Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) – a Tea Party favorite – is hailing new Obama administration legislation calling for the sale of 12,218 properties the government no long wants or needs, according to the Desert News.
The North State Tea Party Alliance of California has filed a first amendment lawsuit against the city Redding, according to the Silicon Valley Mercury News. At issue is a local policy that requires – among other things – a reservation for leafleting at the local library and restricts the activity to about 10 percent of the main entrance.
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) is taking President Obama to task over his decision not to release the post-mortem photo of 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden, according to Politico.
Freshman Senator Mike (R-Utah) – a Tea Party favorite – is forcing his Republican colleagues to get serious about the debt limit, according to Politico.
Governor Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) – a Tea Party favorite – held nothing back about tonight’s first debate in the 2012 race for the GOP presidential nomination in a hard-hitting interview with The Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Congressman Ted Poe (R-Texas) – a member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security and a member of the Tea Party Caucus – is raising serious questions about Pakistan – a key U.S. ally in the global war on terror.
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) – a member of the House Tea Party Caucus – introduced a new weapon in the fight to dismantle the new health care law. The bill – called the State Flexibility Act – would repeal the Medicaid Maintenance of Effort requirements currently on the books and save taxpayers over $2 billion dollars over the next decade.
House Tea Party Caucus member Tom Price (R-Ga.) introduced an important piece of legislation today in the fight for adequate health care. The bill – called the Medicare Patient Empowerment Act – would allow Medicare patients and health care professionals to contract freely outside the Medicare system
Real Estate mogul and potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is heading to the early primary state of South Carolina.
Meet The Press host aggressively pushes Florida senator and Tea Party favorite to pick a side — either make a statement or compromise. Rubio held his ground.
For many in the Tea Party, the jury is still out on the former Minnesota Governor, especially since he hails from the same state as Tea Party favorite and possible presidential rival Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann.
Gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett seems to be attracting many fans including former Arizona Sheriff Richard Mack who has endorsed the tea party candidate.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel's Clarence Page opines that some Tea Parties who embraced small government and entitlement reform during the campaign are now backtracking.