Republican mainstreamers turn up the heat on Ron Paul
In his two previous campaigns for President, Texas Congressman Ron Paul was considered such a fringe candidate that most of his contemporaries ignored his many failings, extreme positions and questionable…
Ron Paul uses non-profit groups to evade campaign finance disclosure laws
Two of Ron Paul‘s foundations are skirting the edge of, and perhaps crossing, the line between issue advocacy and political campaigning and may be breaking federal tax and campaign finance…
Congress passes two-month tax deal; Obama signs it into law
In the end, the long-debated, often-delayed, more often gridlocked budget deal came down to a couple of voice votes in the near-empty chambers of the House and Senate, approving a…
Congress gives Americans a tax hike for Christmas
Congress heads home for Christmas but the holiday gift it left for Americans is an almost-certain tax hike for the new year. As predicted by the tea party-controlled Speaker, House…
Funding deal reached to avoid government shutdown
House and Senate negotiators reached a last-minute deal late Thursday to fund the U.S.government through September 30 of next year — staving off a government shutdown that would have started…
Gridlock brings another threat of government shutdown
Capitol Hill gridlock once again threatens the day-to-day operations of government as Republicans and Democrats tangle over unemployment benefits, Social Security taxes and the use of earmarks to benefit campaign…
Gingrich leads GOP contenders, but can’t beat Obama
Good news for Newt Gingrich: The former Speaker of the House holds a solid 10 point lead among candidates for the GOP Presidential nomination for President, according to the latest…
Is a win in Iowa all that important?
With the Iowa caucuses set to officially open the primary election season just after the first of the year, a perennial debate rages inside Republican political circles: Is Iowa all…
Gingrich survives verbal bullets in Iowa debate
Republican presidential contenders went head-to-head Saturday night for the right to challenge Barack Obama‘s claim to a second term but the target for most in the latest debate but not…
Rick Perry’s homophobic ad generates dissension, not support
Texas Governor Rick Perry wants to jump start his stalled campaign for the GOP presidential nomination and is turning to outright homophobia and religious extremism in a last-ditch effort to…
