Even after two days of congressional testimony by top Obama administration officials about the president's plan to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, House Republican leader John A. Boehner said he still has unanswered questions. Full Story »
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Lynn Giese calls Sarah Palin the best thing that's happened to the U.S. in a long time, and the 57-year-old housewife says she'd work tirelessly for the former Alaska governor were she to run for president in 2012. Full Story »
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- House Republican Leader John Boehner said Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner should shut down the financial bailout program and use the $300 billion left in the fund to pay off government debt. Full Story »
Scott Brown harbors no illusions about the difficulty of being the GOP standard-bearer in the special Senate election to replace liberal icon Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Full Story »
Kansas Republicans like to think of their race to succeed Democratic Rep. Dennis Moore as having too much of a good thing. Full Story »
TRENTON, N.J. - A federal judge in New Jersey has denied a request by the Republican National Committee to dissolve a 27-year-old court order aimed at preventing intimidation of minority voters. Full Story »
Senior House Republicans, including a key supporter of a 2006 law designed to curb Internet gambling, said Wednesday that the Obama administration's decision to delay implementing the law thwarts the will of Congress. Full Story »
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Republicans will challenge a Democratic plan to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicare, raising the specter of rationed care for seniors as lawmakers prepare to vote on amendments to health legislation. Full Story »
HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele announced Wednesday that he has entered the race for governor, becoming the first Republican to formally declare his candidacy for the seat being vacated by Republican M. Jodi Rell next year. Full Story »
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Republicans will challenge a Democratic plan to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicare, raising the specter of rationed care for seniors as lawmakers prepare to vote on amendments to health legislation. Full Story »
Rep. Todd Platts of Pennsylvania could become the next chief of the Government Accountability Office, but that will not spell dire consequences for keeping his 19th District seat in the Republican column. Full Story »
BOSTON - Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker has a plan for tightening the state's pension system he says could save Massachusetts at least $50 million per year. Full Story »
Sensing momentum from strong fundraising and polling that showed him ahead in the 2010 Kentucky Republican Senate primary, ophthalmologist Rand Paul recently tried to make the case that the GOP establishment was wavering in its support of his opponent, Secretary of State Trey Grayson. Full Story »
President Obama will hold a jobs summit this week. House Democrats are fast-tracking legislation aimed at denting the nation's 10.2 percent unemployment rate. And House Republican Leader John A. Boehner is moving to counter them with his own event. Full Story »
SALEM, Ore. - Bill Sizemore, Oregon's high-profile anti-tax activist and Republican candidate for governor, has been indicted on tax evasion charges that could send him to prison if convicted. Full Story »
SALEM, Ore. - Bill Sizemore, Oregon's high-profile anti-tax activist and Republican candidate for governor, has been indicted on tax evasion charges. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Moderate Republicans may be a vanishing breed elsewhere, but Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are thriving. Full Story »
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