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During this past weekend’s Tea Party Coalition Convention in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) doubled down his assertion that a moderate 2016 Republican presidential nominee would lose against the Democrat presidential nominee.

In the build up to President Obama’s State of the Union address, the White House has floated plans to raise hundreds of billions in new taxes. The plans have almost no chance of passing Congress but are designed to frame the upcoming debates and alter the landscape for the presidential election in 2016.

Dr. Ben Carson, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, earned cheers at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention on Sunday when he said that the IRS should be eliminated. Carson made the suggestion while criticizing President Obama’s tax hike, set to be unveiled in this week’s State of the Union address.

Added to the RNC Winter Meeting Schedule just hours before the three day rally entitled “Building on Success” got started, former Presidential nominee Mitt Romney teased Republican National Committee leadership, leaving questions of his intentions for 2016 a mystery as

NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd said that he thought the RNC’s 2016 presidential primary debate schedule was “very logical” on Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “It’s, I think, very logical. I’ve been one of these people, you know, a

 SAN DIEGO, California Friday morning at the beachside RNC Winter Meeting in San Diego, California, the Republican National Committee laid out a schedule for a limited nine sanctioned Presidential debates ranging from August 2015 through March 2016. Fox news –

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, often mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for president, will address the Henry Jackson Society in London on Monday, speaking about foreign policy, terrorism, and immigration.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker called for a fresh, new presidential candidate in 2016 in a speech to the Republican National Committee (RNC) Winter Meeting in Coronado, California–just 24 hours before Mitt Romney was set to address the group.

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that if he runs for president in 2016 he’ll be “doing it to change the country” on Wednesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “If I do it, I’ll be on all the ballots. I’m not doing it

According to a Gravis Marketing poll of some 500 Iowa Republicans, Mitt Romney leads the field a year ahead of that state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses. The 2012 GOP nominee earns 21 percent. The next candidate is also a familiar face with a familiar name. Jeb Bush, a former two-term Florida governor, picked up 14 percent. Scott Walker, governor of neighboring Wisconsin, took third among candidates. He picked up 10 percent.

Talk radio host Laura Ingraham praised Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) as a “solid, Reagan conservative” on Wednesday. Ingraham did say earlier that she wasn’t supporting any candidate, and, with the exception of Jeb Bush, wouldn’t rule anyone out she

Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) reported that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney had reached out to her about running for president in 2016 and said that Romney “comes in as a strong candidate” and that she told him “good for you

AUSTIN, Texas — In an interview the day before Texas’ 84th Legislative Session kicks off, Speaker of the House Joe Straus (R-San Antonio) was less than enthusiastic about his expectations for working with Governor-elect Greg Abbott.

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said that he will make his decision to run for president “irrespective” of whether or not former Florida Governor Jeb Bush chooses to run and that he will not seek the presidency and re-election to his

Former GOP vice presidential nominee and current House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced on Monday he will not run for president in 2016.

Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) predicted that Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) would not enter the 2016 presidential race because “it’ll be difficult for Marco to compete against a Jeb” in an interview with The Hill on Monday. Ros-Lehtinen said she was “excited” about

Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large and author of the e-book, “Wacko Birds: The Fall (and Rise) of the Tea Party,” Joel Pollak sat down with Larry King on his Ora.Tv program “Politicking with Larry King” on Friday. Pollak argued that the

US News and World Report Chairman and Editor-in-Chief and publisher of The New York Daily News, Mort Zuckerman predicted that Jeb Bush will win the 2016 GOP nomination on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” After fellow panelist Eleanor Clift predicted that Jeb

CNN Commentator and Democratic Strategist Paul Begala admitted that the Democratic Party had become an establishment party on Friday’s “Real Time” on HBO. After joking “The Republicans have always been the hierarchical party, they always nominate the oldest white guy

Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) criticized “establishment folks” in the Republican Party and said that he was “stronger, [and] more knowledgeable” on Friday’s “Laura Ingraham Show” “What we’ve seen now, for the last several election cycles, is there’s, you call

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) says former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a fellow likely 2016 GOP presidential candidate, is a “moderate.” Calling a Republican who’s seeking the GOP nomination a “moderate” is a clear insult in Republican presidential primary politics. During that selection process, each of the candidates is likely to focus on highlighting conservative credentials to please GOP base voters. Paul further hinted Bush would be open to tax increases and more government spending, positions no candidate is likely to take while trying to win the nomination.

Real estate magnate and potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will test the waters in the nation’s first-in-the-south primary state, South Carolina, this month. He will deliver a keynote address to the South Carolina Tea Party convention in Myrtle Beach. Joe Dugan, the head of the Myrtle Beach Tea Party and organizer of the annual conference, praised Trump—a solid opponent of amnesty—for making the trip down.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s (R) administration is proposing more gun control in the form of “security requirements” for firearm retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers–and employees of the same–in the state. The proposals originated with the State Police and are the result

Dr. Carson is not only fascinating, but he’s extremely busy these days. Since he retired as a surgeon in 2013, he has become a best-selling author and an in-demand speaker. His travel schedule keeps him on the road far more often than he was when teaching at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

A spokesperson for Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) confirms that Jerry Jones, owner of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, paid for the private jet that flew Christie from New Jersey to Texas to watch the National Football League playoff game between the Cowboys and the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The value of the round trip chartered flight was estimated to exceed $10,000. The value of the seat to watch the game in Jones’s private suite was estimated at $6,000. Both the round trip flight and Christie’s seat in Jones’s private suite during the game are apparently considered personal gifts from Jones to Christie.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” network political correspondent Kasie Hunt reported on soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s vision for the Republican Party, which is tied to presidential prospects for 2016. “[A]s they come in, they are going

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R) is planning a “private briefing” with approximately two dozen “friends and former colleagues” in Washington next week.

Columnist George Will touted Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) as “potentially the most potent candidate” for the GOP in 2016 on Monday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” “Don’t overlook, I think potentially the most potent candidate, and that is Scott Walker of

Fox News’ TV host, former Governor of Arkansas, and former Republican presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, has announced that he is considering another run for president in 2016. In statement put out by Team Huckabee, Huckabee stated that he would be

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) signed off on his Fox News Channel program “Huckabee” while keeping his presidential options open on Saturday. Huckabee said that while he wasn’t declaring he would run and that such a decision would not

Senator Marco Rubio (R) says he is inching closer to announcing whether or not he will run for President of the United States in 2016.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) has resigned from all his corporate and nonprofit board memberships, including chairmanship of the education foundation he founded–more evidence that he is considering a 2016 presidential bid.

Those familiar with what was once referred to as “Clinton, Inc.” are already pointing to Team Hillary as the source behind a political hit on potential Hillary challenger Democrat Jim Webb.

The Wall Street Journal has reviewed several emails from then Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s tenure in office, though it is as yet hard to characterize it as a thorough review yielding an objective view of his overall time in office.

A new CNN/ORC poll finds former Florida Governor Jeb Bush with a 10-point lead over New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and a 16-point advantage over Dr. Ben Carson among CNN’s sample of 453 individuals who it dubbed Republicans.

According to New York 1, the only big-name Republican attending the ceremony was former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.