Dec 29th, 2008 · Comedian Tina Fey created a sensation this fall with her impersonation of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. A former head writer for SNL, Few stars in the NBC comedy 30 Rock.
Dec 25th, 2008 · The Illinois GOP is taking advantage of the corruption charges leveled against Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich. They say they have learned valuable lessons from the scandal surrounding former Republican Gov. George Ryan, who is now serving time in jail on corruption charges of his own.
Dec 24th, 2008 · The last major push to change the health care system failed in 1993-94. Former U.S. Sen. David Durenberger, a Republican from Minnesota, wanted to ensure it won't happen again. Earlier this year, he organized a conference of 40 "veterans" from that era. He talks about the plan they produced.
Dec 19th, 2008 · Conservative activist Paul Weyrich, who died Dec. 18, helped turn social conservatives into a powerful force in the Republican party.
Dec 19th, 2008 · A new poll shows that the GOP is in danger of losing its dominance in Texas. With its anti-immigration rhetoric, it's losing support among Hispanic voters. Young Republicans also say they're not wedded to voting along party lines.
Dec 15th, 2008 · Oklahoma was the reddest state in the union this November, with Republican John McCain carrying every single county. Some residents of one city say they're sore McCain lost, but others say they've been impressed with the president-elect so far.
Dec 12th, 2008 · In the wake of talks over the auto bailout collapsing on Capitol Hill, auto workers in Detroit ponder their increasingly dismal fate. Many say the failure of the package in the Senate was a political attack by Republicans who blocked aid for Detroit automakers.
Dec 12th, 2008 · We look at the political wrangling over the bailout and examine how the scandal involving Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has revived a faint pulse in a flat-lining Republican party.