A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that a quarter of Republicans think that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) can’t become president because he was born in Canada to an American mother.
Calling Sen. Rand Paul’s rhetoric regarding the Federal Reserve “dangerous and irresponsible,” the Wall Street-backed establishment GOP is pushing back on what’s become a Paul talking point.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the former Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS) refuted show moderator Chuck Todd’s line of questioning that suggested challenging President Barack Obama’s faith has anything to do with his race. Todd opened with comments from Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI), who
CBS News says the Common Core standards will likely play a major role in the GOP nominating process for the 2016 presidential election, separating conservative candidates from those who support the top-down, nationalized education initiative.
On Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC, former Obama White House press secretary Robert Gibbs reacted to a recent Wall Street Journal report detailing the Clinton Foundation’s past donations from foreign governments, which some say compromise the potential 2016 presidential
Despite the presence of Republican presidential contenders in the Golden State this weekend, a pair of Field Polls released late last week look grim for the GOP. One shows President Barack Obama’s approval rating among likely voters in the Golden State rising to 57%, “the best appraisal of Obama in over two years by Californians.” The other shows that fewer than one in five Californians approve of Congress, and a near-majority say Republican control of both houses of Congress is a bad thing.
Sen. Rand Paul visits Florida, where in an exclusive interview, he attacks Common Core and questions whether Jeb Bush could possibly become president.
“I’ve been movin’ across the country a lot now lately,” former Texas Governor and potential 2016 Presidential hopeful Rick Perry said on Saturday. He was speaking to attendees of the Unite IE Conference during a trip visiting multiple southern California locations.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate John Bolton revealed on Breitbart News Saturday the launch of The Foundation for American Security and Freedom (FASF).
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) said that the US’ allies don’t believe the US will be “putting into place the type of policies and strategy to keep the Middle East safe” on Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “Anyone who thinks
RIVERSIDE, California—“I am giving very serious consideration to a run for the white house,” former candidate for U.S. Senate in California and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina said, as she closed out her comments to a theater full of tea partiers from across California’s Inland Empire region and beyond. She used the opportunity to not only discuss her vision, but also to slam potential 2016 Democrat Presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren.
Failed 2012 GOP presidential candidate and former Utah Governor praised his former communications aide whom former Florida Governor Jeb Bush hired to direct his communications efforts. The Wall Street Journal first reported on Friday that Tim Miller will be Bush’s communications director
A top pro-amnesty leader suggested that Florida Governor Jeb Bush may be better than Hillary Clinton on amnesty issues. Gaby Pacheco, a DREAMer and amnesty advocate who has already influenced the White House on its executive amnesty programs, proclaimed that
Rep. Curt Clawson, a grassroots conservative from Florida, is very much a Washington outsider, having only been in the House since last year. He says American needs needs “more outsiders” like him and Sen. Rand Paul in Washington, D.C., to fight back against special interests.
On Saturday’s “Up w/Steve Kornacki,’ former Democratic National Committee chairman and former Gov. Howard Dean (D-VT) offered his thoughts on the possibility that the 2016 presidential election would have focus on foreign policy over domestic policy. Dean argued that if
Ohio Gov. John Kasich doubles down on his support for Common Core education standards during a campaign swing through South Carolina.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a likely 2016 Republican presidential candidate, fired up a nearly two-thousand-strong crowd with a keynote speech to the Alabama Republican Party’s Winter Dinner on Friday night, right before the White House hopeful makes a swing through South Florida.
The Washington Post’s Robert Costa reports Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is in Washington, D.C., this weekend for the National Governors Association’s winter meeting. While there, he’ll also be meeting with Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist and other influential Republicans in his circle.
Dr. Ben Carson, author of “You Have a Brain,” argued that “the only thing that our leaders are willing to stand up for is political correctness” on Friday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “I think everybody can remember
Claiming Republicans are “bamboozlin’ folks” for advocating tax cut policies to spur job growth, a “derisive” Barack Obama gave what the New York Daily News called “a red meat speech,” “preaching to a political choir at the winter meeting of the Democratic National Committee.”
The Wall Street Journal reports that Wisconsin Republicans plan to move forward with right-to-work legislation, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is now on record saying he’ll sign the legislation should it pass.
Friday on Fox News Channel’s “The Five,” while discussing recent reports that Bill and Hillary’s Clinton Foundation accepted donations from overseas governments and large corporations during her tenure as secretary of state, co-hosts Kimberly Guilfoyle, Greg Gutfeld, Juan Williams, Jesse
Sometimes a newspaper misses the news. Rudy Giuliani’s “Obama doesn’t love America” comments aren’t especially controversial; Scott Walker’s aides thinking such comments could be made “off the record” is the real controversy.
Thursday marked the sixth anniversary of CNBC editor Rick Santelli’s famous “rant heard ’round the world” from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. It was the moment that launched a nascent movement, rousing conservatives to stand up to the radical presidency of Barack Obama. As I note in my recent book Wacko Birds: The Fall (and Rise) of the Tea Party, the Tea Party succeeded in stopping much of Obama’s agenda. It has since helped the GOP retake both Houses of Congress.
Calling it a ‘bubble’ around him, the New York Times reports that a fair number of one-time supporters of New Jersey Gov Chris Christie are either frustrated with the potential national candidate’s seemingly out of touch political team or have already moved on to other potential options for 2016.
On the day after a White House summit on extremism, Sen. Marco Rubio criticized President Obama and his administration for refusing to refer to radical Islamic terrorists when combating extremism around the world.
