Nine Republican presidential candidates will square off in August at the Iowa straw poll, the first battle in the long campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, but some big names are sitting the event out. With Iowa holding the first presidential caucus, some of the candidates are looking to build momentum in that key state.

This week lasted a bit longer than most congressional weeks with both the House and the Senate leaders meeting at the White House twice on Saturday.

Either Eric Draper doesnt know a snail kite from a Canada goose, or hes lying through his teeth.

All Floridians have been experiencing one of the most severe droughts in recent memory.

They were called "terrorists," "fanatics" and "unpatriotic."

Those who consider themselves constitutional conservatives should take care to consider not only the powers that the Constitution confers on the different branches of government and reserves to the states and the people, but also the schedule that the Constitution sets up for sharp changes and reversals of public policy.

Florida Congressman Connie Macks plan to reduce the size and scope of the federal government and balance the budget by 2019 continued to build momentum Friday, as both a U.S. senator and prominent conservative groups backed his One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2011.