In Washington, shame isn’t what it used to be. That was the lesson of the showdown Thursday between Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) and the
By the standards of today’s judicial elections, the $3 million that poured into one race for the Illinois Supreme Court this year was a large
In the weeks after his election two years ago, President Obama was often linked to two other presidents, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Today,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic measures to extend tax cuts for most Americans failed in the Senate on Saturday as Republicans — and some Democrats —
This was supposed to be the year that the law banning gays from serving openly in the military would be repealed. President Obama and the
He’s wasting little time assuming his new power in the leadership over the Democrats’ message. Read more…
Federal extensions of benefits for the long-term jobless have become ensnared lately in political jousting over the soaring budget deficit. Read more…
Republicans will regain control of the New York Senate after a recount completed Saturday handed control of a key seat on Long Island to the
Senate Republicans derailed legislation Saturday to extend expiring tax cuts at all but the highest income levels in a political showdown that paradoxically clears a