Former Gov. George Pataki of New York is heading out to Iowa this weekend, generating buzz that he will enter the already crowded field of candidates battling it out for the Republican presidential nomination.
Pataki will be appearing at an event in Des Moines on Saturday backed by the Polk County Republicans. The former New York governor will be joined by two congressmen already running for the Republican presidential nomination -- Ron Paul of Iowa and Thad McCotter of Michigan.
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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman garnered some attention over this past weekend for taking some shots at his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination. The Huntsman camp looked to remind voters on Tuesday in a new video that their candidate also bashed his former boss, President Barack Obama. Huntsman, who had experience with Asia in George H.W. Bushs administration, served as ambassador to China under Obama until earlier this year.
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The hurricane season might have started slowly, and Florida has been lucky to avoid storm impacts for several years, but the forecast path for Hurricane Irene shows the dangers of complacency.
Leaving a thrashed Puerto Rico and heading north, Hurricane Irene was powering up Tuesday morning.
A national boomlet keeps building for Marco Rubio, with no encouragement from the Florida senator.
While the Republican presidential contest remains wide open, a consensus is forming for the junior senator as the party's vice presidential candidate, according to an oft-quoted political scientist.
Sabato said Republicans are mindful that their party must at least remain competitive for Hispanic votes if they hope to knock off President Obama.
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is bowing out of one Central Florida event this Saturday, but will be at another.
Quoting a tea party source, Broward New Times reported that the Minnesota congresswoman canceled her planned appearance at The Villages retirement community.
But Sunshine State News confirmed that Bachmann will appear as scheduled at the Florida Family Policy Council awards dinner at Orlando's Rosen Shingle Creek Resort.
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U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin announced on Monday that he would not enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination. While humbled by all of the encouragement, I will not be seeking my party's nomination, noted Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman who won some national fame for leading congressional Republicans on the budget against President Barack Obama. Ryan had received backing from many prominent Republicans and conservatives to enter the contest.
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Is the Senate trying to re-ignite the Cold War?
After "leaving the door open a crack" last week to the possibility of a run for U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation, shut it Monday, according to Politico.
Here's West's statement:
"I will not seek the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 2012. With regard to my future, the only goal I have is to do my very best to represent the constituents of the congressional district and to restore the exceptionalism of our nation," he said.
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