
Religious conservatives asked to back GOP plans
Facing lingering tensions in his party, the chairman of the Republican National Committee urged religious conservatives Saturday to support the GOP's ...

Obama tests political might in Boston, Miami
President Barack Obama put his second-term appeal to the test Wednesday in Boston and Florida, seeking to boost Democratic candidates as a fundraiser ...
Former RNC chair Steele eyeing Md. governor's race
Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele says he is considering running for Maryland governor in 2014. Steele told MSNBC host ...

GOP leaders say impeachment talk premature
The Republican National Committee chairman and a leading conservative, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, urged caution Monday for Republican critics calling ...

Trio of troubles threatening Obama's second term
President Barack Obama seemed to lose control of his second-term agenda even before he was sworn in, when a school massacre led him to lift gun ...

Holder says he played no role in AP phone subpoena
Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he ...

Gov't probe obtains wide swath of AP phone records
The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news ...
RNC chairman says Holder should resign
The chairman of the Republican National Committee says Attorney General Eric Holder should resign over the decision by the Justice Department to ...

Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies
President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as "outrageous" the targeting of conservative political ...

2016: Rare same-state pairings in the early stages
The early stages of the 2016 presidential race feature an unusual cluster of high-powered potential candidates hailing from the same states, Wisconsin ...

Dems, GOP talk up deficit reduction, but don't act
Liberals' loud objections to White House proposals for slowing the growth of huge social programs make it clear that neither political party puts a ...
Like GOP outreach plan, delegate rules divide GOP
Frustration over Republican presidential nominating rules could threaten whether a plan to revive the GOP takes hold among the party's most ...

Republicans debate message, battle bad messengers
National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and ...

Obama raises California cash for Democrats
Making a down payment on his vow to go all in for Democrats in 2014, President Barack Obama courted well-heeled donors in California on a two-day ...
Republican Sen. Rand Paul to speak in NH
Republican Sen. Rand Paul is set to appear in New Hampshire next month, becoming the first potential 2016 presidential candidate to deliver a formal ...

Alaska lawmaker apologizes for racial slur
Rep. Don Young, the gruff Republican veteran who represents the entire state of Alaska, apologized Friday for referring to Hispanic migrant workers ...

Hasty embrace for some lawmakers on gay marriage
As the Supreme Court considered two landmark cases on gay marriage this week, the flood of activity across the street in the Capitol was not lost on ...

GOP moves to plug technology gap with Democrats
Embarrassed by how the last presidential election exposed their yesteryear technology, Republicans are turning to a younger generation of tech-savvy ...

Lawmakers rush to catch up on gay marriage
For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up. In less than two weeks, seven senators — ...

GOP rolls out roadmap amid party divisions
This was to be a roadmap for a new, more inclusive GOP: attract minority voters, support immigration reform and embrace "welcoming and inclusive" ...

RNC to spend $10 million to reach minorities
Reeling from back-to-back presidential losses and struggling to cope with the country's changing racial and ethnic makeup, the Republican National ...

Christie seeks to address his weight on own terms
Chris Christie began the workweek doughnut in hand, playfully embracing fat jokes on David Letterman's couch. The New Jersey governor was soon ...
GOP senators will oppose VA electoral change
The prospects appear doomed in Virginia this year for Republican-backed legislation that would replace the state's winner-take-all method of ...

Reince Priebus re-elected GOP national chairman
Reince Priebus has been elected to lead the Republican National Committee for another two years. The 40-year-old RNC chairman ran unopposed in his bid ...

THE RESET: GOP is pushing state election changes
Around the country, Republicans are trying to change state laws to make it easier for them to win presidential elections. In Washington, Senate ...