COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The organizers of an upcoming South Carolina gathering that features a number of potential Republican presidential contenders said Monday they have added another name to the guest list. Organizers of the May 9 summit organized by Citizens United and U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan told The Associated Press former Hewlett-Packard chief executive […]
Documents a federal judge ordered released on Friday will help clear up whether Hillary Clinton hosted any political contributors or donors to her family charity on the 47 overseas trips she made as secretary of state. Judge Gladys Kessler of the U.S. District court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of Citizens United, […]
In what may be a glimpse of more troubles ahead for Hillary Clinton, a federal judge on Friday ordered the State Department to release the passenger manifests of overseas flights the likely 2016 presidential hopeful took while serving as secretary of state. Did she take Clinton Foundation donors with her as a thank you for […]
WASHINGTON — The State Department said Friday it was unable to automatically archive the emails of most of its senior officials until last month, which could mean potential problems for historical record-keeping amid criticism of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s use of a private email server while in office. On the same day […]
COLUMBIA, SC — Another Republican presidential hopeful, Dr. Ben Carson, is coming to Citizens United’s South Carolina Freedom Summit on May 9 in Greenville. The retired neurosurgeon formed a presidential exploratory committee last week. Carson has been third or fourth in recent South Carolina GOP presidential polls. Carson will join six other Republicans weighing White […]
Greenville, SC – Today, Citizens United and Congressman Jeff Duncan are pleased to announce that former House Speaker and New Hampshire Representative William O’Brien will speak at the “South Carolina Freedom Summit” in Greenville, South Carolina on Saturday, May 9th 2015. “It is Citizens United’s pleasure to host former House Speaker O’Brien at our South […]
Florida might have four GOP candidates for president. But none might be endorsed by the state’s Republican governor, Rick Scott. When will he endorse, and who will it be? Scott won’t say. But the governor is personally close to two potential contenders who have no personal ties to Florida: former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and […]
The grim forced march to a Hillary Clinton coronation just got a little grimmer. The Hillary email scandal — on top of the revelation of continuing foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation while she was secretary of state — is a nice reminder for Democrats about what they are signing up for. The Clinton Restoration […]
The Associated Press said Wednesday that it was considering legal action over unfulfilled Freedom of Information Act requests for government documents covering Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state. In its requests, the AP asked for her full schedules and calendars and for details on the State Department’s decision to grant a special position […]
Former New Hampshire House Speaker Bill O’Brien, R-Mont Vernon, will be a guest speaker at the South Carolina Freedom Summit on May 9. Back by popular demand? O’Brien, who is Republican Majority Caucus leader in the state House of Representatives, spoke to a similar event Citizens United held in Iowa back in January.“ Now, more […]
Steve King will speak at the South Carolina Freedom Summit on May 9, the Palmetto State’s version of a conservative forum he hosted earlier this year in Des Moines, organizers said. The conservative nonprofit Citizens United joined King to organize January’s Iowa Freedom Summit, an event that drew a parade of Republicans eying presidential runs. […]
WASHINGTON – Former Gov. George Pataki is about to join a throng of potential Republican presidential candidates appearing at high-profile speaking events in South Carolina and Iowa – and he’ll be emphasizing his down-on-the-farm roots. “I’m from New York and I probably spent more of my life on a farm than anybody out there,” Pataki […]