, and frankly, not upholding…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) plans to take to the Senate floor every day this week to share the stories of young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S….
So why do Republicans keep sidling up to it and sticking their fingers out? There’s a brewing controversy in Congress over a small part of the program, which is just…
It’s a message world leaders and diplomats working with the U.S. to wrangle Iran into relinquishing its nuclear weapons program have echoed. But none of that is stopping sanctions advocates…
READ: 2016 race kicks off in Iowa But, straddling a line that has flummoxed Republicans in recent presidential races, Huckabee still took a shot at President Barack Obama, who in…
Sanders is setting himself up for a major clash in Congress. Republicans now control both houses, and he was recently given the top opposition spot on the Senate Budget Committee….
By Steve Holland DES MOINES, Jan 24 (Reuters) – For Republicans, the long road to the 2016 presidential election begins in earnest on Saturday in Iowa when a group of…
DORAL, Fla. — Jorge Ramos, the Univision and Fusion television anchor who is often called the Walter Cronkite of Latino America, was in his suburban Miami broadcast studio when he…
READ: Keystone crunch The Senate had already voted on 15 amendments, 10 of which were offered by Democrats and another five from Republicans. But Democrats cried foul at the move,…
The voters scoffed at me, surveying their decaying porches with the decaying economy all around them. They blamed trade deals, especially the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for the…
On the threshold of the 2016 election, the GOP is in a terrible fix over immigration. They’ve done such an effective job of alienating Hispanics over the years with their…
It paved the way for the creation of so-called super PACs, and unlimited, undisclosed contributions to outside groups that are often impossible to track. As a consequence, political operatives expect…
Any legislation that tries to weaken oversight of big banks, Obama added, “will earn my veto.”RELATED: Is it finally morning in Obama’s America?The president’s move to defend Dodd-Frank this week…
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Senate likely don’t have the votes to pass a bill blocking President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration, but House conservatives said Wednesday that was…
One, given in Spanish by Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo, asked the President to “cooperate” with congressional Republicans to make immigration reform happen. “We should also work through the appropriate channels…
In the 70-minute-long address, the President gave only lip service to immigration reform. He made no remarks on protecting Social Security and Medicare — just as Republicans have hinted at…
STATE OF THE UNION Six years in: President Obama touted a rebounding economy, laid out an agenda aimed at helping the middle class and appealed to Republicans to work across…
Yet Democrats should not get too excited. Speeches can be moving and they certainly can inspire, but the situation on Capitol Hill remains dire for proponents of liberal reform. Republicans…
WASHINGTON — More than anything, President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address signaled a fresh battle for the hearts and minds of America’s beleaguered middle class — and Republicans…
House Speaker John Boehner echoed many of his Republican colleagues with a statement that decried the address as more of the same from a President that’s never been interested in…
After Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, the Republicans delivered their response. And their response. And their response. And their response. – Check out the clip above to find…
Democrats want compromise more than Republicans. Independents are most likely to up their rating of President Obama in an improving economy. And Americans are less tired of Hillary Clinton than…
WASHINGTON — The man in charge of keeping House Democratic votes in line isn’t holding out hope that Republicans will actually cooperate with President Barack Obama. House Minority Whip Steny…