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Rand Paul: ‘Constitutional question’ over foreign donations to Clinton Foundation

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said that beyond recent reports that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton conducted business as the nation's top diplomat exclusively via personal email, there is a constitutional question over foreign governments giving money to her foundation.

March 4, 2015

Chris Christie in political free fall as approval rating plummets

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's approval rating has hit 35 percent in the Garden State in a new Fairleigh Dickinson poll - the lowest rating the PublicMind poll has measured since he took office.

March 4, 2015

Jason Chaffetz, House Oversight chairman: Frustration is with Senate Democrats, not John Boehner

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Utah Republican and chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Wednesday his frustration over Tuesday's vote in Congress to fund the Department of Homeland Security was with Senate Democrats and not Speaker John A. Boehner.

March 4, 2015

Marco Rubio, Mike Lee rolling out tax code overhaul

GOP Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Mike Lee of Utah are rolling out an overhaul of the tax code on Wednesday that, among other things, consolidates existing tax brackets and provides for a per-child credit for parents.

March 4, 2015

Voters trust Republicans in Congress more than Obama: poll

A plurality of voters trust Republicans in Congress more than President Obama to make decisions that are good for the country — numbers in line with a survey taken after the 2014 midterm elections.

March 4, 2015

Six in 10 voters support U.S. ground troops to fight Islamic State

Sixty-two percent of American voters support sending in U.S. ground troops to combat the Islamic State terrorist group and 30 percent are opposed, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

March 4, 2015

Ben Carson first Republican presidential candidate with exploratory committee

Retired neurosurgeon Ben S. Carson has formally launched an exploratory committee to test the waters for a White House bid next year, providing the clearest signal yet about his intentions.

March 3, 2015

Freedom Partners praises Bush, Cruz, Paul, Rubio for opposing Export-Import Bank

Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, a nonprofit group with ties to the billionaire philanthropists Charles and David Koch, applauded four potential GOP presidential contenders on Tuesday for supporting the end of the Export-Import Bank.

March 3, 2015

Scott Walker trails Hillary Clinton by 5 points in head-to-head match-up

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who has surged in recent polling on the possible 2016 GOP presidential field, trails Democratic frontrunner and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton by 5 points in a head-to-head match-up — closer than two other possible Republican candidates.

March 3, 2015

Charlie Rangel changes mind, says he’ll attend Benjamin Netanyahu speech

With about an hour to go until Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to address Congress, Rep. Charlie Rangel, New York Democrat, said he'd be attending the speech after initially saying he would not.

March 3, 2015

John Kasich of Ohio on 2016: ‘I’m not the governor of a tiny little state’

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who is in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress, said "all my options are on the table" when asked about a possible presidential run in 2016.

March 3, 2015

Ben Carson formally launches committee to explore presidential run

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson is formally launching an exploratory committee to test the waters on a possible run for the White House in 2016, providing the clearest signal yet on his intentions for next year's campaign.

March 3, 2015

Martin O’Malley passes on run for Barbara Mikulski’s Senate seat

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley will not seek the U.S. Senate seat of retiring longtime Sen. Barbara Mikulski

March 3, 2015

Presidential hopefuls to pitch gun-friendly crowd at NRA convention in April

A host of 2016 GOP presidential hopefuls are slated to address Second Amendment advocates next month in Nashville at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting.

March 3, 2015

Mike Huckabee: Benjamin Netanyahu ‘risking political life’; he values ‘future of civilization’

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said that rather than boosting his standing back home ahead of his country's elections, Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu is "risking his political life" by speaking before Congress because he values the future of Israel and of civilization.

March 3, 2015

Tom Cole: Expect ‘clean’ DHS bill to go to House floor and pass

Rep. Tom Cole, Oklahoma Republican, predicted that the current shutdown showdown over the Department of Homeland Security is going to end with the GOP-led House approving a "clean" funding bill.

March 3, 2015

Draft Carson now a fundraising, organizing powerhouse

The National Draft Ben Carson for President Committee, in existence for about 18 months, has become a fundraising powerhouse and early-primary state organizing machine as the retired neurosurgeon moves closer to a presidential run in 2016.

March 2, 2015

Rick Perry: ‘Only one individual’ in field ‘that’s ever had the uniform of this country on’

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry touts his military experience in part of a new online video released by his political action committee that also makes mention of his recent trips to the early presidential states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.

March 2, 2015

Warren Buffett: Elizabeth Warren would do better if she was ‘less angry and demonizing’

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat and a fierce critic of Wall Street, would be better off if she was "less angry and demonizing."

March 2, 2015

Dick Cheney meeting with House GOP whip team Monday

Former Vice President Dick Cheney is meeting Monday evening with members of the House Republican whip team, a spokeswoman for Majority Whip Steve Scalise, Louisiana Republican, confirmed.

March 2, 2015