Tea Party News

When Barry Goldwater wrote " The Conscience of a Conservative " in 1960, which became a surprise bestseller, it marked a crucial event in the history of the conservative movement.

National Journal recently visited Greenville and Spartanburg to explore the changes happening in upstate South Carolina.

In Nashville on Thursday, about a half-dozen Tennessee Tea Party leaders gathered with the Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund to denounce current Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander and promote his Republican challenger Joe Carr.

Tea party activist Chip Maxwell has ended his bid to get his name on the ballot in November to challenge Lee Terry in the 2nd District Congressional race.

Let's recap: First, the message was the oil and gas industry equals jobs and if those who oppose fracking don't back down, those jobs will be taken away from Colorado.

Rogue or no, Tea Party darling and former Alaskan governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is still subject to traffic laws.

Yesterday IRS Commissioner John Koskinen testified on Capitol Hill after news surfaced Lois Lerner's hard drive was scratched and that data Koskinen said was lost, may not be lost at all.

Jody Hice isn't fond of gays, Muslims, or women. He's also on his way to becoming Georgia's next Republican congressman.

Recent polls have showed Tea Party Congressman Cory Gardner is turning out to be a competitive candidate against Senator Mark Udall .

Tea Party Manatee has issued endorsements for the Aug. 26 primary election, choosing Republican Gov. Rick Scott to head its slate, and also recommending Manatee County Commissioners Michael Gallen and Robin DiSabatino.

A town hall meeting held by Texas Tea Party state Rep. David Simpson on Wednesday got heated as Simpson's constituents railed at him for not doing more to stop the influx of unaccompanied, undocumented minors coming to the United States from Central and South America.

The last time, on June 23, that Christie Watch paid attention to Texas Governor Rick Perry's presidential hopes , it was pretty hard to take the gaffe-prone, oops!-inducing, goofy Texan seriously.

Though set to retire from the U.S. House after her term expires at the end of this year, Michele Bachmann may not be done with electoral politics.

Although the stunning upset win by political newcomer David Perdue in the Republican runoff for the Senate was the big news from Georgia on Tuesday night, the tea party also had a night to remember in the Peach State.

The McDaniel campaign may yet have their day in court to plead foul play in Mississippi's Republican Primary, but that seems an unlikely route for Chris McDaniel to have the chance to represent the people of Mississippi in the United States Senate.

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.