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Paul, Jindal lay groundwork with GOP in early voting states

Laying the groundwork this weekend for likely White House bids, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal reached out to Republican voters in the two states that open the presidential nomination race — sounding the unofficial starting gun of the 2016 campaign.

May 12, 2013
**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.

May 10, 2013
**FILE** House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, meets with the press at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 9, 2013. (Associated Press)

Boehner demands release of Benghazi emails

House Speaker John A. Boehner called on President Obama to release unclassified emails that apparently show the State Department knew more than it let on following the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi that left four Americans dead.

May 9, 2013
** FILE ** Migrants ride on top of a northbound train toward the U.S.-Mexico border in Juchitan in southern Mexico on Monday, April 29, 2013. Migrants crossing Mexico to get to the U.S. have increasingly become targets of criminal gangs who kidnap them to obtain ransom money. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Two-thirds of senators to vote on U.S.-Mexico border without having seen it

Border security is a key sticking point in this year's immigration debate, but only a little more than one-third of senators have been to the southwestern border during their time in office to get a firsthand look at the security situation, according to a survey of the chamber's members by The Washington Times.

May 7, 2013
Cruz

As buzz mounts, Ted Cruz’s White House eligibility again questioned

Ted Cruz's address at the annual South Carolina Republican Party dinner Friday helped feed growing speculation that the freshman senator from Texas is eyeing a run for the White House in 2016 — and raised yet another round of questions about his eligibility to serve in the Oval Office.

May 5, 2013
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to recognize that [Emily's List] wants Hillary Clinton to be the next president," says GOP consultant Ron Bonjean. The group's "Madam President" effort aims to put the first woman in the White House.

Emily’s List believes U.S. ready for a woman in White House

A national group that focuses on electing pro-choice women to office launched a "Madam President" campaign Thursday that aims to put the first woman in the White House — an effort that coincides with a poll showing Hillary Rodham Clinton as the overwhelmingly favorite to win the Democratic nomination in 2016.

May 2, 2013
Paul

Rand Paul sticking with drone stance after ‘mistaken’ comment

Sen. Rand Paul's scramble this week to clarify his remarks on whether drone killings should be allowed on American soil underscores a key challenge facing the ambitious Kentucky politician: translating his libertarian principles into clear policy positions.

April 24, 2013

Poll: Congress should not rush immigration reform

Three-quarters of voters say the Boston Marathon bombings should make Congress pause before pushing ahead with immigration reform, according to a new poll that seeks to gauge Americans' feelings as lawmakers begin debating the hot-button issue.

April 24, 2013
Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, tells reporters on April 22, 2013, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington that he objects to President Obama's decision to not prosecute the Boston Marathon bombing suspect as an enemy combatant. (Associated Press)

Graham: Boston bomb augurs more attacks

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday that the Boston Marathon bombing provides Congress with a "good case study" into whether law enforcement officials need to be equipped with more tools to monitor people suspected of having ties to radical Islam.

April 22, 2013