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  • Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes was among those awarded Bradley Prizes from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation on Wednesday in the District. (Associated Press)

    Inside the Beltway: Unifying conservatives by 2014

    Organizers behind the bodacious "Road to Majority" conference are determined to wrangle conservatives onto the same page as the 2014 midterm elections loom. The event, virtually ignored so far by the mainstream press, begins Thursday at a hotel just three blocks from the White House.


  • Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus (The Washington Times)

    Reince Priebus: Fixing IRS is a chance for GOP, Democrats to come together

    Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday said the revelations of abuse at the Internal Revenue Service have created an opportunity for lawmakers in both parties who would like to move forward with tax reform.


  • President Obama pauses while talking about national security, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. He was interrupted multiple times by hecklers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    Priebus: Obama lying or incompetent on scandals

    Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said President Obama's denial that he was involved directly with the IRS's targeting of conservative groups and other ongoing Washington scandals shows he is either lying or incompetent.


  • Inside the Beltway: Where's the money?

    Hey. Wait a minute. Those conservative groups targeted by the IRS may be needing a little cash in the aftermath, say 26 high-profile conservatives leaders who are calling for new legislation to reimburse the grass-roots folks. The coalition — which includes Richard Viguerie, James Dobson, Ralph Reed, Phyllis Schlafly, David Bossie and Gary Bauer — have contacted House Speaker John A. Boehner and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, advising the lawmakers that oversight hearings are all well and fine. But where's the money?


  • Sen. Rand Paul, visiting New Hampshire, said of the Republican Party: "We need to look like the rest of America. We need to be able to appeal to the working class." (Associated Press)

    Rand Paul tries to bind N.H. GOP, libertarians; can learn tough lessons from father

    With its "Live Free or Die" motto, New Hampshire would seem to be tailor-made for the libertarian-flavored presidential campaign that Sen. Rand Paul is taking for a trial run. But, as his father, former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, learned in 2012, translating the typical New Hampshire voter's skepticism about big government into Republican primary votes is easier said than done.


  • Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus (Associated Press)

    GOP leaders hit Obama for lack of accountability amid scandals

    While congressional Republicans gear up to investigate numerous White House scandals, party leaders are making the rounds on cable news and pushing their new narrative: President Obama won't take responsibility for anything.


  • Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's new book offers 400 rules for life, business, politics and other stuff, such as "America's economy was built on fortitude, not fear," and "Stay in your lane" is not my favorite phrase. (Image from donaldrumsfeld.com)

    Inside the Beltway: Rules a la Rumsfeld

    America is not what is wrong with the world. If you expect people to be in on the landing, include them in the takeoff. You get what you inspect, not what you expect. If you're coasting, you're going downhill.


  • **FILE** Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal criticizes House budget negotiations in Baton Rouge on May 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

    Jindal's New Hampshire speech sparks 2016 talk

    Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will deliver the keynote address Friday at a Republican fundraiser in New Hampshire — an appearance that is renewing speculation that he is eyeing a 2016 presidential bid.


  • Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford gives his victory speech in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., on on May 7, 2013, after winning back his old congressional seat in the state's 1st District. (Associated Press)

    GOP prepares to welcome back Sanford

    Mark Sanford's plea for forgiveness succeeded with South Carolina voters on Tuesday, and now his Republican colleagues will have to decide whether they, too, can forgive him.


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