Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Mel Martinez addresses the delegates at the Republican National Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept. 2, 2004. (UPI Photo/Chris Corder)
WASHINGTON, March 16 (UPI) -- A significant group of Republican legislators back efforts to change U.S. President George W. Bush's signature domestic program, education reform.
WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- Two U.S. senators introduced an energy bill Wednesday the Washington lawmakers called a compromise between conservation and the demands of energy production.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida has taken charge of the Republican National Committee, vowing to reinvigorate the GOP's efforts to attract minority voters.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Republican share of the Hispanic vote dropped significantly in the 2006 election, sparked by anger over get-tough policies on immigration.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Tuesday introduced Florida Sen. Mel Martinez as the next head of the national Republican Party, replacing Ken Mehlman. Mehlman announced he would step down after last week's general election, in which Republicans lost control of
HAVANA, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The Cuban state-controlled media has condemned Cuban-Americans in Miami for celebrating Fidel Castro's surgery and temporary delegation of power to his brother.