Jun 1, 2011 – Congratulations to Herman Cain for winning the May Townhall/HotAir GOP Presidential Straw Poll! Mr. … In fact, he received almost one quarter of all the votes cast, easily the best performance by any past winner of the Townhall/HotAir … 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…

Jun 1, 2011 – The chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees the Federal Reserve demanded Tuesday that the Fed fully disclose details of billions -- perhaps trillions -- in secret emergency loans it made to almost every major bank in the U.S. and overseas during the financial crisis or face a congressional subpoena...

Jun 1, 2011 – leftist base of his party -- it shouldn't surprise anyone to read about the most recent scandal we expose in the June issue of Townhall … Magazine involving the Justice Department, guns, and law-abiding citizens.In "Misfire," Townhall News Editor Katie Pavlich gives an … scapegoats for violent crimes happening in Mexico and the United States.Get the full, explosive report ONLY in the June issue of Townhall…

Jun 1, 2011 – It’s almost always difficult to beat an incumbent. And the Republican Party is discovering that with its presidential campaign roster, The Hill reports. Some of the candidates with the most pizzazz – hardcore conservatives – have little chance to beat President Barack Obama, who has moved toward the center on...

Jun 1, 2011 – Ralph Reed, who shot to national prominence in 1995 with his Christian Coalition, is back in the business of building political juggernauts with his new Faith and Freedom Coalition, a group he describes as “a 21st-century version of the Christian Coalition on steroids,” according to a report by the New...

Jun 1, 2011 – Internet companies such as Amazon and Overstock are threatening to pull out of California rather than collect state sales tax on tens of millions of dollars worth of business, the Los Angeles Times reports. The move comes after the Golden State’s Assembly passed a law expanding the tax to Internet...

Jun 1, 2011 – (Newser) – The Seattle college student who received a lewd underwear photo sent from Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter account says she never met the congressman, had nothing to do with the pic, and that the resulting firestorm is "outlandish harassment." The "last 36 hours have been the most confusing, anxiety-ridden...

Jun 1, 2011 – (Newser) – Something to read on the bus: Alaska will release 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin emails from her days as governor, reports the Anchorage Daily News. News services actually requested them when she was running for vice president, and now they'll get them as she may or may not...

Jun 1, 2011 – home with the British Tories instead of the yahoos who populate conservative circles in America, people who write columns for Townhall…

Jun 1, 2011 – I say "another" because many of you may be thinking to yourselves, 'but Townhall has already posted a clip of Anthony Weiner awkwardly…

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…