Advertisement

Readers like you keep news free for everyone.

More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.

Support us today
Not now
Tuesday 28 November 2023 Dublin: 4°C

# Republican Party

All time
Watch: US presidential hopeful Romney offers rival $10,000 bet
Mitt Romney was challenged by Texan evangelist Rick Perry during last night’s Republican debate – and responded with a big-money offer…
3.4k
6
Dec 11th 2011, 3:33 PM
US presidential hopeful Perry's latest ad causes split in his own campaign
In the campaign spot, Perry attacks Barack Obama’s repealing of a law outlawing open homosexuality in the military but it hasn’t gone down well even in his own campaign.
4.7k
15
Dec 9th 2011, 8:34 PM
Herman Cain suspends US presidential campaign after affair allegations
The former chairman of Godfather’s Pizza and one-time poll topper has shelved his run for the White House.
2.6k
4
Dec 3rd 2011, 6:53 PM
I've just got something in my eye: GOP contenders get teary-eyed at debate
It was emotional times as half of the candidates looking to be the next US president shed tears at a debate held over the weekend…
2.0k
2
Nov 21st 2011, 12:51 PM
Watch: Herman Cain discusses sexual harassment allegations with Letterman
The Republican Party presidential candidate and businessman said that the accusations are all “baseless”.
1.7k
13
Nov 19th 2011, 2:20 PM
Herman Cain on Libya: 'President Obama supported the uprising. Correct?'
In the latest gaffe by a Republican candidate, the former pizza magnate appeared to show a poor grasp on foreign policy.
1.7k
25
Nov 15th 2011, 10:00 AM
If you can't laugh at yourself... Perry goes on Letterman after debate gaffe
He couldn’t remember his policies but he could remember all ten of these funny excuses…
987
8
Nov 11th 2011, 1:12 PM
Watch: Rick Perry forgets which agencies he wants to abolish in debate gaffe
The governor of Texas is facing a campaign meltdown after one of the most humiliating gaffes in US presidential election debate history.
2.2k
18
Nov 10th 2011, 7:58 AM
GOP frontrunner Herman Cain faces more sexual harassment allegations
The candidate leading polls to be the Republican Party’s nominee for US president has been hit with a series of allegations in recent days.
305
3
Nov 3rd 2011, 10:13 AM
GOP frontrunner faces questions over sexual harassment allegations
Herman Cain faces the biggest test of his insurgent campaign with old allegations of sexual harassment resurfacing and causing a media storm in the US.
394
6
Nov 1st 2011, 10:32 AM
Romney and Perry clash in fiercest Republican presidential debate so far
There were fiery exchanges over big conservative issues like immigration and one candidate’s tax overhaul plan.
585
5
Oct 19th 2011, 10:15 AM
US senators vote down Obama's jobs bill
The demise of Obama’s jobs package was expected, despite his campaign-style efforts to swing the public behind it.
368
12
Oct 12th 2011, 3:25 PM
Sarah Palin says she won't run for president in 2012
The former governor of Alaska has been considered a possible contender since the last election in 2008.
589
28
Oct 5th 2011, 11:44 PM
'Now is not the time': Chris Christie rules out presidential bid
The New Jersey governor had been considering a late entry in to the Republican field but has ruled it out today.
201
1
Oct 4th 2011, 6:46 PM
GOP favourite Chris Christie said to be considering presidential run
The popular New Jersey governor faces increasing calls to enter the race although he has previously been categorical in his stance that he won’t be running.
310
5
Sep 29th 2011, 3:00 PM
Palin threatens to sue over book which says she did drugs
The former governor of Alaska is the subject of a controversial new book which alleges she took drugs and had affairs.
493
13
Sep 27th 2011, 2:16 PM
Porn publisher offers $1m for dirt on White House candidate
Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler, will pay $1m to anyone who can prove an illicit sexual encounter with Texas governor Rick Perry.
1.8k
28
Sep 26th 2011, 12:21 PM
Democrats lose 'safe' Weiner seat in New York to Republicans
Anthony Weiner was forced to step down in June following a Twitter sex scandal. His seat had been held by Democrats since the 1920s.
226
0
Sep 14th 2011, 1:56 PM
Watch: The key moments as Republican presidential hopefuls debate in Florida
The latest frontrunner, Texas governor Rick Perry, came under attack from rivals wary of his healthy poll numbers.
290
3
Sep 13th 2011, 12:24 PM
Obama unveils ambitious €320bn job stimulus plan
An under-fire president demands that Congress get to work on passing an act to tackle America’s growing unemployment.
215
4
Sep 9th 2011, 8:36 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…
2.3k
6
Sep 8th 2011, 8:33 AM
Michele Bachmann wants to take 100,000 Irish jobs back to the US
The US presidential candidate wants to attract American companies back home. She says there’s over 600 here, in fact there’s over 100 less than that.
5.3k
79
Aug 29th 2011, 12:10 PM
Conservative pundit accused of racism over Obama-Perry picture
David Limbaugh, author of a book savaging Barack Obama’s record, tweets a photograph apparently attacking his lack of military service.
2.1k
22
Aug 26th 2011, 5:53 PM
Watch: Christine O'Donnell walks off interview with Piers Morgan
The Tea Party favourite once forced to insist she was not a witch was trying to promote her new book…
1.3k
13
Aug 18th 2011, 12:46 PM
Perry accused of murder threats against US Federal Reserve chair
US presidential candidate Rick Perry reckons that if Ben Bernanke goes for another round of quantitative easing, it would be treasonous.
417
9
Aug 16th 2011, 4:26 PM
Obama fires rare attack on Republican presidential hopefuls
Barack Obama slams the Republican hopefuls for opposing any measures raising new taxes, even if outweighed by spending cuts.
286
4
Aug 15th 2011, 7:24 PM
Michele Bachmann: The Tea Party is good for America
The US presidential candidate said the right-wing group are “the best antidote” to Obama’s policies – but her lighting setup sparked controversy.
458
16
Aug 15th 2011, 8:47 AM
Pawlenty and Bachmann lead sparring in Republicans' Iowa debate
Eight candidates, all vying to be the candidate who takes on Barack Obama in 2012, face off ahead of a key straw poll.
132
0
Aug 12th 2011, 11:52 AM
US presidential candidate in scandal over 'fake Twitter followers'
Republican Newt Gingrich has denied allegations that he artificially inflated his online following using more than a million dummy accounts.
812
5
Aug 4th 2011, 10:34 AM
Republicans delay crucial vote as US creeps closer to default
John Boehner calls off a vote on a draft plan to cut the US deficit, amid fears that party members wouldn’t back it.
323
8
Jul 29th 2011, 10:21 AM
A bluffer's guide to... the US debt ceiling
Struggling to keep up with the political logjam in the US? Let us explain what’s going on – and why it matters to Ireland.
1.1k
17
Jul 28th 2011, 2:41 PM
Republicans to press new vote on lifting US's debt ceiling
A bipartisan Congress prepares for yet more gridlock, as the clock ticks down on staving off a United States default.
217
5
Jul 28th 2011, 9:57 AM
Presidential hopeful's campaign hit by 'end of world' comments and migraines
Michele Bachmann has had to deal with reports of chronic migraine problems that leave her “incapacitated”.
732
13
Jul 20th 2011, 11:21 AM
Sarah Palin biopic takes just $75,000 on opening weekend
Meanwhile, Harry Potter was smashing box office records. Although the Palin biopic, The Undefeated, was only released in certain theatres.
2.1k
13
Jul 18th 2011, 1:04 PM
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the globe.
150
4
Jul 10th 2011, 11:03 AM
Watch: Sarah 'The Undefeated' Palin documentary trailer released
“Like a marine, she runs toward the danger.”
602
16
Jul 8th 2011, 9:15 PM
How to become US president... thanks to Rory McIlroy
The Republican Party says their 2012 candidates can learn lessons from Rory McIlroy’s US Open-winning strategy.
2.2k
9
Jul 3rd 2011, 2:22 PM
Republican hopefuls attack Obama's record in first major debate
Seven candidates for the Republican presidential display little hostility for each other, but plenty for the president.
237
4
Jun 14th 2011, 2:08 PM
Unflippinbelievable! Seven things we've learned so far from 'The Palin Emails'
Over 24,000 pages of emails from Palin’s time as governor of Alaska have emerged with news outlets and ordinary folk combing through them for juicy details about the possible 2012 presidential candidate.
2.1k
21
Jun 11th 2011, 2:07 PM
Campaign fail: Newt Gingrich’s presidential run in tatters as top aides resign
The former speaker of the US House of Representatives faces a tough task to rebuild his campaign for the White House.
447
3
Jun 10th 2011, 2:11 PM
Previous Articles
1
2
3
4
5
Next Articles