With Sen. Arlen Specter's switch to the Democrats, the Republican Party is increasingly at risk of being viewed as a mostly Southern and solidly conservative party, an identity that might take years to overcome. Complete Story...
Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, wooed from the Republican Party three years ago by Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to become her running mate, became governor Tuesday when Sebelius resigned upon her confirmation as U.S. health and human services secretary.
Reaction to Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter plans to switch from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party:
Veteran Sen. Arlen Specter says his switch to the Democratic Party was a "painful decision," but he found himself increasingly at odds with a Republican Party that has moved to the right.
The head of the Republican Party called on President Barack Obama to withdraw Kathleen Sebelius' nomination as health secretary unless she answers more questions on abortion.
The husband of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says the Republican Party's lavish spending on her wardrobe during the presidential campaign was "out of our control." In the May issue of Men's Journal, Todd Palin was asked about the more than $150,000 that the Republican National Committee spent on clothes, accessories and beauty services for the GOP vice presidential nominee. He defended his wife, saying she was focused on preparation for her debate with Joe Biden.
New York's Republican Party says the Democrat-controlled state government is ignoring calls for an investigation into a $100,000 donation to the state Democratic Party from American International Group days before officials initiated the bailout of the insurance giant.
The freshest new voice of the Republican Party comes at you with the fervor of an evangelical preacher and the fast delivery of a tobacco auctioneer. His message is clear, his convictions rock-solid, his self-assurance in Rush Limbaugh territory.
A debate between President Barack Obama and Rush Limbaugh? If it ever happens, Dick Cheney will be in line for a ticket.
President Barack Obama's chief of staff says talk show personality Rush Limbaugh is a top figure in the Republican Party.
MSNBC's Chris Matthews said he was surprised by the "peculiar stagecraft" of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress, leading him to quietly say "Oh God" as Jindal approached a microphone.
Republican leaders continued their attacks on President Barack Obama's handling of the economy Tuesday, calling it irresponsible and certain to increase taxes and federal debt.
Republican Party officials in New Jersey have asked the state's highest court to consider whether Gov. Jon Corzine should be forced to release e-mails he exchanged with the union leader he once dated.
The Republican Party chose the first black national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president. The choice marked no less than "the dawn of a new party," declared the new GOP chairman, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele. Republicans chose Steele over four other candidates, including former President George W. Bush's hand-picked GOP chief, who bowed out declaring, "Obviously the winds of change are blowing."
Both times Rod Blagojevich was elected governor, it was as if he'd run against the same opponent: the legacy of a corrupt former governor who was the disgraced face of the Republican Party.
After losing the presidential contest in November, as well as additional House and Senate seats, the Republican Party can at least find comfort in this one fact: Democrats were in this same position just four years ago.
Former eBay executive Meg Whitman brings intrigue and a big bank account to California's beleaguered Republican Party.
President George W. Bush says he will leave Washington with a "great sense of accomplishment" and with pride in those who have sacrificed for the country.
Despite the furor over a $150,000 campaign shopping spree for GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the Republican Party continued to spend money on clothing and accessories for her in the contest's final weeks, new campaign reports show.
Georgia voters had their hands on the balance of power in the next U.S. Senate in a runoff election Tuesday, one of two unresolved races that Democrats need to win to get a 60-seat majority impervious to GOP filibusters. Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss faced Democrat Jim Martin after a post-general election campaign that drew national political heavyweights from both parties.
Possible Republican presidential candidates already are making Iowa a winter destination four years before the leadoff caucuses, but some wonder if the state Republican Party's drift to the right could hurt its influence in choosing a nominee capable of winning back the White House.
Sarah Palin called on fellow Republican governors to keep the new president and his strengthened Democratic majority in check on issues from taxes to health care as she signaled she'll take a leadership role in a party searching for a new standard-bearer.
The national Republican Party sued the Federal Election Commission Thursday, seeking to overturn prohibitions on unregulated corporate and labor contributions and to make it easier to coordinate spending with federal candidates.
A generation ago the Republican Party was the dominant political force in New England, populating the region's congressional delegations with moderates like Connecticut's Lowell P. Weicker Jr. and Rhode Island's John Chafee.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called her critics cowards and jerks Friday for deriding her anonymously and insisted she never asked for the expensive wardrobe purchased for her use on the presidential campaign.
Barack Obama has been President of the United States for 100 days now. Are you still happy with the vote you cast on Election Day 2008? Feel free to discuss after you answer the poll question.
Senator Snowe makes the case for the importance of inclusion of moderates in the Republican Party.
Rep. Jerry Moran (Kansas) should retract his statement and apologize publicly for misrepresenting the facts, inadvertently or otherwise.
Senate Republican Arlen Specter's defection to the Democratic Party will likely push the Republican Party even further to the right on the political spectrum.
Are Independents, Conservatives and Republicans the same thing? I think a Independent is a non racist, small government, fiscal and social conservative.
So says a source on the Hill, who tells me the Pennsylvania Republican is briefing his staff now. I have not confirmed this--Specter's office line is continually busy at the moment--but I'll take a chance and relay it because my source is reliable.
A few days ago, Meaghan McCain spoke of a war within the Republican Party between, and I am paraphrasing for a number of reasons, the future, and those who are terrified of it. While Meaghan McCain is not considered an authority on the Republican Party, I think she is right.
Is the Republican Party fulfilling the role of the loyal opposition or acting the part of the spiteful obstructionist? Things looked encouraging right after the election last November. In his gracious concession speech, Senator John McCain said to his supporters:
When the attack of 911 occurred which resulted in the deaths of 3000 Americans . When spying on American Citizens was authorized? When warrant less wiretapping of American citizens occurred? When our President and Vice President lied and fabricated evidence to precipitate the inv …
It should not come as a shock to anyone that a McCain is going around bashing the Republican Party. It is refreshing, somewhat, that her first name is not John.
Lets violate the United States Constitution for a good reason and enforce our gun laws.
After Charles Grodin proposed to Sean Hanitty that he submit to water boarding, Sean Hanitty without really thinking about it said that he would do it for charity or for our troops.
The question is based upon the total number of Iraqi participants in the attack of 911 how many Iraqis should we have been allowed to kill as we sought to take revenge for the 3000 Americans that were killed by the Terrorist.
The Republicans are notorious for saying what President Ronald Reagan would have done or not done. So here he is in his own words on the subject of torture.
It cost over a trillion to invade Iraq and in Afghanistan there is no telling what it is going to cost. For all of those of you that remember we were told Iraq would cost only $150 BILLION .
If the nation could withstand the impeachment proceeding against President Clinton for lying about getting oral sex from Monica Lewinsky, do you think we can stand the truth about the torture memos and how wide spread the abuses were and the truth about who authorized it and was …
Poll Every one is free to believe what they want but all of us have to answer the question which is are Americans more safe or less safe anywhere in the world and whether the policies of the Bush Administration and the Republican Party have made American citizens traveling world …
The Bush administration's overriding concern was for political loyalty. It demanded individuals who would unquestioningly implement the White House's directives.
The GOP is a party without a leader or a plan that is acceptable to anyone or anybody except the extremist within their own party.
Less than a week after calling conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh a mere "entertainer," the apology from Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Ks.) has arrived. Not only did Tiahrt deny any attempt to denigrate Limbaugh, Tiahrt's spokesman called Limbaugh a "great leader."
The thrifty measures the president ordered for federal agencies are the equivalent of asking a family that spends $60,000 in a year to save $6.
As part of my irregular series documenting unpopular stuff that is more popular than Republicans, (see Legalizing Marijuana more popular than Republicans, and Republicans less popular than China), new polling from CNN indicates that anti-American, oil-cartel, socialist block form …
Speaking to an affectionate crowd of Log Cabin Republicans on Saturday evening, Meghan McCain ridiculed the party her father headed this past election, declaring that "old school Republicans" were "scared s&^#less" of the changing landscape. Warning: Adult language follows.
When Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal gabbed with Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show," taxpayers paid for his state trooper security detail watching from the wings.
Newt Gingrich is an American politician and author, who served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999.