Tag: Republican Party

President Barack Obama winks as he is welcomed before speaking to the House Democratic Issues Conference in Cambridge, Md., Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Opening a weekend trip to California, the president Barack Obama will offer millions in federal aid for the drought-stricken state, then hold an unusual West Coast meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II, a key U.S. partner in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama: Immigration reform will get done ‘before my presidency is over’

Brian Hughes · February 14, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Tim Scott: Republicans can appeal to black voters, but not by giving up on Obamacare fight

Joel Gehrke · February 14, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Ted Cruz judged his Republican colleagues harshly after he forced the Senate to meet the 60-vote threshold to pass a clean debt ceiling measure. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Beltway Confidential

Ted Cruz: Establishment Republican heads ‘exploded’ after debt ceiling ruse exposed

Charlie Spiering · February 14, 2014 5:00 am

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie received a standing ovation during a New Jersey town hall Tuesday after suggesting that American's needed to elect a new president to get rid of Obamacare. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chris Christie will speak to GOP mega-donors next month

Rebecca Berg · February 14, 2014 5:00 am

House Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, of Washington state, hails from a solid Republican district and would have likely won a new term in November. (AP File)

Another House GOP retirement brings tally to 21

Susan Ferrechio · February 13, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, as senators go to the chamber for a vote to extend the Treasury's borrowing authority. Congress appears on track to send President Barack Obama must-do legislation to extend Treasury's borrowing authority without any concessions from the White House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Angry at Ted Cruz, Republicans should remember what he represents

Byron York · February 13, 2014 5:00 am

Republican congressman Doc Hastings of Washington state says it's time for voters in his district to choose a new person with new energy to represent them. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Doc Hastings to retire after term ends

Washington Examiner · February 13, 2014 5:00 am

It was once the backbone of the House Republican majority â the hard-line stand that brought President Obama to the negotiating table and yielded more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction. On Tuesday, it abruptly vanished, the victim of Republican disunity and a president determined not to bargain again. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Bedrock GOP principle dropped in debt ceiling vote

Jim Kuhnhenn · February 12, 2014 8:10 am

Washington Secrets

Lamar Alexander crushing Tea Party foe, leads 7-1 among key conservatives

Paul Bedard · February 12, 2014 5:00 am

Boehner Goes for Clean Debt Limit

William Kristol · February 11, 2014 3:01 pm

House Speaker John Boehner must balance the voices of a vocal 30-member segment of the House with the rest of the Republican party. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

With GOP divided, House passes clean debt-ceiling increase

Susan Ferrechio · February 11, 2014 5:00 am

For New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Chicago will be no safe haven when he visits Tuesday to raise money for the Republican Governors Association, which he chairs. (AP Photo)

Chris Christie hopes to bounce back with GOP governor travel

Rebecca Berg · February 11, 2014 5:00 am