U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, now making his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination, sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Tuesday regarding proposed cuts to veterans benefits and international affairs.

Republican presidential hopeful former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico took aim on Monday at President Barack Obamas call to combat the federal deficit by raising taxes. In a statement, Johnson dismissed Obamas plans to cut federal spending as inconsequential.

Billionaire Donald Trump, who flirted with running for president earlier in the year, announced via Twitter on Tuesday that he will not be attending the American Conservative Unions (ACU) Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event in Orlando later this week.

Sorry I will miss the CPAC gathering in Orlando -- there in spirit, posted Trump before taking a shot at President Barack Obama. Obama must go.

Political activist and presidential hopeful Fred Karger, a veteran of many Republican campaigns at the state and national level, is demanding to be included in a debate held at the Republican Party of Floridas (RPOF) Presidency 5 event on Thursday in Orlando.

Karger sent a letter to Google CEO Larry Page, Michael Clemente of Fox News and RPOF Vice Chairman Lenny Curry asking to be included in the debate, arguing that he meets the minimum threshold in the polls.

Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota released a statement on Tuesday urging President Barack Obama to prevent Iranian leaderMahmoud Ahmadinejad from attending United Nations' meetings in New York.

In recent years, when New Hampshire Republicans disagree with their Iowa counterparts on who the GOPs presidential nominee should be, South Carolinians settle the difference -- and a new poll released Tuesday shows the state is up for grabs.

Former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana, an underdog for the Republican presidential nomination, took aim at President Barack Obamas proposal to fight the federal deficit by raising taxes.

A USA Today/Gallup poll unveiled on Tuesday found that Texas Gov. Rick Perry led the field for the Republican presidential nomination, but did not do as well as GOP rival former Gov. Mitt Romney when matched up against President Barack Obama.

Perry topped the national poll with 31 percent followed by Romney who took second with 24 percent. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul stood in third with 13 percent.

On Monday, Republican leaders across Florida condemned President Barack Obamas call to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans to help combat the deficit.

Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio released a Web video on Monday slamming President Barack Obama and his jobs plan. Plugging his Reclaim America PAC, Rubio attacked Obama, insisting the president did not understand the economy and was more concerned with his own job than adding new ones to America.