McCain And Obama Hug It Out On Senate Floor
Sen. John McCain crossed the aisle in the Senate this morning to shake hands with Sen. Barack Obama, just a couple of political foes killing time duri...
Sen. John McCain crossed the aisle in the Senate this morning to shake hands with Sen. Barack Obama, just a couple of political foes killing time duri...
AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday approved new rules for government eavesdropping on phone calls and e-mails, giving the White House much of th...
The Huffington Post | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics
At a State of the Union preview speech today at the National Press Club, Majority Leader Harry Reid issued a dramatic ultimatum to President Bush: eit...
AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate granted at least a temporary victory to the White House on Thursday, turning back an attempt to increase court oversight...
Chris Durang | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics
Well, the polls were wrong, and clearly the American voters want to keep looking at the candidates; and, in the morning light, I think that's a good thing.
The Hill | Manu Raju | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Tuesday he would seek to extend a controversial interim wiretapping law through February to avoid the ea...
Cliff Schecter | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics
Just as you would have thought, you really can best a faux-cowboy who's about as popular as amoebic dysentery.
Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics
Reid may be going out of his way to deny that Dodd and his allies had any effect on what happened yesterday, and the Washington Post may be fooled, but nobody else is.
Craig Newmark | Posted 11.28.2007 | Politics
Remember that Reagan fought a much more dangerous enemy than al Qaeda without resorting to breaking the law like this.
Bob Geiger | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics
Dodd has voted for troop withdrawals at every opportunity since Democrats took control of Congress in January and has been a leader in all efforts to end the Iraq quagmire.
Ari Melber | Posted 10.22.2007 | Politics
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.
Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.19.2007 | Politics
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.
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Washington Post's The Trail | Shailagh Murray | Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics