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• Article: LIVE Blog from CPAC: Romney and Ryan Take the Stage

  Last time we saw Romney and Ryan speaking on the same stage, it was back in November – when the hope for a new direction was right within our grasp. Whether we liked Romney or not, … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Mack Wins Florida Senate Primary

  Rep. Connie Mack won the Republican Senate primary in Florida on Tuesday and will take on Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in November. With 34% of precincts reporting, Mr. Mack had 59% of the vote, compared with … Continue reading →

  

• Article: Dan Bongino’s Take on “You Didn’t Build That”

    There are some very important elections across the United States and one of them is in Maryland, where former Secret Service Agent Dan Bongino is running for Senate. Dan recently wrote a brilliant response to … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Ted Cruz Wins Texas Senate Primary in a Victory for Tea Party

  Onetime long shot Ted Cruz won the Republican nomination in a U.S. Senate race in Texas on Tuesday, providing tea party activists with renewed momentum in what they said was their biggest victory of the year. Cruz, a … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Middle-Class Tax Cut Extension Passes Senate: Policy or Ppolitics?

  Senate Democrats squeak through an extension of middle-class tax cuts. Republicans deride it as damaging to the economy. And a January train wreck for spending cuts and tax increases looms even closer. Senate Democrats squeezed through … Continue reading →

  

• Post: How a Senate Liberal Found Popularity in Purple Ohio

  Sherrod Brown is one of the more liberal members of Congress. The senior senator from Ohio is a strong supporter of unions and gay rights, and he was a leading voice in Washington to get the … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Highway bill running out of gas, as House, Senate negotiations stall

  Advocates for a new federal transportation bill think even bumping negotiations up to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) may not be enough to save the measure from this year’s … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Primaries Set Key Senate Races In motion

  Primary voters went to the polls Tuesday to finalize general-election matchups in some key contests that will help determine control of the Senate next year, including in Virginia, where Republicans chose former Sen. George Allen as … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Lawmakers: Justice must move fast on leaks inquiry

    The heads of the House and Senate intelligence committees say the Justice Department must move quickly and ignore politics in investigating possible unauthorized disclosures of classified information. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Republican Rep. Mike … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Democrats paralyzed on tax cuts

    Senate Democratic leaders are politically paralyzed on how to proceed on the Bush-era tax rates. With five months to go before the election, President Obama and key congressional Democrats remain at odds on whether the … Continue reading →

  

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