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Tea party leader criticizes Romney campaign: 'Is it too late to switch?'
The leader of a national tea party group suggested Monday that Republican might want to start exploring whether it is too late to replace Mitt Romney atop the party's ticket after one of the campaign's top advisers argued that the individual mandate in the President Obama's health care law is not a tax.
Republican governors pull in the cash
Buoyed by the high-profile recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the Republican Governors Association hauled in $16.7 million during the second quarter of 2012 and has raised $29 million total in 2012.
Targeted Dutch lawmaker addresses conservative gathering
Launching a book tour when you've been targeted for assassination can be problematic, which is why it was surprising to see Geert Wilders here Saturday at the Western Conservative Summit.
Retaliation feared for Fast and Furious whistle-blowers
The two men leading Congress' investigation into Fast and Furious said Friday they see signs the administration is retaliating against the whistle-blowers who first shed light on the botched gunwalking operation that has President Obama and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. under fire.
'Crucifying' ex-EPA regulator joins Sierra Club
Two months after resigning his post at the Environmental Protection Agency, Al Armendariz, infamous for his pledge to "crucify" oil and gas companies as a regulatory tool, has taken a job at the Sierra Club environmental lobby.
Romney sees money surge after health ruling
Mitt Romney's presidential camp said Friday that the money continues to flow into the presumptive GOP nominee's campaign coffers in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling that upheld most of President Obama's controversial health care law.
Ruling fuels protest in Colorado against health care law
Let the anti-Obamacare rallies begin. Americans for Prosperity plans to hold a "Hands Off My Health Care" rally on the steps of the Colorado state capitol here Friday, a day after the Supreme Court ruled constitutional the Affordable Health Care Act's individual mandate, now known as a tax.
First lady, citing Obama presidency: 'Change is possible in this country'
A new generation of American children thinks having a black president is no big deal because Barack Obama "is all they've ever known," first lady Michelle Obama told a gathering of black church leaders Thursday.
Democrats demand House reprimand Issa over 'Fast and Furious'
House Democrats on Thursday sought to punish Rep. Darrell Issa, the man leading the investigation into President Obama's administration, demanding that the chamber reprimand him for the way he's operated.
House Republicans redouble efforts against health law
Leading House Republicans vowed to escalate the fight against President Obama's health care law, saying they're more intent than ever to repeal the whole thing after the Supreme Court upheld its constitutionality Thursday.
Ruling helps Romney haul in $3 million in one day
Conservatives upset by the Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of the 2010 health care law are furiously cutting checks to Mitt Romney's campaign.
Pro-life meeting rocked by high court's ruling
The Supreme Court decision upholding the heart of President Obama's health care law landed with a thud at a major gathering of pro-life activists in Arlington on Thursday.
Obama campaign: Do you have the president's back today?
The Obama campaign already is using the Supreme Court decision on the 2010 health care law to drum up donations — even hours before the long-awaited decision is expected to be announced.
Obama plans Colo. trip Friday to survey damage from wildfires
President Obama called Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, as well as Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach, Wednesday afternoon to get an update on the devastating wildfires that are raging in the region, forcing frantic evacuation orders for more than 32,000 residents, including the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Dem Senate candidates ahead in swing states, polls show
Potential voters are swinging toward Democratic incumbents in U.S. Senate races in the key battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, new Quinnipiac University polls shows.
