A political donation of $32,400 may seem like couch change for Sheldon Adelson, the casino executive with a $27.9 billion net worth who gave tens of millions of dollars to Republicans during the 2012 election. Yet $32,400 is the maximum...
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Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and chairman of Sands China Ltd., in Macau, China.
Adelson and Boehner Help House Republicans Raise $5.1 Million
Ex-Rhode Island Mayor Laffey Seeks Colorado Governorship
Seven years ago, Steve Laffey was a Republican mayor in Rhode Island who clashed with party leaders in a losing bid for the U.S. Senate. Now a rancher in Fort Collins, Colorado, Laffey has the political bug again: He’s running...
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Delegates stand at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, Florida, on Aug. 30, 2012.
Republican Group Seeks More Hispanic and Female Candidates
The Republican organization working to secure state offices for the party will focus on recruiting Hispanic and female candidates in the 2014 election cycle, when it plans to raise $50 million. The Republican State Leadership Committee is “on track” to...
Read more »Ex-Rep. Maguire Readies New Jersey Comeback Campaign
More than 30 years after leaving Congress, New Jersey Democrat Andy Maguire is preparing for a comeback effort in 2014. Maguire, 74, filed a federal statement of candidacy to seek the northern 5th District seat held by Republican Scott Garrett,...
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Newly sworn-in Rep. Marjorie Margolies Mezvinsky, D-Pa. along with her family, take part in the opening session of the 103rd Congress on Capital Hill in Washington on Jan. 5, 1993.
Ex-Rep. Margolies Nears Decision on Pennsylvania Comeback
Former Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Marjorie Margolies, who lost her seat in Congress two decades ago after backing a deficit-reduction law, is making preparations for a comeback House campaign as she nears a final decision on the race. “Marjorie 2014“ was organized...
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The U.S.-Mexico border on February 26, 2013 near Sonoita, Arizona.
Low-IQ Immigrants: Not Heritage Policy
The Heritage Foundation has taken some hits for projecting 50 years out with its projection that the cost of government services for undocumented immigrants becoming citizens will far exceed the tax revenue they contribute to the economy — by about...
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House Speaker John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, right, shows Bloomberg Television reporter Peter Cook how to tie a necktie following an interview at the Capitol on May 7, 2013.
Boehner Knows How to Tie One On — Our Reporter’s Neckware Tutorial
House Speaker John Boehner may have drawn a line in the sand on taxes, but you will almost never find him with a wrinkle in one of his ties. The Ohio Republican is a model of sartorial splendor on Capitol...
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George P. Bush
George P. Bush Raising Money for Texas’ ‘Donkey Whisperer’
George P. Bush, fourth generation of a family whose political lines have run through Connecticut, Texas and Florida, is coming to Washington to help raise money for “the Donkey Whisperer.” That’s first-term Texas Rep. Roger Williams, billing Bush as a...
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Jon Bon Jovi attend the Overdose Prevention Act Bill signing at Barnert Medical Arts Complex on May 2, 2013 in Paterson, New Jersey.
Chris Christie’s Bon Jovi Gig — Latest in Long Parade of Democrats
Gov. Chris Christie, the New Jersey Republican who took political shots for embracing President Barack Obama days after Hurricane Sandy, brought in a little star power today as rocker Jon Bon Jovi co-headlined a bill-signing ceremony. The event, at which...
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Rep. Ed Markey gives Sheila Decter, of Newton, a hug while he campaigns at Johnny's Luncheonette.
Republican Attack Ad Gives Markey Disco Fever
The day after Rep. Ed Markey won the U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Massachusetts, the Senate Republicans’ fundraising arm has released an ad portraying the congressman as a baby — the infant on the cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album, no less. In a new...
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