The Wetumpka TEA Party, Inc., along with other groups, is suing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for exerting excessive scrutiny on applications for tax-exempt status.
Tropical Storm Isaac is bearing down on Tampa, Fla., altering plans for the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC), but the big question for political observers is whether Republicans will create their own whirlwind during the historic event.
Sen. Richard Lugar, a veteran of 35 years in the Senate, was defeated in the Indiana Republican party primary Tuesday by tea party-backed challenger, state Treasurer Richard Mourdock.