Tea Party News

During a February 2012 briefing, Lerner told committee staff that the criteria for evaluating tax-exempt applications had not changed.

South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham has long been one of the Tea Party's least-favorite Republicans, owing to many factors, with his pro-immigration reform stance and close friendship with John McCain chief among them.

In his analysis of Florida Republican David Jolly's special election win over Democrat Alex Sink on Tuesday, Republican establishment strategist Karl Rove failed to fully acknowledge the importance of both mobilizing the Republican base for this fall's midterm elections and opposing amnesty.

Last week we highlighted and handicapped the statewide races for the top five constitutional offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer and agriculture commissioner.

Sarah Palin has to do something to fill the hours that aren't taken up by parody-Dr.-Seuss storytime at CPAC.

This is where Palin is at her most dangerous to the GOP establishment, rallying the base and putting a hurting on the ole' boys club in D.C..

Tea party activists have been waging war for months against the Common Core academic standards.

There aren't many issues that bring together conservative Tea Party Republicans and Attorney General Eric Holder, but one of them-sentencing reform for nonviolent drug offenders-is making serious headway, and advocates are thrilled.

Queensland and Texas are now sisters. Premier Campbell Newman has met with Texas Governor Rick Perry to formalise a sister state agreement, strengthening the relationship between Texas Gov. Rick Perry makes remarks during a panel discussion on \"Criminal Justice Reform\" at the Conservative Political Action Conference opens in Oxon Hill, Maryland, ... (more)

Rep. Mike Simpson is out with his first TV ad, blasting Tea Party opponent Bryan Smith as a "personal injury lawyer" and touting his conservative credentials.

Congressman Darrell Issa , Chairman of the House Oversight Committee , just released a 140+ page report on the IRS' targeting of conservative Christian and Tea Party groups.

It might be tempting to romanticize the Tea Party as something distinct from the Republican Party, but poll data suggests that Tea Party voters would support using government power to enact unquestionably conservative policies.

Author and commentator Ann Coulter, loved by the right and hated by the left for her outspoken, unapologetic take on liberals, is coming to the Inland Empire.

Mr. Owens is the latest Democrat whose decision to leave Congress may hurt his party's chances of gaining in the House in November.

It's on! Ostensible allies for the last couple years, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul have commenced the battle for the unofficial title of conservative front-runner.

Helicopter parenting is creating a new breed of college freshmen university deans call "Teacups" - young people who are so fragile they break down, crack, anytime something doesn't go their way.

You know you're running with the conservative pack when you choose to bash the TEA Party in the New York Times.

At the UK Independence Party's recent national convention Torquay, England, vendors sell tote bags printed with leader Nigel Farage's face in bright purple ink.

Gays are bullying Americans, the congresswoman says. That's not even the wildest claim she's made in the last 12 months.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has released a scathing report on Lois Lerner's involvement in the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative advocacy groups.