Republican Party

Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities

2013-05-18 22:06:00

WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...

McManus: The second-term scandal plague

2013-05-18 06:52:00

What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...

Democrats seeking office have their eye on Sacramento

2013-05-17 18:39:00

WASHINGTON — Early this year, Leticia Perez and her husband flew here for a whirlwind 48 hours. The couple dined at the Italian Embassy, visited the Lincoln Memorial and joined the crowd on the National Mall watching as President Obama was...

Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges

2013-05-17 18:51:00

WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan...

Lawmakers ask Google's Larry Page to address Glass privacy issues

2013-05-16 17:49:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Months before the futuristic glasses become publicly available, Google Glass is already getting scrutiny from Capitol Hill. Eight members of Congress on Thursday sent a letter to Google Chief Executive Larry Page to ask what his company...

Pro-Garcetti 'super PAC' attacks Greuel for once being Republican

2013-05-15 14:39:00

A new Spanish-language television ad attacking Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel for being registered as a Republican during the Pete Wilson years is drawing push-back from her campaign. The 30-second commercial, which was produced by a...

On IRS scandal, Speaker John Boehner asks, 'Who's going to jail?'

2013-05-15 09:15:00

WASHINGTON -- Republican congressional leaders, faced with an array of crises threatening to overwhelm the White House, appear to have singled out the targeting of conservative political groups by the IRS as the most fertile -- and politically...

Obama Cabinet picks advance after party-line votes

2013-05-16 09:49:00

WASHINGTON – Two of President Obama’s second-term Cabinet nominees inched forward Thursday, while another was poised to win final confirmation by the Senate. Thomas E. Perez, Obama’s choice to lead the Labor Department, and EPA nominee...

In new era, Brown has the clout to corral Legislature

2013-05-15 16:49:00

SACRAMENTO — Dynamics have shifted dramatically in California's Capitol since Gov. Jerry Brown returned two years ago—both fiscal and political dynamics. The two are intertwined. And Brown is the beneficiary. In short, because the state'...

One Cabinet pick approved, two narrowly advance

2013-05-16 16:57:00

WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two other Cabinet choices narrowly advanced out of committee, amid complaints from Democrats over Republican delaying...

Nuking the filibuster

2013-05-15 00:00:00

In requiring the U.S. Senate to confirm presidential appointments, the Constitution aims to ensure a second level of scrutiny of the qualifications of government officials. But Senate Republicans have hijacked the confirmation process, not only to...

Federal deficit shrinks at surprising rate

2013-05-14 18:56:00

WASHINGTON — The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama...

Jim Greer, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, waits for his hearing to start at the Orange County Courthouse, in Orlando, Friday, August 5, 2011.

2013-02-06 00:00:00

Republicans are desperate to win back a share of the Latino vote

2013-01-31 16:20:00

President Obama, seen here on Jan. 21 at his second inauguration, would have received fewer Virginia electoral votes than Mitt Romney under a GOP proposal.

2013-01-29 06:12:17