May 31, 2011 – WAUKEE, Iowa — Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty told people during a Monday stop in Iowa that the key difference between his Medicare proposal and the proposal introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wiscosnin, is that his plan will change the way providers are paid. The former Minnesota governor spoke...

May 31, 2011 – Throughout 2009 and much of 2010, Republican strategists were amazed by what they saw on Capitol Hill. Democrats had just won a big election and knew the public was eager for them to work on economic recovery. So what did Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid do? They pushed their party's...

May 31, 2011 – (Newser) – John McCain thinks his former running mate has a shot at the White House that proved elusive to him. Asked today whether Sarah Palin could beat President Obama, McCain replied: "Of course she can. She can. Now, whether she will, whether she'll even run or not, I don't...

May 31, 2011 – (Newser) – We’ve seen the long form certificate, but the birther issue just won’t die. Author Jerome Corsi’s new book Where’s the Birth Certificate? debuts at number six on the New York Times’ Best Sellers list out Sunday, according to CNN. The book argues that President Obama’s citizenship has never...

May 31, 2011 – The primary elections in Iowa are more than eight months away, but Ron Paul is in the state on his 2012 campaign trail, with a meet-and-greet scheduled for Tuesday marking the fourth time in the last month he visits. Paul recently announced he was running for the Republican Party's presidential...

May 31, 2011 – (CNN) -- Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization. The agency now lists mobile phone use in the same "carcinogenic hazard" category as lead, engine exhaust and chloroform. Before its announcement Tuesday, WHO had assured consumers that no adverse health effects had been...

May 31, 2011 – ABC News’ Devin Dwyer (@devindwyer) reports: The Washington State college student who was the target of a lewd photo posted to Rep. Antony Weiner’s Twitter account Friday appears to be defending her electronic ties to the congressman. A posting to the account @GennetteC, believed to belong to 21-year-old Gennette...

May 31, 2011 – Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) is chalking up the lewd photo sent from his Twitter account over the weekend as a prank, but he has nonetheless hired a lawyer to explore pressing civil or criminal charges in the incident. On Friday night, a close-up picture of a man's underwear was tweeted...

May 31, 2011 – The share of residents turning to food stamps has risen in nearly every state nationwide in the past year even as unemployment has moderated. After a temporary plateau in February, the number of Americans receiving food stamps ticked up again in March. Nearly 44.6 million received food stamps in March,...

May 31, 2011 – In case Democrats need any convincing of how difficult it is going to be to obtain President Obama’s requested increase in the federal borrowing limit, House Republicans will remind them today. More than 100 House Democrats recently signed a letter demanding that Speaker John Boehner bring forward a vote for...

May 31, 2011 – Ben has provided another short clip exclusively to Townhall, this time featuring an interview he conducted with John Langley, the creator…

May 31, 2011 – Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), an official candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, released a column entitled "Enabling a Future American Dictator" as part of his Texas Straight Talk series. Paul, who ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2008, also ran for president as a Libertarian in 1988. This week's...

May 31, 2011 – (Newser) – An investigation has been launched after DC park cops were filmed roughing up Jefferson Memorial ... dancers. Some 5 people slowly danced among amused spectators over the weekend to protest a court decision banning dancing at the memorial. When police asked dancers to identify their leader, one pointed...

May 31, 2011 – (Newser) – Rep. Michele Bachmann gave the strongest hint yet that she intends on running for president in 2012, in an appearance last night in New Hampshire, reports the Washington Post. "Obama has to go and has to be replaced, but not just by anyone," Bachmann told dozens of GOP...

May 31, 2011 – The "revelation" in this video -- a Townhall exclusive -- probably won't come as any great shock to most conservatives.  … The hot-button topic of Hollywood liberalism and its effect on mass culture is the subject of a new book by Townhall…

May 31, 2011 – Last week, Townhall Finance detailed a report from the Treasury’s Inspector General (IG) that told the story of widespread abuse in … “Under the 2008 program,” wrote columnist Ken Harney last week on Townhall Finance about abuses in home purchase tax credits, “auditors … Last week, Townhall Finance’s Bob Beauprez also detailed widespread fraud at the IRS itself.…

Apr 8, 2011 – Townhall readers, make sure to tune in (or TiVo) Townhall News Editor Katie Pavlich tonight on Fox News' Red Eye at 3 am.…

Apr 7, 2011 – BAGHDAD—On a visit with troops in Iraq Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates faced a question on the minds of many of those in uniform: If the federal government shuts down, do the troops still get paid? Mr. Gates was in Iraq on what is likely to be his...

Apr 6, 2011 – As Townhall previously reported, whenever a bureaucrat wants to take something away from you, they will couch their legislation in…

Apr 5, 2011 – The White House threatened on Monday to veto any bill from Congress that would scuttle new rules aimed at keeping internet access free and open. "If the president is presented with a resolution of disapproval that would not safeguard the free and open Internet, his senior advisers would recommend that...

Apr 5, 2011 – The United States is in Libya for the long haul, whether the Obama administration likes it or not, and weeding out al Qaeda infiltrators from the opposition bent on taking over control of the country from strongman Moammar Gadhafi will be an enormous challenge, experts said. Bruce Riedel, a former CIA...

Apr 5, 2011 – WASHINGTON—Political leaders on Tuesday continued to talk past each other on federal spending, offering little evidence they could soon reach an agreement to avert a shutdown of the government this weekend. President Barack Obama stepped out to personally address the impasse on budget negotiations, saying he opposes a Republican...

Apr 5, 2011 – In the April issue of Townhall Magazine, Mary Katharine Ham takes on the hypocrisy of the American Left that loves to falsely accuse … Townhall Magazine is the only place to read Mary Katharine Ham's "HamNation" column, so order today. … Remember, HamNation is exclusive to Townhall Magazine and the full version of this piece can be read only in the April issue of Townhall…

Apr 4, 2011 – Townhall readers in the greater Denver area are more than welcome to attend the conference, which is free to the public. …

Apr 1, 2011 – The results are in for March in the Townhall/Hot Air presidential straw poll. … See the full results below, and please join our Facebook Page to get all the latest news on the Townhall/HotAir Straw Poll and the…