Dodd

Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) released the following statement today in response to the announcement that the Senate this week w...

DANBURY, Conn. — Sen. Christopher Dodd said Monday that the controversy over two loans he received will not compromise his ability to lead Congr...

How about Chris Dodd as Obama's VP? Senator Dodd's prowess not only lies in economic issues but also extends to foreign policy as well as crafting significant domestic legislation.

Since the campaigns of both Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama have seemingly taken my advice earlier this week, and are both concentrat...

The past few months of the spying debate do reveal both the promise and residual frailty of this mildly resurgent Democratic Party.

It seems clear that there is no candidate yet that the Democratic Party really wants to coalesce around. The topsy-turvy nature of this close three-way race says something important.

Susan Sontag was right. And right on. Almost innocent, in a way, seeing where we've come to since.

While campaigning hard in Iowa like the rest of the hopefuls, Dodd actually came back to Congress to do his job and filibuster the hell out of the offensively named Protect America Act.

What follows is parable anticipating 2008, inspired my wife's observation that George W. Bush is like the worst boyfriend ever.

Suddenly Joe Biden is the candidate with the big picture, the one capable of articulating it as well. I keep expecting him to say something completely off base, but he's been focused.

Why when polls show overwhelming opposition to NAFTA-style trade policies are two leading Democratic candidates talking out of both sides of their mouths on the issue?

Schumer has a chance to prove that he's not soft on pugnacious nationalism of the Jesse Helms and John Bolton sort, and that he's not soft on torture a la David Addington.

On the campaign trail, Democrats may run hard against Bush's assault on the rule of law. In Washington, however, too many of them just run from security fights with Bush.

Reid's tenure as majority leader has been nothing but an exercise in timidity, which is about a lot more than not having the votes to pass legislation.

This Congress does not accurately reflect the entire party. In fact, so far the most remarkable part of the presidential campaign is how all the candidates have tried to stake out progressive positions.

Clinton's vote shows she's learned nothing from her earlier Iraq vote and is also a sign that her Middle East policy will likely be weighted towards Israel, which hasn't been doing the anyone any good at all.