The Tea Party

Seven Tests That Can Keep Republicans from Screwing Up

By Edward Morrissey

It didn’t take long for Republicans to make their first tin-eared mistake after winning a broad victory in November. In fact, they had barely opened the new session of Congress before performing a...
One Place the Trump Train Isn’t Stopping: Paul Ryan’s Backyard

By Martin Matishak

In a year in which an outsider candidate seized the reins of one of the country’s two major political parties, there’s one place where folks haven’t gotten the anti-establishment message: House...
Two-Thirds of the US Government Basically Won’t Work for the Next Year

By Rob Garver

With a deadlocked Supreme Court and a compromise-averse Congress, 2016 promises to be a year in which simply keeping the lights on will be a major accomplishment.
House Freedom Caucus Prepares to Challenge Ryan on 2016 Agenda

By Eric Pianin

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) has gotten off to a strong start with the far-right conservatives in his conference who drove former Speaker John Boehner from office and blocked Boehner’s heir...
Ted Cruz Gets a Boost from Powerful Conservative Insiders

By Rob Garver

An influential political action group in Washington, Heritage Action for America, all but endorsed the presidential candidacy of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday, with the release of an analysis of the...

Boehner Ready to Exit a Historically Feeble Congress

By Rob Garver

As he heads into what appears to be the final week his leadership of the House of Representatives, House Speaker John Boehner will be the subject of no end of retrospective profiles of his career...
Did Paul Ryan Outsmart the Freedom Caucus?

By Rob Garver

The news that Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan had persuaded a large majority of the House of Representatives’ most conservative element to support his bid for Speaker of the House left the...
Paul Ryan Has Probably Already Lost His Shot at the Presidency

By Rob Garver

Regardless of whether Rep. Paul Ryan decides to declare himself a candidate for Speaker of the House sometime this week, his political future will likely sustain some real damage – and there is...
Meet the Freedom Caucus, the Group Inflaming Washington

By Martin Matishak

If you don’t know much about a group of congressional lawmakers called the House Freedom Caucus, don’t worry; you’ll hear about them plenty in the weeks and month ahead.
Why You – Yes, You – Could Be the Next Speaker of the House

By Martin Matishak

Spoiler alert: The race to be the next Speaker of the House is pretty much over.

A Republican Who Could Actually Win The Presidency

By David Francis and Eric Pianin

According to the Republican National Party’s own analysis, all of the Republicans currently vying for the 2016 presidential nomination are unlikely to win a national election. So we invented one who...
The Black Conservative Who Could Save the GOP

By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

From the conservative Republican point of view, what's not to like about Dr. Ben Carson, the accomplished pediatric neurosurgeon from Johns Hopkins whose political fortunes are rising faster than a...
Why Voters Trust the GOP with Their Tax Dollars...

By Liz Peek

Republicans are deep into self-criticism. Stung by November’s losses, GOP elders have released a report pushing the party to escape its “ideological cul-de-sac” and to “learn from successful...
Republican Soul Searching Could Reboot the GOP

By Eric Pianin and David Francis

The national GOP on Monday issued a searing self-examination of its party, warning that the GOP is woefully out of step with the rest of the country and is doomed to secondary status without a major...
At CPAC,GOP Seeks Converts, Not Compromise

By Josh Boak and Eric Pianin, The Fiscal Times

Republicans care about converts, not crossover appeal. This was the big takeaway from the three-day Conservative Political Action Conference—where GOP all-stars pumped up their fan base this week at...

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