A bipartisan group of four lawmakers renewed a push Tuesday to impose a permanent ban on congressional earmarks, the line-item spending measures that have often been dedicated to narrow projects favored by a single member of Congress. Citing a report Tue

Arizona businessman Wil Cardon came out swinging against his Senate primary opponent, Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. , calling him "erratic" in an interview with Hotline On Call on the same day he released a web video attacking the congressman for going on junk

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Wealthy Arizona Senate candidate Wil Cardon is taking flight with a web video Thursday to take on Rep. Jeff Flake's jet setting, in what marks his first significant engagement with the front-runner. The video, hosted on the specialized microsite www.Flak

With the early Republican presidential primaries out of the way, GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney and his rivals Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum are turning to Arizona as a crucial upcoming battlefield. Though several states, most notably Nevada on

Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown had a whopping $12.9 million in the bank after a $3.3 million quarter, but Roll Call still rates his race a Tossup. Year-end fundraising reports filed this week only confirm what strategists from both parties already know —

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) insists it is the Constitution, not politics, driving his decision to unilaterally block all of President Barack Obama's nominees submitted to the Senate. But it turns out Lee's political action committee is also rais

U.S. Rep David Schweikert (left) and congressional candidate and former U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon. (File photos) Congressman David Schweikert has endorsed his former colleague Matt Salmon in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake. In a YouTube video posted

TAMPA, Florida (CNN) -- With the Florida primary behind us, the Republican presidential race is set to go national. Newt Gingrich, who was soundly defeated by Mitt Romney in Tuesday's vote, is now casting the race as a battle for delegates that will last

King explains the hunt for delegates STORY HIGHLIGHTS Newt Gingrich is casting GOP race as battle that will last until convention Mitt Romney is well-positioned to do well in most of the seven contests in February Romney's challengers have less money and

Congressman Jeff Flake continued his fundraising dominance in the U.S. Senate race, reporting $607,000 raised in the fourth quarter of 2011. Flake now has about $2.56 million on hand in a race where he’s raised about $3 million. He also transferred about

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said comprehensive immigration reform is needed, specifically calling for passage of the DREAM Act in her second State of America’s Homeland Security Address. (Cronkite News Service photo by Desiree Salazar) W

How much Americans hate Congress has become cliché. Congress’s approval rating is at an all time low , and it’s not hard to see why: the institution is broken. Plenty of structural forces have contributed to Congress’s dysfunction: the increasing flow of

While Arizona is still considered a deeply red state, Carmona's inside the beltway experience coupled with a life time of service in Arizona, could prove to be the right combination to break through a crowded field. The former Surgeon General under Georg

The quote "geography is destiny" is attributed to Napoleon. The emperor was, of course, referring to the fate of nations but he could just have easily been referring to American presidential politics. While the rise of cable news and social media has to

When it comes to Newt Gingrich's post-speaker activities on the Hill, it all depends on what your definition of "lobbying" is. In Monday's debate, Mitt Romney charged Gingrich with "influence peddling." But Gingrich insists that he was merely working as

WASHINGTON When it comes to Newt Gingrich's post-speaker activities on the Hill, it all depends on what your definition of "lobbying" is. In the Jan. 23 debate, Mitt Romney charged Gingrich with "influence peddling." But, Gingrich insists that he merely

Gingrich embraced the new approach in 1996, arguing that vulnerable GOP House members could use earmarks as a way to help them keep their seats. “Wary that Democrats would regain House control after only two years in the minority, re-election-conscious R

At 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, a wave of applause rippled through the House of Representatives. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) had begun making her way up the center aisle, clasping the left hand of Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman