Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's second ex-wife says in an interview that the former House speaker asked for an "open marriage" before separating in 1999. more ›

Ron Moten, the Peaceaholics co-founder who had made overtures about running for the D.C. Council seat currently held by Councilmember Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7), now tells the Washington Post that he is planning on running -- as a Republican. more ›

For years, members of the D.C. Council have feuded over access to one of two luxury suites they have access to at the Verizon Center. But for the sake of the city's sanity and its bottom line, the D.C. GOP wants those tickets auctioned off. more ›

Earlier this week, I put together a short post which outlined a few of the pertinent numbers revolving around the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." It appears I've got another number to add to that entry. more ›

The D.C. GOP may not have the best of luck when it comes to getting someone elected to office, but it's certainly on a roll when it comes to calling out elected officials on their shenanigans. more ›

Nice message, terrible timing.

Today, the D.C. Republican Party sent a letter to D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton in which it encouraged her "to work with the new Republican Congress, build a working relationship with the new leadership and reach out to freshmen House Republicans toward a goal of obtaining DC Voting Rights." more ›

Looks like the vote of Eleanor Holmes Norton isn't the only thing that House Republicans want to strip away from the District. The Spending Reduction Act of 2011, a bill constructed by the Republican Study Committee led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and unveiled this morning in Washington, suggests nearly $2.5 trillion in spending reductions over the next ten years, including $330 billion in discretionary spending cuts -- like the elimination of $210 million in general assistance to the District of Columbia and a $150 million subsidy for WMATA. more ›

Last night wasn't what you would call a stellar evening for the D.C. Republican Party. Beyond not winning any of the races they claimed to be competitive in, the local branch of the GOP had one of its best showings with a candidate it didn't even support. more ›

Obviously, Tim Kaine wasn't wooed by the state GOP's plentiful YouTube skills -- representatives from the office of the Virginia Governor have denied the FOIA request made by the Republicans seeking details of his recent schedule, including travel he takes as head of the Democratic National Committee. According to Kaine's communications director, the "governor's working papers" are not included under the purview of the Freedom of Information Act. Stilted, the Republicans have changed course, now using the strategy of comparing Kaine to disgraced South Carolina governor Mark Sanford -- because obviously, traveling publicly as the head of a major party's committee is on par with fleeing the country for a week to meet your mistress. more ›

For all the hubbub about Virginia being one of the keystones of the new Democratic revolution, it's still important to remember that the states still boasts a fairly wide conservative base. A fairly wide conservative base whose leadership has obviously mastered the art of using iMovie to splice together a montage of Tim Kaine speeches, postcards, "I've Been Everywhere," and huge text overlays. Take that, lefties! more ›

Michael Steele, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and current chairman of the Republican National Committee, today chided President Barack Obama for not putting "Taxation Without Representation" license plates on the presidential limousine. Steele made his remarks during WTOP's "Politics Program With Mark Plotkin." more ›

For those of you who grew so weary of Michael A. Brown's incessant robocalling and significant paper trail, well, you can't say that the D.C. GOP isn't on your side -- even if its motives are slightly different. more ›

After losing its two seats in the U.S. Senate, the governor's office and even a House seat in a conservative-leaning district, you'd think the Virginia GOP would want to watch its words, re-think its electoral strategy and consider new leadership. Apparently, it's not doing any of the above. more ›

While Sen. John McCain's Saturday rally in Woodbridge appeared to go off without a hitch, his campaign continued its now well-worn tradition of saying something of questionable judgment over the weekend. more ›

Northern Virginia Republicans are holding a rally on Saturday at Edison High School that's designed to reach out to minority voters in Fairfax County. It's actually an annual event at this point, but obviously this year's rally holds more significance because the Democratic presidential nominee is black, and Virginia has become a swing state this year. more ›

This year's At-large D.C. Council race just won't go quietly into this goodnight, and neither, she announced today, will longtime Republican Council member Carol Schwartz. Even though she initially said last week that she would not launch a write-in campaign after losing the GOP primary to upstart challenger Patrick Mara, Schwartz today announced that she will now do just that. more ›