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House GOP Leaders Vow To Fix US Immigration System

The Republican leaders of the House of Representatives are pledging to act to fix the nation’s immigration system but making clear that they will not simply accept legislation passed by the Senate.

2013/05/23

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GOP Questions IRS Scrutiny Of Anti-Abortion Groups

When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the IRS asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were educational.

2013/05/22

Libertarian-Leaning Politicians Create Rift In Republican Party

A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they’d like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama’s latest political problems.

2013/05/22

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New Acting IRS Commissioner Doesn’t Need Senate Approval Since He’s Temporary Appointment

President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over agents targeting Tea Party groups.

2013/05/17

Maryland Republicans Replace House Leadership

Republican lawmakers in the Maryland House of Delegates have elected new leadership.

2013/04/30

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., addresses a breakfast meeting of the 2013 Annual Legislative Summit of U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) on March 19, 2013 at Capitol Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Eye On 2016? Rand Paul To Deliver Speech In New Hampshire Next Month

Republican Sen. Rand Paul is set to appear in New Hampshire next month, becoming the first potential 2016 presidential candidate to deliver a formal speech in the state likely to host the nation’s first presidential primary.

2013/04/04

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Can Hard-Right Ideology Win in Virginia?

Virginia is conducting nothing short of a grand political experiment in 2013, testing whether a tea party favorite can carry a closely divided state with conservative roots.

2013/03/27

Sen. Rand Paul Pulls Narrow Victory in Early 2016 GOP Prediction Poll

Thousands of activists who packed into suburban Washington’s national conservative summit gave Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul a narrow victory over Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in their unscientific presidential preference poll. Paul had 25 percent of the vote and Rubio 23 percent. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum was third with 8 percent.

2013/03/16

Senate Democrats Fail To Win Gun Control Support From Key Conservative

Senate Democrats have set aside their effort to win support from conservative Sen. Tom Coburn for requiring federal background checks for nearly all gun purchases, an aide to a key lawmaker said Wednesday.

2013/03/06

Kentucky Senate Speaker Urges GOP Not To Back Down To ‘Fringe’ Gun Rights Groups

Before a House vote to give final approval to a contentious firearms bill last week, Speaker Beth Harwell implored her Republican colleagues to ignore demands from what she deemed “fringe” groups to make major changes to the measure.

2013/03/03