Politics - Republican Party

BOSTON - A state senator's victory in the Republican primary for the special election to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat gives the Massachusetts GOP something it's sorely missed: a place in the political spotlight. Full Story »

While most of the 2012 GOP presidential buzz is focused on a group of former and soon-to-be former governors, Sen. John Thune is increasingly being viewed as the Capitol's most likely White House contender. Full Story »

RICHMOND, Va. - Even with hard times assured for public schools and other state-supported ventures, Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine's bid to end tax breaks to help balance an underfunded budget will get nowhere in a Republican-run House of Delegates, the top GOP budget writer said Tuesday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele is renewing his demand that Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid apologize for likening health care overhaul opponents to those who resisted putting an end to slavery. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has sharp criticism for Republicans, taking them to task for opposing economic stimulus efforts and health care reform while supporting tax cuts and spending that have ballooned the deficit. Full Story »

Leave it to Dick Wadhams, the pugnacious strategist now serving as Colorado GOP chairman, to boldly say what most Republicans have been thinking about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Full Story »

WASHINGTON — Republicans trying to slow action on the Democrats' health care plan are using the same tactics as the lawmakers who once tried to block progress on civil rights and women's rights, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - A Republican senator who sponsored a law meant to help people with open-records requests says a government workshop on openness shouldn't have been closed to the public. Full Story »

Former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon -- who is vying to be the Republican Senate nominee in Connecticut -- is meeting with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky) and other GOP leaders in Washington this week. Full Story »

OKLAHOMA CITY - Is Oklahoma's deepening budget shortfall forcing Republican state lawmakers to abandon their core goal of tax relief? Full Story »

Running under the Tea Party brand may be better in congressional races than being a Republican. Full Story »

For House Republicans, this could be just what the doctor ordered. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Top Senate Republicans say President Barack Obama's drive for a health care overhaul has become a closed-door, partisan effort that is aiding drug companies and other medical providers. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Casting health care overhaul as a legacy for the American people and failure as politically unthinkable, President Barack Obama on Sunday rallied Senate Democrats to deliver on their party's half-century quest to expand the social safety net by providing access for all. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats have defeated a GOP attempt to eliminate $40 billion in cuts to home health care services in the health overhaul bill. Full Story »

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama on Saturday continued last week's focus on jobs and the economy, claiming credit for preventing a financial meltdown earlier this year and vowing to make combating unemployment his priority. Full Story »

The 57-41 roll call Friday by which the Senate turned back a Republican effort to restore $120 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage, the private insurance plan within Medicare that provides seniors with better benefits than the traditional program. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Even as he prepares to argue for action at the international climate conference, President Barack Obama is getting some reminders of the domestic political divide — and anxiety — over climate change. Full Story »