Michael Steele was elected head of the Republican National Committee (RNC) today, the first African-American to hold the position.

The verdict is in on Independent Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut. He will keep his chairmanship but lose his position on another panel.

While John McCain was speaking at the Republican National Convention someone staged a protest and the security quickly removed her from the audience. Update: The person who uploaded this video in YouTube says it was a pro-choice protest, but some others say it was pro-peace and anti-war protest.

New York Rep. Vito J. Fossella, who represents the 13th Congressional District, is having a bad week for being arrested for drunk driving and having an extramarital affair with Laura Fay. The 43 year old was arrested for DUI on May 1st, in Alexandria Virginia as reported by The New York Times.

The Republican debate tonight in the Reagan Library is well on the way and so far the issues of the economy, conservatism and abortion have been dominating the January 30th Republican presidential debate in the Reagan Library. Who is the most conservative republican is the main point so far. This is the last debate in the republican camp before the Super Tuesday.

Florida primary exit polls and results will come out soon as the Republican candidates are seeking a very important vote which will largely win the Republican nomination for the U.S. presidential race of 2008. All eyes are on Florida and people are anxiously waiting to see the exit polls and analyze their results.

Republican candidates in the U.S. presidential race debated economic policy and the war in Iraq during a televised debate late Thursday in the southern state of Florida. VOA's Brian Wagner reports the candidates are striving for a lead ahead of the state's primary Tuesday.

The first 40 minutes of tonight's Republican presidential debate in Florida have seen so cheap shots between candidates, and an air of civility.

Senator John McCain has won the Republican party's caucuses in Louisiana while long-shot candidate Ron Paul took second place this morning (Australian time), the state party said, citing preliminary results.

President Bush says he is optimistic about reaching agreement with opposition legislators on an economic stimulus package. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the U.S. central bank has cut the key interest rate in an effort to boost the troubled U.S. economy and stop a global sell-off of stocks.

This evening, the Louisiana Republican Party held caucuses at 11 sites across the state to select delegates to a state convention at which Louisiana's GOP convention delegates will be determined. The Louisiana caucuses could potentially benefit one of the Republicans running for President, but this one really takes the cake--it's so complicated that no one is reporting on it.

U.S. presidential candidates are focusing on two southern states as they compete for a place on the ballot in the November general election.