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Sen. Rand Paul: Tea party response to State of the Union won't upstage Republican Party
Sen. Rand Paul is not out to chastise the Republican establishment, and promises to "emphasize" certain points that Sen. Marco Rubio could overlook when he gives the official GOP response on Tuesday.
Sen. Rand Paul: Ashley Judd doesn't represent Kentucky
Sen. Rand Paul thinks actress Ashley Judd might be better qualified to run for a seat in England's Parliament than the U.S. Congress.
McCain blasts White House for 'shameful' inaction on Syria
Sen. John McCain on Sunday against blasted President Obama and his national security team for not intervening in the ongoing Syrian civil war.
Occupy Wall Street crowd to become DC Comics superheroes
DC Comics is adding the "99 Percent" to a stable of classic superheores that includes Superman, Batman and Wonderwoman.
Obamacare 2016: Expect insurance premium hikes of about $400 per family
The American Enterprise Institute has tracked some of the taxes enacted on the medical and pharmaceutical industries, and they are expected to raise billions — in the short term. However, those costs still have to be paid, and consumers are expected to shoulder many of them in 2016.
Kaine, Warner tout Virginia's background check system
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor earlier this week said Virginia's background check system could potentially serve as a national model — and the state's two Democratic Senators agree with him.
Rand Paul to give tea party response to Obama
Sen. Rand Paul will deliver what's being billed as the official tea party response to President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday, the Tea Party Express announced Friday afternoon — putting yet another top 2016 GOP presidential contender head-to-head with Mr. Obama.
Obama to honor slain teachers
Six educators who were slain in the Sandy Hook school massacre will be honored posthumously by President Obama next week in a ceremony at the White House.
MILLER: How Obama got a gun
The White House quietly posted a photo of President Obama shooting a shotgun late Friday on its Flickr account, with little information to explain it. Now we may have some answers.
In search of "Mount Reagan"
Determined organizers from the Mount Reagan Project seek to dedicate a 4,052-foot peak in Nevada as "Mount Reagan."
Cowan sworn in to fill Kerry's Massachusetts Senate seat
Democrat William "Mo" Cowan was sworn into the Senate shortly after noon on Thursday, filling the seat that former Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry vacated to become secretary of state.
Tea party to Rove: Where's your ground game?
Gleeful liberal critics are following the disagreements between "establishment Republicans" led by Karl Rove, and an opposing coalition of traditional conservatives, who do not approve of Mr. Rove's Conservative Victory Project.
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Backers cite national security to build Keystone pipeline
House Republicans now are citing yet another reason President Obama should approve the massive Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline project: national security.
Hagel nomination vote delayed
Democrats said Wednesday they'll delay votes on Chuck Hagel's nomination to be secretary of defense after Republicans said they aren't getting the information they need to make a judgment.
Topless activists seek "gender equality"
Topless rights are one of the few areas of gender equality that haven't been addressed at a federal level.
Rubio to deliver GOP response to Obama
Seeking to counter President Obama's speaking skills with a great orator of their own, Republicans have tapped Sen. Marco Rubio to deliver the official GOP response to Mr. Obama's State of the Union address next week — in both English and Spanish.
Director of Bloomberg's gun control group: Our focus is background checks
The director of a major gun-control advocacy group co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael I. Bloomberg said Wednesday that securing background checks for all gun sales is their top priority, saying that it's the biggest problem "and also the thing that we can probably do."
Utah governor: Obama should have reached out on health law
Utah's governor on Wednesday said President Obama's health care law would have turned out better if the administration had reached out to governors for their ideas.
Chris Rock: President Obama 'our boss,' 'dad of the country'
Actor and comedian Chris Rock called President Obama the "dad of the country" as he rallied on Capitol Hill to support his father figure's call for new gun controls.
Ed Gillespie seeks 'diverse' Republican candidates in the fight for 2014
The GOP's "big tent" thinking is alive and well.
