Nov 1 - By Perry Bacon Jr., msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
As they campaigned together across Virginia on Thursday and Friday, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele praised Robert F. McDonnell, the state's GOP gubernatorial candidate, as an innovative leader.
Oct 9 - By Michael Inbar, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Rush Limbaugh realizes you don’t become America’s most popular radio talk-show host without having the hide of an elephant. And he’s long subscribed to a theory: His 21 million listeners know him and love him, and the other 280 million Americans, well, they don’t pay the bills.
Aug 18 - By Jonann Brady, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
In the latest issue of Vogue magazine, the wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says that finding out about her husband’s affair with an Argentine woman felt like “punches to the gut.” Regarding the future of their marriage, she said, “The ball is in his court.”

Jun 8 - By Ben Evans, Associated Press Writer
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday urged some 2,000 Republican party loyalists to stand up for GOP principles but to be inclusive as the party tries to retake the majority.

May 24 - By Douglass K. Daniel, Associated Press Writer
The conservative vs. moderate split threatening to rupture the Republican Party played out across the airwaves Sunday, with Colin Powell and Tom Ridge denouncing shrill and judgmental voices they say are steering the GOP too far right. Karl Rove challenged Powell to lay out his vision and "back it up" by helping elect Republicans.
May 14 - By Chuck Todd, NBC News Political Director
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Apr 24 - By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Writer
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met with the American Legion on Friday to apologize for a right-wing extremism report written by her agency, and the veterans group walked away from the meeting mollified.
Mar 18 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The freshest new voice of the Republican Party comes at you with the fervor of an evangelical preacher and the fast delivery of a tobacco auctioneer. His message is clear, his convictions rock-solid, his self-assurance in Rush Limbaugh territory.
Mar 2 - By Mark Murray, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
It has been just six weeks since their party lost control of the White House, but plenty of Republicans are already talking about a political comeback.

Feb 24 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
- The Republican National Committee released the following excerpts from the Republican address, entitled "Americans Can Do Anything," that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will deliver immediately following President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress:
Jan 16 - By Mark Murray, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
After losing the presidential contest in November, as well as additional House and Senate seats, the Republican Party can at least find comfort in this one fact: Democrats were in this same position just four years ago.

Jan 11 - By Tom Raum, Associated Press Writer
Out of power, Republicans appear to be retreating to familiar old ground. They're becoming deficit hawks again.

Dec 11 - By Tom Curry, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
- Although the weeks of congressional wrangling over the fate of the Detroit automakers ended in a collapsed rescue plan, a new political star emerged from the fray: Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker.
Dec 10 - By Associated Press
A Louisiana senator is staunchly opposing legislation that would give struggling U.S. automakers $14 billion in emergency loans.

Dec 5 - By Tom Curry, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
- The 2010 elections may seem to exist only in the distant future, but candidates are already raising money and plotting possible strategies.

Nov 12 - By Tom Curry, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
- Three days before he won the presidential election, Sen. Barack Obama stood in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, and told a crowd of supporters, "We need to get beyond the old ideological debates that divide us between left and right."
Nov 6 - By Alex Johnson, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
When Washington state voters opened their mail-in ballots and stepped into voting booths, they had this choice for governor:

Nov 5 - By Tom Curry, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
NEW YORK - The Republicans who survived Tuesday night’s Democratic electoral onslaught might bravely insist that “whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”

Nov 4 - By Alex Johnson, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, shattered more than 200 years of history Tuesday night by winning election as the first African-American president of the United States.

Nov 2 - By Tom Curry, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
OMAHA, Nebraska - It’s 10 o’clock the Saturday morning before Election Day. At the Obama field office in a strip mall in Omaha, Neb., Obama regional field director Charlie Ellsworth is teaching 16 Obama supporters how to do door-to-door canvassing.
Oct 31 - By Chuck Todd, NBC News Political Director
- There are a number of smart election previews out there.
Oct 29 - By Chuck Todd, NBC News Political Director
- A number of folks will view the polling memo from John McCain's pollster, Bill McInturff, as nothing more than rose-colored spin in order to prop up the Republican mindset in the days before Election Day.
Oct 28 - By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Writer
The Republican National Committee tapped a $5 million line of credit Tuesday as part of a renewed effort to help GOP senators facing re-election difficulties, the party's chairman said Tuesday.
Oct 28 - By Associated Press
The Republican National Committee is taking out a $5 million line of credit to help Senate Republican incumbents who are facing re-election difficulties.
Oct 28 - By Tom Curry, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
- How do you prepare for your election night party?