DeMint: Centrist Dems more afraid of labor unions than voters
Democratic Senators are more afraid of liberal interest groups than their own constituents who could vote them out of office, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said Friday. Speaking to conservative blogger Ed...
View ArticleDemocratic state Sen. mulling a challenge to DeMint
Looks like Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) may have his first challenger. State Sen. Brad Hutto said this week that he is considering running against the first term senator. "I think it might be time for a...
View ArticleDeMint says Obama voters have 'buyer's remorse'
Sen. Jim DeMint said yesterday that supporters of President Obama are experiencing "buyer's remorse." "After Obama led this emotional swoon across the country during his election, where thousands came...
View ArticleDeMint to force vote on listing N. Korea as terror sponsor
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said today that he hopes to force a vote on re-listing North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. The Bush administration removed the communist regime from the State...
View ArticleDeMint: Love lost for government
Former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), the president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, warned Saturday that Americans are beginning to lose faith in the country.He blamed the trend on the federal...
View ArticleRep. DesJarlais gets another challenger in GOP primary
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.), who survived a primary challenge in 2014 by only 38 votes, has another primary challenger in 2016.On Thursday, 27-year-old conservative activist Grant Starrett, who...
View ArticleInhofe: Climate change fight really about global control
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) told a conference of global warming skeptics Thursday that the fight against climate change is really about global control with little accountability.Inhofe, chairman of the...
View ArticleEx-Capitol staffer begins at CNN
WE HEAR: Former Hill staffer Amanda Carpenter officially reported for duty on Tuesday for her new job as a CNN political commentator.Carpenter, whose five years on Capitol Hill included working as a...
View ArticleGraham to miss home state event because of low poll numbers
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is ineligible for a forum in his home state featuring other GOP presidential candidates amid low national polling numbers, a new report says.Graham is not qualified for...
View ArticleDeMint expected to step down as president of Heritage Foundation
Former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is expected to step down as president of the Heritage Foundation as it’s become clear that the think tank’s board of trustees will not renew his contract.A source...
View ArticleReport: DeMint ousted at Heritage after calling for major changes to lobbying...
Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint was ousted from the conservative group after feuding with the head of its lobbying arm, according to the Washington Examiner.DeMint, a former South Carolina...
View ArticleLongtime ObamaCare opponent DeMint warns ‘unlikely’ Congress will repeal
Longtime ObamaCare critic and former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) told the American Legislative Exchange Council on Thursday that he thinks it's unlikely the Republican-controlled House and Senate will...
View ArticleSasse rejected proposals from Heritage: report
The conservative Heritage Foundation has reportedly reached out to Republican Sen. Ben Sasse (Neb.) as it looks for a new president, but the lawmaker has rejected the organization’s...
View ArticleFormer GOP senator: Trump doesn't represent future of Republican Party
Former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said Wednesday that President Trump isn’t the future of the Republican Party.The GOP is "bigger than any one person," DeMint said in response to a question from Hill.TV...
View ArticleMark Meadows joins Conservative Partnership Institute
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is joining the Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI), the group announced Wednesday.CPI, which seeks to connect conservatives in Washington and is led...
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