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David Eldridge

deldridge@washingtontimes.com

David Eldridge joined The Washington Times in 1999 and over the next seven years helped lead the paper's coverage of regional politics and government, Sept. 11, and the sniper attacks of 2002. In 2006, he was named managing editor of the paper's website before moving on to editing and reporting stints at Roll Call, the Hill and InsideSources. He returned to The Times in 2016.

Articles by David Eldridge

High court to ponder Texas redistricting

When Texas came out of the 2010 U.S. Census with the biggest demographic prize in the nation - four shiny new congressional seats - everyone knew the stage was set for another bare-knuckled political fight for control of those districts.

December 14, 2011
Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter (gov.idaho.gov)

Idaho governor: States can build pipeline without federal government

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter said the Republican governors of the Midwestern states who back the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline should bypass the federal government altogether and make the agreements necessary to get the $7 billion project up and running.

December 13, 2011
Four Republican presidential candidates — (from left) former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich — are among those taking part in a debate on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

‘Newt’s forte is glib,’ Santorum says

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum predicted Sunday that conservatives who have fueled Newt Gingrich's rise to the top of the GOP presidential field will rethink their support once they learn more about the former House speaker's record.

December 11, 2011
Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (left) and former Sen. George Allen, who also was governor of the commonwealth, greet each other after the AP Day at the Capitol senatorial debate at the Capitol in Richmond on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Allen: Kaine not serious about wooing tea partyers

Former Virginia Gov. George Allen, now running for the U.S. Senate, said in an interview Thursday that fiscal-minded voters and tea party activists won't support his Democratic opponent, Tim Kaine, in their expected showdown next year — despite Mr. Kaine's claims in a debate between the two Wednesday.

December 8, 2011
Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican

Paul, second in new poll, confident about Iowa

Rep. Ron Paul, a Texas Republican fresh off a new Iowa poll showing him pulling ahead of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for second among GOP voters in Iowa, said Sunday he is confident he can compete with current Republican presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich.

December 4, 2011
Newt Gingrich

Gingrich snags N.H. newspaper’s nod

The surging Newt Gingrich presidential campaign scored a key win over Republican primary rival Mitt Romney on Sunday when New Hampshire's largest newspaper, the Union Leader, endorsed the former House speaker over the former Massachusetts governor.

November 27, 2011
** FILE ** Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican (Associated Press)

Rand Paul downplays impact of automatic cuts

With the congressional supercommittee debt-reduction talks on the brink of failure, Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday the "automatic cuts" scheduled to kick in aren't nearly as draconian as some have suggested.

November 20, 2011

Gingrich defends Freddie Mac work

GOP presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich on Thursday strongly defended his work as a consultant to housing giant Freddie Mac after leaving Congress in 1999.

November 17, 2011
**FILE** Gloria Cain (left) accompanies her husband, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, as he announces his candidacy in Atlanta on May 21, 2011. (Associated Press)

Herman Cain’s wife speaks up, defends husband

Gloria Cain, the wife of GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain, will appear on Fox News Monday evening to talk about the sexual misconduct allegations that have been dogged her husband's campaign in recent weeks.

November 14, 2011
**FILE** House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican (Associated Press)

Boehner: House will have own roads plan

Three days after Senate Republicans blocked President Obama's latest stimulus spending plan, a $60 billion roads bill, House Speaker John A. Boehner said Sunday that the U.S. House will take action on its own infrastructure package.

November 6, 2011
Herman Cain

Cain says he’s pro-life, with no exceptions

Republican presidential front-runner Herman Cain, saying he wanted to clear up previously contradictory comments on abortion, said Sunday that he opposes abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when the life of the mother is at stake.

October 30, 2011
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks to supporters in front of the State House in Concord, N.H., on Oct. 24, 2011, after filing his papers to be on the ballot for the state's presidential primary. (Associated Press)

Romney: Arab Spring ‘out of control’

GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said Monday that President Obama's handling of foreign policy in the Middle East and around the globe has weakened America's position in the world.

October 24, 2011