The Democratic party has joined the Republican National Committee in asking Tampa to apply to host its 2012 presidential election year national convention. ...more

November 5, 2009

The Florida Democrat who said Republicans want sick people to "die quickly" is again drawing criticism for his harsh rhetoric, this time for making derogatory remarks about a senior Federal Reserve adviser in a radio interview. ...more

October 27, 2009

Next time, Minnesota's Democratic Party says, it will closely check its Internet links before sending news releases. ...more

July 31, 2009

Former President George W. Bush is in the Tampa area tonight looking to garner support for his proposed presidential center at Southern Methodist University in Texas. ...more

March 19, 2009

State Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer is asking fellow party officials to lay off the criticism of the party's new national chairman, Michael Steele, who has taken flak from the conservative side of the party during his brief tenure. ...more

March 14, 2009

State Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer is asking fellow party officials to lay off the criticism of the party's new national Chairman Michael Steele, who has taken flak from the conservative side of the party during his brief tenure. ...more

March 13, 2009

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says those who have lived through Hurricane Katrina doubt that government can rescue Americans from the economic storms. ...more

February 24, 2009

Test yourself with our weekly political pop quiz. ...more

February 20, 2009

Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele won a tense election Friday to become the first black chairman of the national Republican Party, an outcome that also was a win for Florida GOP Chairman Jim Greer and Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

January 31, 2009

The Republican National Committee has elected former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele the first black Republican National Committee chairman. Steele was the most moderate candidate in the field and was considered an outsider because he's not an RNC member. He beat back four challengers, including incumbent Mike Duncan, who was forced to withdraw from the field midway through the balloting in the face of a lack of support. ...more

January 30, 2009