Dec 2, 2014 – At the same time, they don’t want to drag this case into the judicial system (via National Journal): Rand Paul's brain trust … His team is eyeing March 16—the earliest date a winner-take-all caucus could be held without penalty, per Republican National Committee … While the libertarian wing of the Republican Party might be eager to see Rand Paul run in 2016, the path looks like a tortuous one…

Dec 2, 2014 – pro-campaign finance reform majority, voters on Tuesday elected enough Senate Republicans to handover control of the Senate to Republican … Lessig will focus on the fact that a strong path to victory simply means persuading 124 of them that it is in their, as well as the national … He also needs one subcommittee chair, one committee chair, and four in Leadership. Total: 130 souls. These are sweet folks.…

Nov 28, 2014 – And they could have, without some careful, pro-growth, national economic policies in response. … National defense is the government’s main responsibility. … That is why a top conservative House Republican leader like Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) supports permanent…

Dec 16, 2014 – In a few hours, the Republican National Committee (RNC) is going to publish -- and blast out to all its supporters -- a rare document…

Dec 16, 2014 – jumped into the presidential race; his timing suggests that he's concerned about the Mitt Train gaining steam, with the former Republican … He's discussed national defense and his economic vision, with a focus on the middle class.   … This is someone who is working hard to position himself as a major player in Republican politics for the foreseeable future.  …

Dec 16, 2014 – Kevin Williamson of National Review has some withering criticism of Senator Warren’s faux populism. … Warren, also found itself in an unlikely alliance with the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party. … The Tea Party came into being as a reaction to Republican complicity in bailouts of all sorts: of Wall Street firms, and of irresponsible…

Dec 16, 2014 – When the Fed policymaking committee meets, it will once again debate dropping from its policy statement the assurance that it will … Unfortunately, that behavior casts a great shadow on Fed policy independence and should be the focus of great attention by a Republican … Peter Morici is an economist and professor at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, and a national columnist.…

Dec 16, 2014 – Reckless took questions from his liberal Labour peers during a committee discussion on reforming the National Health Service. … his infrequent stammering, he continued to relate political points, his defense for his new party, and the proper designs of the National … of third-party stalwarts like UKIP's Douglass Carswell and Mark Reckless should compel American representatives, Democrat and Republican…

Dec 14, 2014 – due to queasiness among Republicans and moderate Democrats about Murthy’s positions on guns — and the stated opposition of the National … Mark Kirk of Illinois was the only Republican to vote for Murthy in a Senate Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee vote … The Senate should confirm Vivek Murthy, a highly qualified MA doctor & national public health advocate.…

Dec 12, 2014 – As newly elected Chair of the Republican Study Committee, Flores led with 84 votes among RSC members against opponent Rep. … The committee, which was started in 1973 is a hub for conservative thinking inside the House of Representatives.  Rep. … Study Committee,” Rep.…

Dec 11, 2014 – It'll probably be a short-term continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown (via National Journal): But the approps talks … Or, one Republican aide said, it could last a full three months and push the entire spending package into the 114th Congress, when … Yet those same members, including former Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) and current Committee Ranking Member…

Dec 11, 2014 – provides certainty, while making progress toward appropriately investing in economic growth and opportunity, and adequately funding national … sell certain financial products, and a second which increased the amount of money individuals are allowed to give to parties for national … Republican leaders hope this White House statement will help them get some Democrats to vote for final passage.…

Dec 10, 2014 – Many statists are worried that Republicans may install new leadership at the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) and Congressional Budget … He then goes on to ridicule the notion that tax cuts are self-financing, even citing a column by National Review’s Kevin Williamson … At one extreme you find (at least in theory) some over-enthusiastic Republican types who argue that all tax cuts are self-financing…

Dec 9, 2014 – Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. … Senior Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee see little tactical advantage in restoring the 60-vote threshold for nominees … a Senate Republican majority that can exercise its majority power to confirm good nominees.…

Dec 9, 2014 – Mike Enzi (R-WY) for the chairmanship of the Senate Budget Committee. … The race between Enzi and Sessions will be decided by a secret ballot vote of the Republican members of the Budget Committee. … Senate Republicans will soon negotiate committee membership ratios with Democrats, and the Budget Committee will probably end up getting…

Dec 8, 2014 – With Republicans taking over the Senate, she is about to relinquish her chairmanship of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee … Fiorina ran a disciplined, strong, well-funded campaign in one of the best Republican years in history…and still lost by ten points … security issue: And following the Newtown massacre, Boxer proposed legislation that would allow governors to deploy the national…

Dec 8, 2014 – Yesterday the lame-duck Senate released its detailed plan for the National Defense Authorization Act. … Inhofe sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee. … They really, I hope some Republican stands up and filibusters it.…

Dec 7, 2014 – Living under different laws than the rest of us is so ingrained in our national leadership, that it seems they hardly give it a second … “The present era of incredible rottenness is not Democratic,” wrote Mark Twain, “it is not Republican, it is national.” … What Jindal is referring to are the candidates who made bizarre comments during the election, like Todd Akin the Missouri Republican…

Dec 22, 2014 – The decision to cancel was criticized by everyone from President Obama and the Republican National Committee.…

Dec 22, 2014 – National television? … Republican Sen. … Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who has just formed an exploratory committee for the 2016 presidential race, said on his Facebook…

Dec 21, 2014 – The committee, to its discredit, chose to tarnish the tough guys. … The committee waded through 6.3 million documents. … The committee deliberately ignored any breakthrough revelations.…

Dec 21, 2014 – National Committee changed the rules of the GOP nominating process to compress the timeline with a later start date that preserves … Georgia’s Republican National Committee member Randy Evans wrote that a shorter primary season could lead to more regional primaries … The 2014 Delegate allocation by the Republican National Committee is not finalized, and some awards are still to be determined, based…

Dec 19, 2014 – National television? … Republican Sen. … Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who has just formed an exploratory committee, said on his Facebook page that the administration's…

Dec 18, 2014 – The double slam on American power and national security came after a 48 hour period that saw an awful Islamist attack in Australia … whose campaign is built first and foremost on the rebuilding of American power and the repair of its national security. … The Republican who gets to that space first and with the most energy, knowledge and detailed proposals is going to have a very early…

Jan 3, 2015 – gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis used her opponent’s disability to curry favor with voters: (3) That time the College Republican … National Committee hired the worst actors in America to "help" Gov.…