Tea Party

House passes bill slapping IRS over tea party controversy

A bill slapping the IRS over the tea party controversy has been passed in the House. It prohibits t...

Apr 20, 2016 11:30 AM EDT

U.S. military drills stoke politics of suspicion in Texas

To hear the conspiracy theorists tell it, a labyrinth of tunnels is being built under Walmart stores...

Jul 13, 2015 10:03 AM EDT

Americans don't like big government - but like many programs: poll

Conservative presidential candidates hitting the 2016 campaign trail are firing up crowds with calls...

Apr 30, 2015 07:51 PM EDT

U.S. Supreme Court split over Obamacare challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sharply divided on ideological lines on Wednesday as it tackled a se...

Mar 04, 2015 05:42 PM EST

Keystone bill unlikely to rescue Landrieu in U.S. Senate runoff

A push by U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu to pass a bill authorizing the contentious Keystone XL pipeline...

Nov 13, 2014 09:21 PM EST

Obama says Republicans committing political suicide on immigration

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday that Republicans are committing political suicide by re...

Oct 09, 2014 10:18 PM EDT

Selling Mitch McConnell: What's love got to do with it?

Mitch McConnell is hardly a lovable guy. The Republican leader in the U.S. Senate has a dour public ...

Sep 21, 2014 08:48 PM EDT

Louisiana Governor Jindal, likely White House contender, touts energy plan

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a Republican considering a 2016 U.S. presidential run, accused the ...

Sep 17, 2014 12:01 AM EDT

Mississippi high court to hear challenge of U.S. Senate race outcome

The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear Tea Party-backed Senate candidate Chris McDaniel's legal cha...

Sep 10, 2014 12:06 AM EDT

Mississippi Senate election challenge appealed to state's top court

The Tea Party-backed U.S. Senate candidate in Mississippi on Friday appealed a judge's decision to d...

Sep 06, 2014 02:11 AM EDT

U.S. Senate investigators split on party lines over IRS scandal

Democratic Senate investigators criticized a watchdog for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Frida...

Sep 05, 2014 09:51 PM EDT

Republic gubernatorial candidate seeks legal action against own party

Boston gubernatorial candidate for the Tea Party Mark Fisher claimed in his lawsuit against the stat...

Apr 02, 2014 08:08 AM EDT

Koch brother wins fake wine case, judge reduces award

US District Judge Paul Oetken of the Manhattan federal court today sided with the jury in siding wit...

Apr 01, 2014 07:40 PM EDT

Voting rights for ex-convicts to be restored by Obama administration, conservatives in reform

The Wall Street Journal reported that the unusual alliance of the US government and conservative law...

Feb 11, 2014 05:17 PM EST