Oct 9 - By Liz Sidoti, AP Writer
Fred Thompson remembered his lines in his first stage performance.
Aug 9 - By Philip Elliott, AP Writer
South Carolina Republicans pushed up their 2008 presidential primary to Jan. 19, an earlier-than-planned date that provokes a dramatic shift in the nominating calendar and could mean the first votes are cast in December 2007.
Aug 8 - By Liz Sidoti, AP Writer
South Carolina Republicans on Thursday moved their 2008 presidential primary to Jan. 19, triggering a chain reaction among Iowa, New Hampshire and other early voting states that could push the first presidential balloting into December 2007.
Aug 5 - By Mike Glover, AP Writer
The Republican presidential candidates walked a delicate line in their latest campaign debate, seeking some distance from President Bush and an unpopular war in Iraq while offering assurances of change in a new Republican administration.
Feb 20 - By Liz Sidoti, AP Writer
A New York man accused of trying to help terrorists in Afghanistan has donated some $15,000 to the House Republicans' campaign committee over three years.
Oct 4 - By John Christoffersen, AP Writer
Rep. Chris Shays, who is facing a tough challenge from an anti-war Democrat, on Wednesday called for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to resign — a rare demand from a longtime Republican.
Sep 27 - By Liz Sidoti, AP Writer
Republicans will hold their 2008 presidential convention in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, choosing a location in the politically pivotal Midwest.
Aug 11 - By M.L. Johnson, AP Writer
Fresh off their first victory over a Republican incumbent, GOP conservatives seeking party purity on taxes and spending are focused on ousting moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island.
Jul 1 - By Beth Fouhy, AP Writer
The Clintons are no strangers to political soap opera, yet all the drama in New York revolves around the Republicans.
Jun 18 - By Associated Press
President Bush understands there is growing U.S. concern over his handling of the Iraq war but will not rely on polls to determine when to withdraw troops, his spokesman said Sunday.
May 4 - By Liz Sidoti, AP Writer
The head of the Senate Republican committee paints a dire picture of Democratic congressional control, warning that the opposition party would "put the war on terrorism on the back-burner" and maybe even impeach President Bush.
Apr 2 - By Tom Raum, AP Writer
From Iraq to deficits, from immigration to port security, some of the most pointed criticism leveled at President Bush is coming from within his own party. Republicans these days are almost sounding like perennially divided Democrats.
Feb 14 - By Tom Raum, AP Writer
At the start of the Bush presidency, Dick Cheney was viewed as the grown-up, the seasoned hand to guide an inexperienced president. Now, he's the center of controversy.
Feb 8 - By Katherine Shrader, AP Writer
After weeks of insisting it would not reveal details of its eavesdropping without warrants, the White House reversed course Wednesday and provided a House committee with highly classified information about the operation.
Feb 3 - By Greg Bluestein, AP Writer
For a while, former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed looked almost unstoppable in his bid for lieutenant governor of Georgia. Then he got tripped up by the Jack Abramoff scandal.