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Far-right National Front party regional leader for southeastern France Marion Marechal-Le Pen attends a press conference in Bayonne, southwestern France, Tuesday, April 11, 2017. She is campaigning for far-right candidate for the presidential election Marine Le Pen, seen on poster behind. The top two vote-getters on April 23 will compete in a presidential runoff on May 7. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

Marion Marechal-Le Pen CPAC invitation exposes fault lines on right

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Matt Schlapp: Milo Yiannopoulos comments ‘broke through very important boundaries’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo, Milo Yiannopoulos speaks on campus in the Mathematics building at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo. (Jeremy Papasso/Daily Camera via AP, File)

Milo Yiannopoulos disinvited from CPAC

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Republican presidential Candidate Donald Trump gives his running mate, Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana a kiss as they shake hands after Pence's acceptance speech during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Matt Schlapp, ACU president: Trump won’t be easy target for Hillary Clinton, DNC

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

American Conservative Union declines invitation to meet with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp defines the organizational mission in 140 words

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Sen. Marco Rubio will speak at 11:35 a.m. Saturday during the March 2-5 gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor just outside Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

Marco Rubio will appear at CPAC

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Upon announcing his presidential campaign, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said he would work with Congress to repeal Obamacare if elected in 2016. (Associated Press)

Scott Walker campaign to repeal Obamacare begins

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas (right) announced his candidacy for the White House on Monday, and fellow Sen. Rand Paul is planning an ambitious five-state, five-day rollout of his own starting April 7 in his home state of Kentucky. (Associated Press)

American Conservative Union releases its annual rating of lawmakers

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

American Conservative Union's new annual rating of Congress shows Hillary Clinton had a more liberal voting record than President Obama when they were both senators, bucking pundits' views she's more centrist. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton more liberal than Obama as senators

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Associated Press)

American Conservative Union is not ready for Hillary Clinton: ‘We’ve had enough’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

CPAC 2015 organizers aim to recapture intimacy, activism of early days

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 5 file photo, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agent looks for signs along trail while on patrol near the Texas-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

American Conservative Union: Obama’s amnesty plans like ‘a single-finger salute of contempt’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

The countdown to CPAC 2015 has begun. (American Conservative Union)

The 2015 CPAC countdown begins with gusto: Ted Cruz, Mark Levin among the speakers

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In with the New: Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, says social media, online events and email alerts will play bigger roles. (Gage Skidmore/Special to The Washington Times)

Face of change at American Conservative Union: Matt Schlapp is ready to ruffle feathers

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

**FILE** Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union (Gage Skidmore)

Koch network says no ties to new ACU chief

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Rand Paul, speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in Bowling Green, Ky., Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. (Associated Press)

ANALYSIS: For ‘tea party’ activists, battle has just begun

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times