A founder of the "tea party" movement said Wednesday he had a warning for Republican state leaders: Back conservative candidates or else other states will suffer the same backlash that toppled Florida's Republican Party chairman this week.

Republicans Make President Obama Foil in State Races

In governor's races across the country, top GOP candidates are concentrating their attacks on the White House, the surest sign yet that Republicans see opportunity in nationalizing the 2010 election and a departure from the strategy that elected two Republicans to governorships in November.

Top Democrats Head for the Exits

The grim outlook for Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections just got a little worse. Four top Democrats - including veteran Sens. Chris Dodd and Byron Dorgan - all prepared to pull the plug on their campaigns in a 24-hour period that began Tuesday, and in the process, offered an unnerving glimpse at the perilous election year ahead.

White House Cracks Down on Oil Drilling

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will announce today that drilling for oil and gas on governmental property must contend with increased scrutiny of the potential environmental impacts under requirement that will be imposed today, as revealed by three people with inner-knowledge of the plans.

Steele's Side Pursuits Drive Away Big Donors

Some wealthy contributors are shunning the Republican National Committee and donating instead to the other GOP campaign committees or directly to candidates - in many cases because of discontent with the leadership of Michael S. Steele, the party's national chairman.

Brit Hume and Public Profession of Faith

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We conservatives spend a lot of time - on this website and elsewhere - fighting for freedom and limited government. We do so because we believe ourselves to be right -confident that if government will simply get out of the way, free men will prosper.