Tag: Republican Party

Vance McAllister was endorsed by Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson, but the more politically significant fact is that this was his first-ever run for public office. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Vance McAllister win over Neil Riser in Louisiana and what it all means

Mark Tapscott · November 18, 2013 5:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is taking on conservative groups that he says use controversies of their own creation to raise money and then "take their cut and spend it on political action that hurts Republicans." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell reasserts Senate leadership following Obamacare defunding debacle

David M. Drucker · November 18, 2013 5:00 am

Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, is challenging Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., for his Senate seat. (AP File)

Senate candidate Liz Cheney hits Mike Enzi on negotiations with Democrats

Tim Mak · November 17, 2013 5:00 am

New Jersey Gov. ChrisÂ ChristieÂ visits with students at Jose Marti Freshman Academy in Union City, N.J., on Wednesday. (AP/Rich Schultz)

Chris Christie is no presidential contender

Star Parker · November 16, 2013 5:00 am

President Obama speaks at a fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee at the Chicago Hilton. (AP/ Zbigniew Bzdak)

Republican campaign chair envies president’s fundraising for Democrats

Rebecca Berg · November 15, 2013 5:00 am

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie visits with students at Jose Marti Freshman Academy in Union City, N.J. Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, the day after defeating Democratic challenger Barbara Buono to win his second term as governor. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

Chris Christie at odds with GOP hardliners on gun control, immigration

Rebecca Berg · November 15, 2013 5:00 am

Vice President Joe Biden said that Washington needed a "strong Republican Party" free of the Tea Party's influence to break through the political gridlock in the nation's capital. (AP Photo)

Joe Biden: ‘We need a strong Republican Party’

Meghashyam Mali · November 15, 2013 5:00 am

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Top Dem guv: ‘Crazies’ have made Washington ‘la-la land’

Paul Bedard · November 15, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, claimed that failing to raise the debt ceiling would not automatically lead to the U.S. defaulting on its obligations, but it would require the government to "prioritize" its debt payments.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Mike Lee: A Tea Party rebel with an establishment pedigree

David M. Drucker · November 15, 2013 5:00 am

House Republicans are expected to approve the Upton bill to "fix" Obamacare's cancellation of health insurance plans bought by an estimated five million Americans.

Beltway Confidential

Upton Obamacare fix is either a lifeline or a trap

Mark Tapscott · November 15, 2013 5:00 am

"My job is to defeat Democrats and elect Republicans, Republicans that are chosen by Republicans in their districts as the nominees," National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Greg Walden said at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast Friday. (AP Photo)

House GOP won’t punish groups that challenge incumbents

Rebecca Berg · November 15, 2013 5:00 am

Planned Parenthood used union money to fight for the recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, said a new investigation. AP Photo

Washington Secrets

Report: Labor unions funded Planned Parenthood attacks on GOP in 2012

Paul Bedard · November 14, 2013 5:00 am