SarahPAC Spreads Its Wealth
More than a dozen conservative candidates got money from Sarah Palin's committee, according to the Federal Election Commission.
View ArticleReligion Moves to Forefront in Kentucky
A debate between Rand Paul and Jack Conway gets heated.
View ArticleTea Party Foreign Policy a Bit Cloudy
Many Tea Party candidates appear to have given little thought to the issue of foreign policy.
View ArticleProtester Is Stomped Before Debate in Kentucky
A protester was thrown to the ground and stomped on, apparently by supporters of the Republican Senate candidate in Kentucky, Rand Paul.
View Article‘Refudiate’ Was a Typo — Political Revisionism 2010
Our favorite examples of politicians attempting to rewrite the past this year.
View ArticleSenate Tea Party Caucus Holds First Meeting
The new caucus began with three members — Rand Paul of Kentucky, Mike Lee of Utah, Jim DeMint of South Carolina.
View ArticleRand Paul Makes First Speech on Senate Floor
Rand Paul of Kentucky gave his first speech on the floor of his new legislative home, the United States Senate.
View ArticleRand Paul Blames Energy Department for Faulty Toilets, Among Other Things
At a hearing, the Kentucky senator said the department’s “busybody nature” had “restricted choices” for consumers, rather than made life better for them.
View ArticleSenate Approves Stopgap Budget
The Senate on Thursday approved and sent to President Obama a measure that keeps the federal government open through April 8.
View ArticleFor Rubio, a Senate First
Unlike less tradition-sensitive colleagues, Marco Rubio, a new Republican senator from Florida, waited more than five months to give his first speech on the floor.
View ArticleSenate Acts to Keep Mueller at F.B.I.
The Senate approves a bill to extend his term for about two years, after Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, agrees to stop blocking legislation necessary for that effort.
View ArticleRand Paul Joins ‘Hobbit’ Battle Against McCain
Rand Paul, in response to criticism of the Tea Party by John McCain, says he'd "rather be a hobbit than a troll."
View ArticleRepublican Senators Propose Medicare Changes
The proposal by four conservative senators establishes a right flank for the coming Congressional debate over the benefits program, which is expected to begin in earnest on Tuesday.
View ArticleTentative Agreement Reached in Congress, Avoiding Government Shutdown
House and Senate leaders reached a tentative agreement Tuesday that would pay for federal government operations through next March, averting the prospect of a messy government shutdown just before the...
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