Tea Party News

The third-term senator has been dogged by questions about where he really lives, but it appears that he is enough of a local to keep his seat in Congress.

Talk radio show host Laura Ingraham skewered Sen. Lamar Alexander during a rally this evening in support of his primary challenger Joe Carr, comparing him to an "old sweater" that had become full of moths, with faded colors.

Minister Jody Hice has defeated businessman Mike Collins in the Republican runoff to replace Rep. Paul Broun , a win that will likely cause headaches for House Republican leadership.

College-educated supporters of the tea party might change their political tune if they mingled more with those less educated than themselves.

A fracking crew member watches over water tanks at an Anadarko Petroleum Corp. site near Brighton in May. Fracking has spurred hot debate amid Colorado's energy boom.

Today, the Jay Fant Campaign announced the support of a number of Jacksonville area Tea Party members and the formation of a Tea Party Coalition consisting of those who are passionate about limiting the size of government and have been active in the Tea Party movement since its beginning.

Editorial page writer Allysia Finley on the Rocky Mountain's state rejection of a tax hike to fund education programs.

It's no secret Gov. Rick Perry needs to put down his political foot when it comes to illegal immigration in his home state.

On Sunday night's episode of the kinky HBO vampire/werewolves/fairies series, two characters dress like stereotypical Republicans and go undercover at a Ted Cruz fundraising event.

Tennessee's Lamar Alexander is one of a number of incumbent Republican senators caught in the cross hairs of Tea Party groups, taking on several challengers in next month's GOP primary.

A senior analyst for the conservative Center for Immigration Studies expressed support for the idea of not only impeaching President Barack Obama during a speech to a Florida Tea Party group, but also for his public execution, Right Wing Watch reported.

Kent, OH - Tom Zawistowski, Executive Director of the Portage County TEA Party, reacted angrily to Ohio Senator Rob Portman's claims in a Cleveland Plain Dealer article this week that he had no idea that the $25,000 from his PAC would be used by the Thad Cochran Campaign in Mississippi to air racially charged attacks on the TEA Party.

You remember what happened last time. The would-be Missouri senator torpedoed his campaign two years ago after suggesting in a TV interview that if a woman is a victim of "legitimate rape," she is unlikely to get pregnant because her body "has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."

Aside from the thoughtful and humane analysis by Glenn Beck and Hugh Hewitt of the recent border crisis, conservatives have utilized this immigration issue to further the need for a "secure border."

Easily the most interesting and watched state Senate primary outside of Southeast Michigan is one taking place among the cherry trees in northern Michigan.

The national debate over the steady stream of immigrant children coming into the United States from Central America spilled into the streets of Eastern Idaho Saturday, as competing rallies stood toe-to-toe.

A western Wisconsin police chief has been charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly registering a tea party leader for solicitations from gay dating, pornography and federal health care websites.

The news broke, and was reiterated by the recent FP post by Markos - NN has announced Phoenix, AZ, as the location for NN15.

In the sleepy college community of Claremont a contentious dispute over who controls the city's water utility is brewing, and its implications reach far beyond the Pomona Valley.

Around 30 people gathered at the overpass on Hwy. 301 overlooking I-4 in Tampa this afternoon, protesting the recent influx of tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants - mostly children- that have crossed the U.S. border illegally since last October. A similar protest was scheduled in St. Petersburg and in cities around the country today, ... (more)