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…

Jun 29, 2014 – Valero recently complained to Jeb Hensarling, the Republican chairman of the House Financial Services Committee who opposes Ex-Im … Of course, gigantic business lobbyists like the Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers are working hard … But if the Republican party truly wants to change its image of bailing out big banks and businesses, now is the time.…

Jun 28, 2014 – Valero recently complained to Jeb Hensarling, the Republican chairman of the House Financial Services Committee who opposes Ex-Im, … Of course, gigantic business lobbyists like the Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers are working hard … But if the Republican party truly wants to change its image of bailing out big banks and businesses, now is the time.…

Jun 28, 2014 – He stonewalled, for example, when the Senate Judiciary Committee questioned him about the scandal that erupted when it was revealed … Rosen was a co-conspirator in a national security leak investigation.” … How did Holder explain this gap between his answer and the truth when the committee asked about it? He didn’t.…

Jun 27, 2014 – …As Georgia Republican Rep. Doug Collins said, the story sounds more and more implausible. … Committee from 1988 to 2008. … According to emails reviewed by the Committee under its Section 6103 authority, …Lois Lerner sought to have Senator Chuck Grassley…

Jun 26, 2014 – Cochran, a former chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has delivered. … … Tradition-bound Mississippi, however, isn’t at the forefront of national political trends. … Chris McDaniel refuses to concede, saying he wants "to be certain that the Republican primary was won by Republican voters."…

Jun 25, 2014 – The Republican National Committee has selected Cleveland and Dallas as finalists to host the 2016 Republican National Convention … committee has chosen Cleveland and Dallas as finalists for the 2016 convention. … This was a tough decision for our committee because all four of these cities made excellent bids.…

Jun 25, 2014 – gave Monday's developments front page treatment: Mark Halperin admitted on Monday that if a Republican … administration were presiding over the exact same scandal, the press would have turned it into a "national obsession." … No wonder committee Democrats have been falling all over themselves to thank, apologize to, and slobber over this "impartial" witness…

Jun 24, 2014 – Ferriero, Archivist of the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), at today’s IRS hearing regarding the … The House Republican asked if the IRS’s refusal to inform Mr. … for his part, also testified that he learned about the "alleged unauthorized disposal [of emails]" in a letter from the Senate Committee…

Jun 24, 2014 – Do you think the next Republican senator of Mississippi should be determined by pay-offs to Democrat voters to participate in a Republican … The National Republican Senatorial Committee, a group that’s supposed to represent all Republicans, is smearing, attacking, and trying … to destroy a Republican candidate, in a Republican primary, because Chris McDaniel actually cares more about representing the people…

Jun 24, 2014 – He hears from the Republican base, which opposes amnesty. … He was true to that base in 2008, when he was chairman for the Republican National Committee platform, which threatened financial penalties…

Jun 23, 2014 – He then in turn used some of the profits he made to…help elect Democrats to high national office. … These revelations have gone mostly underreported, of course, but they’ve nevertheless prompted a strong rebuke from the National Republican … Congressional Committee (NRCC) and its Digital Press Secretary Andrew Clark.…