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BRADENTON, Fla., Sept. 10, 10:00 P.M. ET -- The great irony of the Gainesville Koran-burning saga is that at the end, imams were calling the shots and other Islamic clergy were at the microphones on his lawn, calling their host an extremist on Friday.

Sen. Ted Cruz dared to show respect for the late Nelson Mandela on social media, and the Tea Party golden boy faced the wrath of his own supporters because of it, reports ABC News .

So far, the Republican response to President Obama's historic address on economic inequality has not veered from the predictable clichA©s of Tea Party rhetoric.

Republican Senator Rand Paul said on Sunday he is giving serious thought to a run for the presidency in 2016 but might decide against it because of the burden a campaign would cause for his family.

A deal for hundreds of millions of dollars in public money to draw the Atlanta Braves north of their downtown home is pitting conservative tea party activists against the elected and civic leaders in the staunch Republican county, with opponents saying the use of public money to help a private business is not what American capitalism should be ... (more)

For nearly a year, it's been a principal topic of conversation in Mississippi political circles.

Sandra Fluke's statement on behalf of Georgetown Law Students for Reproductive Justice during a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee in February 2012 placed her in the center of a firestorm.

There is a war raging in the United States of America. Years ago, President Lyndon Johnson waged a War on Poverty, whose goal was to reduce poverty in America.

Other children smash them. Today's Tea Party-led Grand Old Party, consisting of grown-up children who thrive on smashing their political adversaries' sandcastles, has morphed into the Grand Obstructionist Party.

This reminds me once more of the differences between mainstream conservatives and the Tea Party.

This just in from the "you can't make it up" department: Sen. Ted Cruz has upset his base by eulogizing Nelson Mandela .

Last year, tea party activists from around the country helped a Texas Republican named Ted Cruz overcome long odds to beat a better-known, better-funded primary opponent backed by the GOP establishment.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is getting more brazen in its fight to control the Republican Party, as the primary in Idaho between Rep. Mike Simpson and Tea Party challenger Bryan Smith shapes up to be a major front in the war.

If you can't find any interesting comedies in the movie listings and the circus isn't in town, you might want to attend a Davis School Board meeting.

Get ready for a bruising GOP primary battle in Mississippi. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., said Friday he will seek a seventh term in 2014, setting the stage for a contentious contest that pits the Republican establishment against the Tea Party wing.

Democrats have justifiably rejoiced in the divisions within the Republican Party which hamper its ability to speak with one voice and act with unity of purpose.

The endorsement will give Daines some clout among conservatives in the GOP primary, where he faces state Rep. Champ Edmunds and air traffic manager David Leaser.

A campaign by a leading tea party group is underway to convince former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to run for Senate, believing she's the GOP's best chance of unseating incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich in the midterm elections next year.

On Monday Rep. Darrell Issa, the chairman of the Oversight Committee investigating the IRS's targeting of the Tea Party, made a stunning claim that the FBI was stonewalling his investigation.

The Club for Growth has warned that efforts by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to elect establishment Republicans against tea party candidates could ultimately backfire for the GOP at the ballot box.