The 2015 Iowa Freedom Summit aired all day Saturday on C-SPAN and c-span.org, as a number of potential Republican 2016 presidential hopefuls and other party luminaries gathered in the state capital of Des Moines. Representative Steve King (R-IA), one of the summit’s co-sponsors, delivered his opening remarks shortly after 10 a.m. ET, following the summit’s […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Republican race for the White House in 2016 starts here. At least that’s what Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said Saturday morning as he kicked off the Iowa Freedom Summit, a GOP star-powered event hosting nearly two-dozen speakers and possible presidential contenders. King, who’s co-hosting with the conservative group Citizens United, […]
DES MOINES — Conservative Iowans and likely Republican caucusgoers packed Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines for nine hours of political speechifying on Saturday, hearing from more than 20 prominent Republicans — eight or nine of whom are considering a run for president. As the final Brooks & Dunn song rang out over the hall, […]
As lawmakers prepare to select new leadership on Tuesday, conservative movement powerhouse Citizens United is urging Republicans to replace Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) as Speaker of the House. “It’s clear to Citizens United and millions of grassroots conservative activists nationwide that the time has come for new conservative leadership in the People’s House,” Citizens United […]
Tea party activists are attacking a campaign finance rider in the $1.1 trillion spending bill that they view as a sneaky power grab by establishment Republicans designed to undermine outside conservative groups. The provision would increase the amount of money a single donor could give to national party committees each year from $97,200 to as […]
It’s not often that Democrats and the tea party end up on the same side of a debate. But a hotly contested clause in the spending bill lawmakers revealed Tuesday, which would effectively allow individuals to contribute 10 times the current limit to national parties, is creating unlikely allies. A string of tea-party groups are […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has failed to turn over government documents covering Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state that The Associated Press and others requested under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act ahead of her presumptive presidential campaign. They include one request AP made four years ago and others pending for […]
New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie will attend The Iowa Freedom Summit with Republican Rep. Steve King on January 24. The event is co-hosted by Citizens United and is seen as a step on the road to the 2016 presidential elections. Other confirmed guests for the forum include potential 2016 hopefuls such as Sen. Ted […]
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will attend a conservative summit in Iowa next month, a spokesman for a group sponsoring the event said. Jeff Marschner with Citizens United said Monday that Christie will attend the Iowa Freedom Summit on Jan. 24 in Des Moines. The conservative group is sponsoring the event along with Republican Congressman […]
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) will travel to Iowa next month for a conservative gathering. Christie, who is considering running for president, will attend the Iowa Freedom Summit hosted by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) and outside group Citizens United. King invited Christie, according to The Associated Press. The potential 2016 hopeful also spent time […]
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie reportedly isn’t done with talking to Iowa voters face-to-face, even though the midterm elections have come and gone. The governor is returning to the first-in-the-nation presidential caucus state in January to attend the “Iowa Freedom Summit,” according to the Associated Press. The event is being co-hosted by U.S. Rep. Steve […]
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will attend a conservative summit in Iowa next month, a spokesman for a group sponsoring the event said. Jeff Marschner with Citizens United said Monday that Christie will attend the Iowa Freedom Summit on January 24 in Des Moines. The conservative group is sponsoring the event along with Republican Congressman […]