May 16, 2014 – This triumphal coming together of left and right was a rarity in national politics. … In 1964, a grassroots conservative movement captured the Republican Party and nominated Barry Goldwater. … party, let alone winning a national election.…

May 16, 2014 – WASHINGTON - It is a sign of Barack Obama's receding presidency that Hillary Clinton is drawing more attention from the national news … Hillary was addressing the pro-Israel American Jewish Committee, struggling to make the case that as secretary of State, she worked … Clinton has had a checkered past here, starting with her role as First Lady in designing a national federal health care program that…

May 15, 2014 – The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is on a roll lately. … Now they’re suggesting Republican congressional candidate Lee Zeldin -- an Iraq War veteran and New York State Senator -- is a “coward … Republican Congressional Committee wants an apology.…

May 15, 2014 – Because the Republican Party has been hijacked, it is a party at war with itself, and it is self-destructing. … establishment in the halls of Congress, state houses, and at Republican Headquarters, especially at the Republican National Committee … , to become the leaders of the Republican Party at the local, state, and national levels.”…

May 13, 2014 – When the candidate the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee hoped to nominate refused to run, leaving them with the less-than-ideal … in the race at the moment and therefore must scramble to find someone to take on the (presumably) well-funded incumbent House Republican … The National Republican Congressional Committee’s Katie Prill released the following statement: “Words cannot…

May 13, 2014 – "This bill is a continuation of my efforts to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government," Republican Rep. … At a time of massive deficits and with a national debt in excess of $17 trillion, members of Congress should not be using taxpayers … Earlier this year, the same Congressmen introduced wrote and submitted a request to the Committee on Appropriations asking that language…

May 13, 2014 – The House Un-American Activities Committee committee eventually was renamed and then abolished as unseemly, even shameful. … The United States Senate, under Republican leadership, censured Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Senate.gov, referencing Anne M. … Overnight, McCarthy’s immense national popularity evaporated.…

May 12, 2014 – Late last week, Nancy Pelosi announced that House Democrats would decline to appoint members to the select committee on … Republicans are not going to permit Democrats to veto Chairman Gowdy's subpoena requests, and they're not going to split the committee … This and other data on the presidents’ whereabouts are collected by a career National Archives employee whose title is White House…

May 12, 2014 – the House of Representatives, as well as the chairs and ranking minority members of both the Senate Committee and the House Committee … In my view, these discoveries compel the House to respond as one institution and establish one select committee, a committee with robust … Gowdy set the goal as, “What this committee is going to do is, once and for all, lay out all the facts.”…

May 12, 2014 – Horne switched parties several years ago from Democrat to Republican, in order to win a race for state legislature. … His record at the legislature was that of a liberal Republican, voting frequently with the Democrats. … If there has ever been a clearer case for unseating a Republican incumbent in the primary, this is it.…

May 28, 2014 – On one occasion in May 2011, I appeared before a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee. … Just last week, Republican and Democratic House members were presented a clear opportunity to significantly curtail the Obama Administration … The GOP has everything to gain and nothing to lose by making the restoration of privacy rights a centerpiece for a Republican comeback…

May 27, 2014 – Haley Barbour, former governor of Mississippi, former head of the Republican National Committee, now a political fixer and influential … Thousands of homes in Mississippi were destroyed, "down to the slab," Barbour said at a recent conference on immigration hosted by National … The National Journal panel reflected much of the discussion about immigration reform.…

May 23, 2014 – Earlier this month, we learned White House National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes played a major role in coordinating false talking points … Now, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Darrell Issa is revealing parts of new classified emails showing the White House specifically … Republican Rep.…

May 23, 2014 – The Republican National Committee broke the news yesterday: Today, the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) Site … Selection Committee for the 2016 Republican National Convention, met via conference call, selecting Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, and … to tour cities and venues vying to host the 2016 Republican National Convention.…

May 23, 2014 – Here's what the White House and the Democrats will be facing before the Nov. 4 elections: The Benghazi scandal: A Republican-led … , special House select committee will be taking new testimony and digging deeper into the White House's role in a concocted story … National retail sales were shockingly low in April, barely rising 0.1 percent, the Commerce Department said.…

Jun 9, 2014 – Transcript) http://t.co/tksZoLDcbg @BloombergNews — S2 (@StewSays) June 6, 2014 Feinstein and her Republican … intel committee counterpart, it should be noted, kept the Bin Laden raid a secret for months. … Bergdahl,” National Security Staff spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said. Case closed? Maybe.…

Jun 3, 2014 – In a joint statement following President Obama's announcement of the terrorists' release, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard … James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke of "...consequences for the rest of our … These include a determination by the secretary of defense that any transfers are in America's national security interests; that procedures…

Jun 19, 2014 – Steve Scalise (R-LA) will be the next House Republican Whip. He won on the first ballot. … UPDATE (Dan): House Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has been elected the next House Majority Leader. … Steve Scalise, Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, from Louisiana.…

Jun 18, 2014 – CNN's Dana Bash called Clinton's comments "music to Trey Gowdy's ears," referring to the Republican chairman of the Benghazi Select … Committee. … National Journal's Ron Fouriner explains how Clinton's answer was a slippery word soup designed at deflection and pandering:…

Jun 16, 2014 – brand new survey on Benghazi, which coincides with both Hillary Clinton's book tour and ongoing preparations for Congress' Select Committee … Democrats' Republican witchhunt! … flailing hasn't taken root, either: On a separate national security-related issue, the American people remain…

Jun 13, 2014 – In advance of a Hillary Clinton speech at George Washington University tonight, the Republican National Committee attacked the presumptive … told Townhall that "the media has given Hillary $50 million worth of free media this week without being offered the chance for a Republican…

Jun 12, 2014 – Vander Jagt had been the long-time chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee - the election arm of the GOP members … There was money for his district; Guy was on the Ways and Means Committee. … Vander Jagt on TV and were proud of their Congressman (I first typed "their guy" but I wasn't looking for a pun here) was in the national…

Jun 12, 2014 – The Republican National Committee has provided a counterpoint to Hillary Clinton's book, giving it the cheeky title "Bad Choices." … If she runs, it will be difficult, but not impossible, for a male Republican candidate to debate and defeat her. … Still, a Republican male candidate might gain traction if he points out that we will be finishing two terms of a president who has…

Jun 11, 2014 – National tea party groups did not contribute dime one to Brat. … Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schulz, for example, said: "Tonight's result in Virginia settles the debate once … and for all -- the tea party has taken control of the Republican Party.…

Jun 10, 2014 – The Associated Press also reported last week that Rob Williams, the national intelligence officer for South Asia, told the Senate Select … Committee on Intelligence that he assessed four out of the five would return to combat. … For what it’s worth, Republican lawmakers have spoken out harshly against the deal, and the vast majority of our military personnel…