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• NYC Mayoral Candidate Carrion Running to Give ‘A Third Voice’
  Adolfo Carrion, the former Bronx borough president, tells Newsmax's Steve Malzberg he is running for mayor of New York as an independent to help break the city's bond with the Democratic Party. "The question is are we better off?"
• Rove's Crossroads Hits Hillary on Benghazi
  Karl Rove's American Crossroads has attacked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her handling of the Sept. 11 attack at the U.S. post in Libya that killed four Americans.
• Grassley Aide Eyed for Senate Bid
  The latest talk of a GOP hopeful for the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa centers on David Young, chief of staff to the Hawkeye State's senior Sen. Chuck Grassley.
• Michigan Democrats Seek Candidate to Take on Snyder
  While Michigan Democrats believe that Republican Gov. Rich Snyder is on political thin ice and can be defeated next year, they are having a hard time finding a candidate.
• Super PAC Launches Pro-McConnell Ad
  Obamacare bashing will figure prominently in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign next year if early ads put up Friday by a super PAC supporting the Kentucky Republican are any indication.
• Dem Strategist Sosnik: Our Party Is in Decline
  While most of the media's attention has focused on problems within the Republican Party, Democrats have issues of their own, says Doug Sosnik, a veteran political strategist for the blue party.
• Christie: 'I'm a Damn Good Republican'
  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defends his Republican credentials in an interview with NBC's Brian Williams scheduled to air Friday at 10 p.m.
• Michigan Democrats Seek Candidate to Take on Snyder
  While Michigan Democrats believe that Republican Gov. Rich Snyder is on political thin ice and can be defeated next year, they are having a hard time finding a candidate....
• Unexpected Deficit Reduction Could Stall Budget Talks
  The federal deficit is shrinking faster than expected after news Thursday that mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would start repayment of their bailout loans.
• GOP Georgia Senate Field Keeps Growing
  With three Republican House members already vying for the seat of retiring GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss next year, betting is now strong in Georgia that the primary field will soon grow by two more candidates.
• Remembering Howard Phillips, Leader of 'New Right'
  With the news that Howard Phillips died on April 20 at age 72, political allies and enemies alike paid tribute to one of the best-known "New Right" leaders of the 1970s.
• Romney Camp Killed RNC's Benghazi Attack Ad
  Mitt Romney's campaign killed an ad made by the RNC that would have attacked President Barack Obama over his handling over the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. ABC News obtained a copy of the ad that never ran, saying that Romney's people didn't want to air...
• Rep. Flores Agrees 'On Principle' With Cruz on Immigration
  Texas Rep. Bill Flores appears to favor Sen. Ted Cruz's amendment that would bar undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States from ever becoming citizens.
• Ryan: 'Progressivism Is Arrogant, Condescending'
  Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., offered a scathing indictment of liberalism in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute Wednesday night.
• Coburn: Reid a 'Failure,' Broke Promise on Gun Bill
  Sen. Tom Coburn says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid broke a promise to allow him to introduce an amendment on last month's gun control bill, and he's not happy about it.
• Obama's EPA Nominee Stalled as Republicans Boycott Vote
  Republican senators boycotted a confirmation vote on President Barack Obama's pick to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, saying they were "completely unsatisfied" with answers provided by Gina McCarthy on several topics.
• Poll: Markey Extends Lead to 17 Points Over Gomez
  Rep. Edward Markey the Democratic candidate for Senate in Massachusetts leads Republican challenger Gabriel Gomez 52 percent to 35 percent in a poll of 500 likely voters conducted May 4-7 by Suffolk University/7NEWS Boston.
• Democrat Markey Leading GOP's Gomez in Mass. Senate Polls
  Democratic Congressman Ed Markey holds a lead over Republican political newcomer Gabriel Gomez in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race, though a newly released pair of polls differ on how wide his margin is.
• Republicans Plan to Stonewall Immigration Bill with Amendments
  Immigration overhaul legislation is in for a tough battle against Republican opponents, who say they plan to try to slow down the legislation through offering hundreds of amendments and putting other obstacles in its way.
• Coburn Gun Carry Amendment Voted Down
  The Senate rejected a gun rights amendment to a water resources bill on Wednesday that called for allowing firearms in national outdoor recreational areas.
• Conservatives Adopt South Korea's Park as Asian Thatcher
  South Korean President Park Geun-hye won enthusiastic reviews during her trip to the United States, including from conservative Republicans who voiced particular admiration for South Korea’s first woman president after she addressed a joint session of Congress.
• Boehner, Congressional Leaders Make Nice With Sanford
  The unexpected victory of Mark Sanford, R-S.C., in Tuesday s special election has caused House Republican leaders who spurned the disgraced former governor during his campaign to patch up their frayed relationship with the congressman-to-be, Politico reports. On Wednesday,...
• Cantor: Media 'Shoving Us in the Corner'
  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., took the media to task on Tuesday, making the case that press coverage is partly to blame for the Republican Party s messaging woes, reports the Hill. Speaking before the Ripon Society, a GOP think tank, Cantor said the party s...
• Mark Sanford Renews Career, Must Build Reputation
  Now that former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has resurrected a once-promising political career by regaining his old House seat, he'll have to rebuild the reputation that once earned him praise as a possible presidential contender among colleagues.The Republican preached...
• Cuccinelli: GOP Comeback Hinges on Pushing Less Government
  Republicans who plummeted into a pit of despair with the crushing defeat of Mitt Romney last year can rebound by fighting the good fight for less government, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli says.

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