Rubio Stops in Jordan During Trip to Middle East
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is on a tour of the Middle East this week, which will include a stop in Israel.Rubio met Monday with King Abdullah II in Jordan along with other members of the Jordanian government to talk …
South Carolina TV Wars: Mark Sanford vs. the World
(former) South Carolina governor website (CHARLESTON, S.C.) — Mark Sanford wants you to know that he has learned from his mistakes and will try to change Washington if he gets there.That’s the message of his first TV ad, now visible on cable air…
Rubio Raises More Than $100,000 Off Water Bottle Incident
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has hauled in some serious cash since his water sipping moment Tuesday during the Republican response to the State of the Union.Reclaim America, Rubio’s PAC, has raised more than $100…
Newt Gingrich: ‘I’ll Take a Paul Ryan Position’ on the Possibility of a Political Run
ABC/Donna Svennevik(NEW YORK) — Former House Speaker and 2012 GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich discussed his relationship with the Clintons, the battle over the sequester, and the possibility of him running for office again in a web exclusive …
Paul Ryan: ‘No Leadership’ from Democrats on Avoiding Automatic Budget Cuts
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — House Budget Committee Chair Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., blamed the White House and Senate Democrats for failing to avert automatic spending cuts scheduled to take place next month, saying, “There&rsqu…
GOP Address: Rep. Martha Roby on Stopping the Sequester
Douglas Graham/Roll Call/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In this week’s Republican address, Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby calls on the president and Senate Democrats to join the House in stopping the sequester, a set of “across-the-board spending cuts”…
Rubio PAC Offering ‘Marco Rubio Water Bottle’
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Marco Rubio is turning his mis-timed mid-speech water sip during Tuesday night’s State of the Union Republican response into a fundraising tactic.Rubio’s PAC, Reclaim America, is now offering a “Marco Rubi…
Sen. Marco Rubio Delivers GOP State of the Union Response
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. used the Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday to challenge the president on how to best serve the middle class, arguing that the answer to alleviating the bur…
DNC Blasts Marco Rubio Ahead of State of the Union Response
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was labeled his party’s “savior” by Time magazine last week, and Tuesday he will be giving the Republican Party’s official response to the president’s State o…
Sen. Harry Reid: Any Budget Deal Must Include Revenue
ABC/Martin H. Simon(NEW YORK) — Asserting that “the American people” are on his side, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said during an exclusive interview for “This Week” that any that deal reached between Republicans …
Sen. Harry Reid: Any Budget Deal Must Include Revenue
ABC/Martin H. Simon(NEW YORK) — Asserting that “the American people” are on his side, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said during an exclusive interview for “This Week” that any that deal reached between Republicans …
Senate Immigration Proposal to Include Pathway to Citizenship
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two senators at the center of negotiations over comprehensive immigration reform, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., said on Sunday that a pathway to citizenship is an essential component of a comprehensive …
RNC’s New Program Seeking New Followers
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The “GO” in GOP now stands for “Growth and Opportunity.”Republicans, still stung by losing the White House in November as well as failing to capture the Senate, are ready, willing and able to hear what Americans ha…
Rick Santorum: President Obama a ‘Sore Winner’
Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum on Sunday accused President Obama of being a “sore winner” in his dealings with Republicans.“That’s the problem with this administration. T…
David Plouffe: Revenue Debate Not Over
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — White House senior adviser David Plouffe said on Sunday that despite Republican warnings that the tax debate is over, President Obama would not accept a budget deal without additional revenue.“We are going to require some …
GOP Weekly Address: Rep. Lankford Calls Obama’s Inaugural ‘Fresh Start,’ Invokes MLK
US House of Representatives(WASHINGTON) — On President Obama’s inaugural weekend, Oklahoma Congressman James Lankford is choosing to look ahead with a fresh perspective.”With the swearing in of a new Congress and the inauguration of President Obama, t…
President Obama Can’t Get a Republican Date
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — It sounds like President Obama is getting lonely. And – surprise – Republicans aren’t keen on helping him out.Asked about the state of congressional relations at his news conference Monday, the pr…
White House Denies Call for Trillion-Dollar Coin to Avoid Debt Ceiling
Photodisc/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Obama administration has killed any notion of minting trillion-dollar platinum coins to solve the nation’s debt ceiling woes.In a written statement released Saturday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney …
GOP Weekly Address: The ‘Federal Government Spends Too Much,’ Says Sen. Deb Fischer
Douglas Graham/Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer says now that Congress is ready to focus on the nation’s deficit, it’s time for serious action on the issue of government spending. In this week’s Republican address, Fischer says she ag…
Report: Mark Sanford Staging a Comeback with House Run
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Second chances do exist in politics, and Mark Sanford might just try his hand.According to The Weekly Standard, the disgraced former governor of South Carolina will run for Congress. South Carolina will stag…