About two dozen members of the Southeast Texas Tea Party met this afternoon in a conference room at U.S. Rep. Ted Poe's conference room downtown.

They are occasioned by a recent commentary from Keith Olbermann, of MSNBC. The commentary — you can find it on YouTube — scored the tea party movement as the outcry of people who haven't yet made peace with the fact that their president is black.

Bay Area Tea Party members and like-minded conservatives flocked to Mill Valley on Sunday for a “Conservative Groupa-Palooza,” a ticket-only event that drew more than 500 attendees to the Mill Valley Community Center’s Cascade Room.

No tea party in Jupiter

Last week, I wrote a piece about the tea party movement and the obvious through-line of race, race-baiting, racism and the use of the Southern...

Bay Area Tea Party members and like-minded conservatives flocked to Mill Valley on Sunday for a “Conservative Groupa-Palooza,” a ticket-only event that drew more than 500 attendees to the Mill Valley Community Center’s Cascade Room.

Virginia's Fifth Congressional District seems ripe for a Republican victory -- unless the conservative passion of the Tea Party movement trumps political pragmatism

Virginia's Fifth District seems ripe for a Republican victory -- unless conservative passion trumps political pragmatism

Karl Rove, the architect of George W. Bush's presidency, says the "Tea Party" movement could have lasting influence in the nation's politics if it remains decentralized but could hurt Republicans if it backs third-party candidates who siphon votes from GOP candidates.

Karl Rove says Tea Party activists, who want to limit taxes and government's reach, could expand their clout if they emulate the 1960s civil rights movement, the gun rights movement and abortion opponents.

Rove, 59, calls President Obama "undisciplined, unengaged, aloof and focused on the wrong things" and suggests that if Obama's health care overhaul fails, he will revert to a more limited agenda.

Karl Rove says Tea Party is risky for the GOP

Karl Rove, the architect of George W. Bush's presidency, says the Tea Party movement could have lasting influence in the nation's politics if it remains decentralized but could hurt Republicans if it backs third-party candidates who siphon votes from GOP candidates. 'There's a danger from them, particularly if they're used by political operators . . . to try and hijack' elections, he says.

Karl Rove, the architect of George W. Bush's presidency, says the Tea Party movement could have lasting influence in the nation's politics if it remains decentralized but could hurt Republicans if it backs third-party candidates who siphon votes from GOP

The state chairman rips their bid to recall Menendez, saying it's because of the senator's ''last name.''

Karl Rove, the architect of George W. Bush's presidency, says the Tea Party movement could have lasting influence in the nation's politics if it remains decentralized but could hurt Republicans if it backs third-party candidates who siphon votes from GOP candidates. 'There's a danger from them, particularly if they're used by political operators . . . to try and hijack' elections, he says.

Karl Rove says the Tea Party movement could hurt Republicans if it backs third-party candidates who siphon votes from GOP candidates.

Tax hike opponents warned state legislators not to raise taxes to balance the state’s budget. The rally Tuesday was headlined by Grover Norquist, head of the national anti-tax group Americans for Tax Reform. About 100 protesters - some wearing tea party T-shirts - gathered on the Capitol steps.

Facing dismal poll numbers in his home state, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid has devised a re-election strategy: welcome third party candidates who can split the opposition in the uphill battle to hold on to his U.S. Senate seat.

With a Tuesday deadline to reach a deal looming, the top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee said the House is making a good-faith effort to break the impasse with the Senate.