Politics - Republican Party

WASHINGTON - House Democrats missed opportunities to improve the House-passed health care bill when they rejected Republican ideas to limit lawsuits and give states more flexibility to enact innovative changes, a GOP lawmaker said Saturday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Sarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the recession. Full Story »

The National Republican Congressional Committee learned from defeat in the chaotic special election in New York and quickly moved to make sure its 2010 recruits pass muster with conservative groups. Full Story »

HARRISBURG, Pa. - As a judge set bail Friday for 10 defendants connected to the state House Republican caucus, political observers said the latest charges provide partisan balance to Attorney General Tom Corbett's ongoing corruption probe that should work to his advantage as he campaigns for governor. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Republican party, whose platform condemns abortion as an "assault on the sanctity of innocent human life," will no longer offer health insurance that covers the procedure, the party confirmed Friday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - A chagrined GOP Chairman Michael Steele has told Republican National Committee staff to immediately stop providing RNC employees with insurance for elective abortions — an option that Republicans strongly oppose as Democrats try to pass a health care overhaul bill. Full Story »

GOP heartthrob Sarah Palin is back in the spotlight, this time as an author. Is she running for office -- or just the best-seller list? Full Story »

Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- For the first time this year, more voters say they would support a Republican candidate for Congress next year instead of a Democrat, according to a Gallup poll. Full Story »

LANSING, Mich. - GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said that Michigan needs to lay out its budget for two years at a time and ask citizens what programs they support. Full Story »

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Republican leaders in a South Carolina county have censured their own U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham for working with Democrats on a climate bill and other legislation. Full Story »

NEW ORLEANS - The only Republican in the House to vote for a Democrat-backed health care bill is already seeing some backlash: He's had two fundraisers canceled and some campaign contributors have asked for their money back. Full Story »

ALBANY, N.Y. - A Republican upstate New York lawmaker has resigned from her state legislative leadership position more than a week after pulling out of a special congressional election and endorsing a Democrat in the race. Full Story »

SALEM, Ore. - National and local Republicans are betting that Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader's vote for a national health care reform bill will make him vulnerable in 2010. Full Story »

Republicans have been working overtime for days now trying to come up with newer and bolder ways of describing the 2009 election as an unmitigated triumph -- and a crystal clear sign their party will score a historic comeback in next year's congressional races. Full Story »

Saturday's House vote on the health care overhaul bill indicates Democrats aren't paying attention to voters' concerns, a key House Republican said Sunday, something that could cause them grief in the 2010 midterm elections. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Democrats just don't get the election message from voters and are pushing a liberal, big government agenda at their party's peril, Republican officials said Sunday as they predicted a political price after the majority's victory on health care. Full Story »

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WASHINGTON - A comparison of the health care bills before Congress. Full Story »