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Republican Gov. Mark Sanford was persona non grata at the Columbia Tea Party on Saturday, as none of nearly a dozen speakers ever uttered the beleaguered governor's name.

A Puerto Rican civil rights organization advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor campaigned against seating conservative Robert Bork on the high court in the late 1980s, according to new documents that shed light on the group that's become a key focus of Republicans questioning Sotomayor's fitness to be a justice.

Since he confessed his affair last week, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has let it be known that he has no intention of giving up his post.

SOUTH Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint , author of "Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America's Slide Into Socialism," needs to scold the promotion department at Fidelis Books.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's admission of an extramarital affair last week was shocking to many Republicans, and now detailed revelations Tuesday about more meetings with his mistress have pushed many over the edge.

Options So says Ron Paul in his weekly address: Ron Paul, the popular Republican Congressman from Texas, is ripping into the president and Congress for what he sees as their 'goal' with round after round of stimulus: complete economic collapse.'From their spending habits, an economic collapse seems to be the goal of Congress and this ...

South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras.

On Wednesday, S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford reneged on a promise to release financial records of his trips to see his mistress.

Sen. Tom Davis, Gov. Mark Sanford's former chief of staff, said Wednesday he has spoken with both the governor and First Lady Jenny Sanford about the governor's future.

If there's a manual for politicians on how to survive a sex scandal, South Carolina Gov.

Sen. Jim DeMint on Wednesday urged embattled Gov. Mark Sanford , a fellow South Carolina Republican, to make the "right decision" about his political future .

PRESIDENT Obama has blamed our economic woes on the "bursting of a debt-based bubble" and a culture of "easy money." Funny: The Build America Bonds program, an obscure part of this year's vast "stimulus" package, sure seems to be encouraging reckless and irresponsible borrowing.

Efforts by some state senators and Republican Party activists to oust Gov. Mark Sanford lost steam Monday: There were no plans to collectively call for the governor's resignation.

Rep. Ron Paul, shown here speaking to the American Conservative Union last February, is winning supporters to a new bill.

S.C. Sen. Jim DeMint said he sees America shifting, and he is doing what he can to stop it.

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Republican senators on Wednesday made public their strategy for combating the Supreme Court nomination of appellate Judge Sonia Sotomayor, questioning whether she believes the Bill of Rights applies to all Americans.

The Stonewall Inn in New York City in 1969, days after a police raid set off demonstrations that are considered to be the start of the gay-rights movement.

The Heartland Institute is holding two Town Hall Meetings on health reform next week, one on June 30 in Indianapolis and another in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 1. We are also planning similar events in Dallas on July 8 and Atlanta on July 14.

U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller announced Thursday he has endorsed former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio in the state's U.S. Senate race.