Tag: House of Representatives

Rand Paul is the only major GOP presidential candidate for whom there is political downside to opposing the Iran nuclear deal. Now Ron Paul is increasingly outspoken in his support for the pact. (AP Photo)

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Rand Paul: Like father, like son?

W. James Antle III · July 18, 2015 5:40 pm

"Well, I don't even care whether he's good or bad for the Republican Party, I don't have much interest in that per se, but I think he's is a dangerous person. And a lot of people find him sort of funny, and love him, even libertarian types," Ron Paul, himself a libertarian, replied.Â (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Ron Paul doesn’t care for dangerous, ‘authoritarian’ Donald Trump

Becket Adams · July 16, 2015 9:59 pm

To Repeal Obamacare, Use Reconciliation

Michael Warren · July 16, 2015 3:15 pm

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, released a statement saying that "nothing is more precious than life," and that if Planned Parenthood is really working to "monetize an unborn child," then "we must all act." (AP Photo)Â

Boehner launches congressional probe of Planned Parenthood

Susan Ferrechio · July 15, 2015 7:28 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Sen. Ran Paul call for defunding Planned Parenthood after 'sickening' fetal organ harvesting video. (AP Photos)

Paul, Cruz, Jindal: Defund Planned Parenthood after ‘sickening’ fetal organ harvesting video

Barbara Boland · July 15, 2015 2:13 pm

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal waves while speaking during Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Tuesday, June 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Bobby Jindal backed by more than $9 million

David M. Drucker · July 14, 2015 11:02 pm

GOP Candidates Oppose Iran Deal

Michael Warren · July 14, 2015 6:02 pm

Tom Coburn asked his former colleagues during a Senate panel hearing Tuesday to refine and perfect the 21st Century Cures Act, a bill the House approved last week. (AP Photo)Â

Coburn: Cures bill ‘needs to do more’

Robert King · July 14, 2015 5:36 pm

ScottÂ Walker's move adds another Republican to a growing list of presidential candidates who have helped build momentum behind 20-week abortion bans, which have been passed by more than a dozen states in recent years.Â (AP Photo)Â

Walker to become third GOP candidate to sign abortion ban

Paige Winfield Cunningham · July 14, 2015 4:01 am

Rich Kissee, Operations Manager for the Santa Margarita Water District, stands on the edge of a water runoff reservoir, Thursday, July 2, 2015, in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (AP Photo)Â

With no deal on Confederate flag, House turns to drought bill

Susan Ferrechio · July 13, 2015 5:08 pm

House to advance Secret Service overhaul this week

Susan Ferrechio · July 13, 2015 2:13 pm

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal talks to the media following a visit to a senior center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Wednesday, July 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Jindal: Clinton, Obama’s ‘failed policies’ feed greedy government

Kelly Cohen · July 12, 2015 4:07 pm