http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Republican_PartyFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Republican Party from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:39:56 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Republican_Party14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Republican Party from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/08/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/08/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Sunday praised the "historic" House vote to pass a bill overhauling the nation's ailing health care system, and said now it is time for the Senate to "take the baton" and complete its work.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/05/senate.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/05/senate.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Senate committee Thursday approved a major climate change bill despite a boycott by all of the panel's seven Republican members.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/election.races/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/election.races/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Republican Party left for dead by many in the wake of recent Democratic landslides sprang back to life with wins in hotly contested races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/2009.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/2009.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Republican Party that struggled in the wake of recent Democratic landslides sprang back to life Tuesday with wins in hotly contested races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, according to CNN projections.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/poll.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/poll.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith a year to go before midterm congressional elections, a new national poll indicates that Americans are divided over whether they'd vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in their district.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/03/borger.GOP.battles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/03/borger.GOP.battles/index.html#cnnSTCTextRight now, the political intelligentsia is consumed with the outcome of a congressional district in upstate New York.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/02/borger.GOP.battles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/02/borger.GOP.battles/index.html#cnnSTCTextRight now, the political intelligentsia is consumed with the outcome of a congressional district in upstate New York.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublicans boycotted a Senate committee hearing Tuesday on a major bill to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/02/new.york.23/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/02/new.york.23/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf Democrats suffer a loss in an upstate New York congressional race Tuesday, it could well spark an uneasy celebration among Republican leaders.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/voter.anger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/voter.anger/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs voters across the country head to the polls Tuesday, one thing appears certain: Many of them are angry.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/03/zelizer.not.fathers.bipartisanship/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/03/zelizer.not.fathers.bipartisanship/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced he would be pushing for a public option in the final health care bill, it looked as if he had given up on the possibility of a bipartisan agreement.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/29/feehery.gop.majority/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/29/feehery.gop.majority/index.html#cnnSTCTextUsually, on the day before an election, the top story is how the candidates from each party are doing all they can to beat up the other side.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/01/john.king.monday.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/01/john.king.monday.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTextTo: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: The Monday MemoMon, 02 Nov 2009 04:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/27/opinion.julian.zelizer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/27/opinion.julian.zelizer/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen the stock market broke the 10,000 point barrier a few weeks ago, many investors celebrated. Economists have started to talk about the end of the "Great Recession." But many Americans can't see what all the enthusiasm is about.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/cantor.bipartisan.healthcare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/cantor.bipartisan.healthcare/index.html#cnnSTCTextGiven the heated rhetoric and sharp partisan divides that have characterized this year's debate, it's easy to forget that there are several key reforms in health care that Democrats and Republicans can agree on.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/borger.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/borger.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery president believes, upon election, that his term of service will be transformative. Some, like Barack Obama, actually campaign on the idea: that his brand of leadership and force of personality are so persuasive that they will change the way the world (aka Washington) does business. "We are the hope for the future," the candidate told a crowd before his huge wins on Super Tuesday last year. "[We are] the answer to the cynics who tell us our house must stand divided."Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/republican.brand/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/republican.brand/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 1994 elections were approaching, and House Republicans were on a mission to take control of their chamber for the first time in nearly 50 years.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/economy/stimulus_jobs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/economy/stimulus_jobs/index.htmIs the largest one-time economic recovery effort in U.S. history creating jobs?Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/republican.brand/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/republican.brand/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 1994 elections were approaching, and House Republicans were on a mission to take back control of their chamber for the first time in nearly 50 years.Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/08/alan.grayson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/08/alan.grayson/index.html#cnnSTCTextCould a little-known freshman Democrat from a conservative-leaning Florida district be just what the doctor ordered for liberals wary of what they view as a timid president too ready to compromise on overhauling health care?Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextA compromise health care proposal widely seen as having the best chance to win Democratic and Republican support would cost $829 billion over the next 10 years, nonpartisan budget analysts concluded Wednesday.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/borger.opposition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/borger.opposition/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn my next life, I'd like to be an opposition party leader. What fun to go to work every day knowing you will always be right, largely because your ideas will remain untested.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/06/begala.palin.republican.party/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/06/begala.palin.republican.party/index.html#cnnSTCTextI'm sure Republican strategists look at their bench and think of what Casey Stengel said of the 1962 Mets: "Can't anybody here play this game?"Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/01/gop.targeted.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/01/gop.targeted.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Republicans will target freshman Rep. Tom Perriello in a new television commercial that criticizes the Virginia Democrat for his recent vote in favor of controversial energy reform legislation.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/25/king.ohio.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/25/king.ohio.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn bellwether Ohio, hopes for a new Republican beginning rest largely on two familiar faces from the GOP past.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/feehery.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/feehery.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTextMuch has been said and written about the decline and fall of the Republican Party. That is unsurprising, given the last two elections, when Republicans got their heads handed to them.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/17/news/economy/republican_health_care_bill/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/17/news/economy/republican_health_care_bill/index.htmHouse Republicans on Wednesday presented what they called a "sorely needed" alternative to Democrats' proposals to overhaul health care.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/gop.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/gop.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextCongressional Republicans offered what they call a "centrist, practical" plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system Tuesday, one they say would be the cheapest of any option proposed so far.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/10/republican.party.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/10/republican.party.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Republican Party is in need of a leader and boost in its self-esteem, a new poll suggests.Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/08/palin.gop.event/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/08/palin.gop.event/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Republican official involved in the planning for Monday night's major GOP fundraising dinner said the Alaska governor is "expected to attend" the event "and will be sitting with Sen. John Cornyn and his wife at their table."Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/house.gop.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/house.gop.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House Republican leadership upped the ante Thursday in the ongoing debate over the size and scope of the federal budget, unveiling a proposal to cut spending by $375 billion over the next five years.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/01/zelizer.sotomayor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/01/zelizer.sotomayor/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt seems as if Republican opponents of President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court are now coalescing around the issue of affirmative action as their main point of attack.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/12/senate.2010/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/12/senate.2010/index.html#cnnSTCTextScore a big one for John Cornyn.Tue, 12 May 2009 20:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/07/feehery.republicans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/07/feehery.republicans/index.html#cnnSTCText"It is important for us to have a strong Republican Party," Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tauntingly told a press conference on April 23. "And I hope that the next generation will take back the Republican Party for the Grand Old Party that it used to be."Thu, 07 May 2009 15:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/01/sotu.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/01/sotu.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was hardly the newsiest answer at his 100-day prime-time news conference, but President Obama's careful assessment of the state of the Republican Party is noteworthy.Fri, 01 May 2009 14:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/30/gop.ad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/30/gop.ad/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Republican leader John Boehner released a lengthy Web video Thursday suggesting Democrats are not keeping Americans safe -- part of what GOP sources tell CNN is a renewed political effort to push a historically winning issue for Republicans: national security.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/30/gop.rebrand/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/30/gop.rebrand/index.html#cnnSTCTextBruised by charges from Democrats that they've become the "party of no," Republicans on Thursday are launching an outreach effort to reshape their party's image.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/29/preston.gop.100days/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/29/preston.gop.100days/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust when it seemed as if the Republican Party's political standing couldn't get any worse, Sen. Arlen Specter decides to ditch the GOP and join the Democratic Party.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:13:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/02/news/economy/congress_budget/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/02/news/economy/congress_budget/index.htmThe Senate passed a $3.53 trillion version of the federal budget for fiscal year 2010 late Thursday night in a party-line vote, ending several weeks of acrimonious partisan debate.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/02/us.house.budget.passes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/02/us.house.budget.passes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House of Representatives passed a $3.55 trillion budget for fiscal year 2010 Thursday night, capping off weeks of acrimonious partisan debate and a long day of voting marked by the defeat of several alternative plans.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/gop.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/gop.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Republican leaders unveiled their alternative to the proposed Democratic budget Wednesday, calling for $4.8 trillion less in overall spending over the next decade -- in part through a five-year freeze in most nondefense discretionary spending.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/02/house.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/02/house.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Republican leaders unveiled their alternative to the proposed Democratic budget Thursday. They're calling for $4.8 trillion less in overall spending over the next decade, in part through a five-year freeze in most nondefense discretionary spending.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/27/gop.comeback/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/27/gop.comeback/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite crushing defeats in the last two elections, Senate Republicans have new "energy and enthusiasm" for winning back the majority, according to their leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/preston.conservative.blogging/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/preston.conservative.blogging/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Republicans wrangle over the ideological direction of the party, a new generation of conservatives is reaching out to GOP activists and honing the use of a 21st century megaphone to promote Republican policy goals through new media networking tools.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/gop.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/gop.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the first unofficial ballots are cast in the 2012 presidential race, a new national poll of Republicans indicates no clear front-runner for the next GOP White House nominee.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/06/stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/06/stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. senators began debate on a massive economic-recovery package Friday evening, after a working coalition of Democrats and some Republicans reached a compromise that trimmed billions in spending from an earlier version.Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/31/preston.rnc.chair/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/31/preston.rnc.chair/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublicans took the first step toward rebuilding on Friday after suffering demoralizing losses in November that left them with little power and acknowledging that much needs to be done to restore the GOP to its former glory.Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/zelizer.republicans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/zelizer.republicans/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of the best Marx Brothers movies, "Horse Feathers," played in movie theaters at the height of the Great Depression in 1932.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/12/senate.republicans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/12/senate.republicans/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 111th Congress has just barely begun as Senate Republicans brace for more grueling elections in 2010 that threaten to further weaken the party's influence in Congress.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/12/gop.technology/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/12/gop.technology/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Michigan GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis decided to throw his hat in the ring to head the Republican Party, he announced his intentions on an unlikely forum: Twitter.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/borger.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/11/borger.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's no surprise that when a political team loses an election, it asks the obvious questions: What went wrong? What could we have done differently? Who (or what) cost us the election? And, of course, what do we do next?Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/06/gop.identity.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/06/gop.identity.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Republican Party faces a long list of problems with no clear national leader and an identity crisis that will play out during a period of good will for the first African-American elected president.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:28:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1856822,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1856822,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSure, the Republicans were routed, but they held the line in some key seats whose loss could have doomed the party Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/house.races.results/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/house.races.results/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocrats increased their 36-seat majority in the U.S. House, according to CNN projections, by defeating established Republicans and winning open seats as they capitalized on an unpopular GOP president.Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:51:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/10/news/economy/second_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/10/news/economy/second_stimulus/index.htmHouse Democratic leaders are putting together a second economic stimulus package costing as much as $150 billion and are likely to call Congress back shortly after the election to vote on the measure, according to several Democratic leadership aides.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845657,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845657,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAll the talk of bipartisanship turned into a flurry of finger-pointing and recriminations after the Administration's controversial financial markets rescue plan goes down in defeat in the HouseTue, 30 Sep 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/news/economy/bailout_talks/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/news/economy/bailout_talks/index.htmCapitol Hill negotiators spent Friday working on details of a $700 billion financial rescue plan while President Bush and leading lawmakers offered assurances that Congress and the administration would get a deal done.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/congress.bailout.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/congress.bailout.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextCongressional leaders say they are near an agreement on a $700 billion bailout package for Wall Street, but many Republican members of Congress are still balking at the deal.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/sanchez.mainstreet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/sanchez.mainstreet/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's been said that the Republican coalition, when it wins, is a perfect intersection of four streets: Main Street (middle class America), Church Street (cultural conservatives), Wall Street, and Easy Street (high-net-worth, birthright Republicans).Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:29:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1838021,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1838021,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe gatherings are smaller than expected and the marches mostly peaceful, but breakaway radicals are causing troubleTue, 02 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/01/house.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/01/house.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe microphones were off and the lights were dim, but more than a dozen House Republicans refused to go home Friday after the body adjourned for August recess.Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:59:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1826876,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1826876,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRepublicans on Saturday blocked the Senate from considering a bill next week that would nearly double federal aid to help the poor pay heating billsSat, 26 Jul 2008 18:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/02/senate.greenhousegas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/02/senate.greenhousegas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate on Monday voted to debate a Democratic-backed bill to dramatically cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/14/gop.agenda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/14/gop.agenda/index.html#cnnSTCTextSensing trouble in the fall, the House GOP leadership on Wednesday addressed recent losses in special Congressional elections by unleashing a new agenda aimed at changing that party's image.Wed, 14 May 2008 20:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/01/house.mortgage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/01/house.mortgage/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bill meant to help homeowners caught up in the spreading mortgage crisis received committee approval Thursday after Democrats fended off numerous Republican challenges to the bill.Thu, 01 May 2008 18:56:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1724358,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1724358,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsYes, he's still around. And Paul's stubborn candidacy says a lot about how the Republican Party has strayed from its idealsThu, 20 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/03/10/one.sheet.political.parties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/03/10/one.sheet.political.parties/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere are two major national political parties in the United States: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. But have those groups been at the forefront of American politics since the birth of the nation? This One-Sheet helps students learn about the history of political parties in America.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1711299,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1711299,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHouse Republican leader John Boehner and other Republicans warned on Thursday that a successful program to combat AIDS in Africa would be in jeopardy if Democrats move ahead with plans to make changes that he said would support abortionsFri, 08 Feb 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/17/sc.guide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/17/sc.guide/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe GOP presidential hopefuls have their eyes set on South Carolina, which hosts the South's first party nominee contest Saturday.Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:28:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1694094,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1694094,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe party is headed for the most wide-open nomination fight since Wendell Willkie. You remember him Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1671599,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1671599,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThanks to scandal and retirements, the GOP must now worry that Democrats could gain a filibuster-proof majority in 2008Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/28/hispanic.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/28/hispanic.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Democratic and Republican presidential candidates scour the country for votes during the 2008 campaign, they'll inevitably court the Hispanic community, a voting group growing rapidly in number and diversity.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/25/roland.martin.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/25/roland.martin.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextThat's right, I said it. And I mean it.Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1660913,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1660913,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOnly one candidate has agreed to the next Univision Spanish- language debate. Has the GOP given up on the Latino vote?Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1659364_1659363,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1659364_1659363,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMcCain was back in stride, while Romney was off his game, says Mark Halperin of last night's Thompson-free gathering Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/09/debate.gay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/09/debate.gay/index.html#cnnSTCTextVoters concerned about where presidential candidates stand on gay rights may have their question answered tonight. Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1647164,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1647164,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHis party is in a funk, and there's no clear front-runner for the nomination. Can the actor-politician meet great expectations?Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/25/100100251/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/25/100100251/index.htmNEW CENSUS DATA show that the top 1% of U.S. earners now take home a greater share of national income than at any time since the height of the go-go 1920s. The top 300,000 earners together receive almost as much income as the bottom 150 million. Democrats inhale these facts and breathe out fire. Republicans say, "Hey, this is no time to be complacent. With a little effort we can push this closer to Louis XVI levels of inequality!" Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1636516,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1636516,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNew requirements to track down, deport and permanently bar people who overstay their visas would be added to a broad immigration bill under a GOP bid to attract more Republican supportSat, 23 Jun 2007 12:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/11/magazines/fortune/fiscal_budget.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/11/magazines/fortune/fiscal_budget.fortune/index.htmNew Census data show that the top 1 percent of U.S. earners now take home a greater share of national income than at any time since the height of the go-go 1920s. The top 300,000 earners together receive almost as much income as the bottom 150 million.Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/04/nh.gop.debate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/04/nh.gop.debate/index.htmlTen Republicans who want to be president will take the stage Tuesday night for their first debate in New Hampshire, hoping to make an impression on the voters who will cast ballots in the nation's first primary early next year.Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/27/schneider.gop/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/27/schneider.gop/index.htmlWhen it comes to Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment -- "Thou shalt not speak ill of thy fellow Republicans" -- GOP presidential candidates seem to be losing their religion.Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/election.main.1358/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/election.main.1358/index.htmlRepublicans were faced Tuesday with the possibility that the war in Iraq, an unpopular president and a series of scandals would thwart their chances of maintaining a grip on Congress.Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/greenfield.key.questions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/greenfield.key.questions/index.htmlOK, so maybe we did have to wait 37 days to find out who won in 2000; and maybe it took until dawn two years ago to know that Bush had won a second term. But that doesn't mean you early-to-bed types won't have important clues to the big stories tonight. Here's an hour-by-hour guide to some of the key questions we'll be asking:Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:44:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/23/news/economy/pluggedin_murphy_election.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/23/news/economy/pluggedin_murphy_election.fortune/index.htmPower may be corrupting, but it is also addictive. That's why no party likes to lose an election. But the truth is that sometimes a loss is just what is needed to regain a sense of purpose and energy. And that's why the Republicans need to lose in November.Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/25/navarrette/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/25/navarrette/index.htmlIn tackling the immigration issue, Republicans in Congress really outdid themselves. Call it: "Immigration Reform for Dummies."Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/17/conservatives.gop/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/17/conservatives.gop/index.htmlConservative Republicans gathering to talk about the upcoming elections normally would be a welcome event for national party leaders. But not this year.Wed, 17 May 2006 17:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/27/gas.rebate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/27/gas.rebate/index.htmlMost American taxpayers would get $100 rebate checks to offset the pain of higher pump prices for gasoline, under an amendment Senate Republicans hope to bring to a vote soon.Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/05/house.leadership/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/05/house.leadership/index.htmlThe new Republican leader in the House of Representatives backed more stringent disclosure rules for lawmakers and lobbyists Sunday, but criticized measures such as a ban on privately paid travel proposed by other GOP leaders.Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/14/novak.gop/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/14/novak.gop/index.htmlLast Wednesday, leaders of conservative and moderate factions in the House Republican conference sat down to discuss a joint call for new leadership elections. No agreement was reached, and the events of the next 24 hours destroyed the budding coalition while exposing the ineffectiveness of current leaders. Abandonment of oil drilling in the Arctic failed to appease the moderate bloc, and the leaders pulled down the budget-cutting bill late Thursday.Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/10/house.budget/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/10/house.budget/index.htmlHouse Republican leaders abruptly called off a vote Thursday on a bill that would trim $50 billion in spending after moderate Republicans resisted cuts to a range of social programs, including Medicaid, student loans and food stamps.Fri, 11 Nov 2005 02:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/governor.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/governor.main/index.htmlNew governors will take the helm in six states, with voting reflecting a party shift in four of them -- two for Democrats and two for Republicans.Wed, 03 Nov 2004 16:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/19/pa.greenwood.house/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/19/pa.greenwood.house/index.htmlRep. Jim Greenwood, a six-term moderate Republican up for re-election in November, has told GOP leaders he will leave Congress at the end of his term, sources told CNN.Mon, 19 Jul 2004 21:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/22/medicare.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/22/medicare.tm/index.htmlGeorge Bush and his G.O.P. allies in Congress thought the Medicare prescription-drug benefit they enacted last December would take a key issue away from the Democrats and entice millions of seniors to vote Republican this November.Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/17/polls/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/17/polls/index.htmlThis week in The Inside Edge, discover the Democrats' new secret weapon, learn why the presidential election may be heading in a different direction than polls may suggest, tune in to a future foreign policy hotspot and look for the return of the GOP's 007.Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/08/gay/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/08/gay/index.htmlIt's been more than a week since the president weighed in on same-sex marriage, saying a constitutional amendment was necessary to "prevent the meaning of marriage from being changed forever."Mon, 08 Mar 2004 20:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/01/01/334685/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/01/01/334685/index.htmThe Republican takeover of Congress virtually ensures a slew of tax cuts that could take effect, retroactively, as early as Jan. 1, say tax experts and Washington insiders. Wed, 01 Jan 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/24/284641/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/24/284641/index.htmFor years, Republicans have gathered at their summer convention and beaten one another up over abortion. This year George W. Bush, who does not intend to alter the GOP platform's anti-abortion lang...Mon, 24 Jul 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/15/254922/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/15/254922/index.htmIt's well known by now that despite his impeachment, or maybe because of it, Bill Clinton's polls are at near-record highs. What isn't so obvious is how the Democrats are profiting--and the Republi...Mon, 15 Feb 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/12/21/252695/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/12/21/252695/index.htmThe new GOP leaders are arguing that they will be be more action-oriented, more efficient, more productive, and more practical than the do-nothing goons they replaced. Probably closer to the truth:...Mon, 21 Dec 1998 05:01:00 EST