Big Apple Turnover
The election last week of Republican Robert Turner to Congress is significant for several reasons. One is that the result will be widely perceived as a rebuke to President Obama and the Democratic Party, which it is.
The election last week of Republican Robert Turner to Congress is significant for several reasons. One is that the result will be widely perceived as a rebuke to President Obama and the Democratic Party, which it is.
Henry J. Stern | Posted 09.10.2011
With the loss of two New York seats, the question arises: which two districts out of the 31 will be made to disappear by whichever legislative body, independent commission or Federal court ends up drawing the final lines?
HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON -- Leading House Democrats held a fundraiser on Tuesday for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who is recovering from brain injuries she sustained du...
AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — House investigators have recommended that three lawmakers be further investigated to determine whether political contributions were...
New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011
Lawmakers take contributions every day from corporate executives and lobbyists hoping for their votes. The question of whether that represents busines...
nytimes.com | Nicholas Confessore | Posted 05.25.2011
With statewide elections a year away, the Queens Democratic Party will take the unusual step on Thursday of announcing its support for a primary chall...
The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011
This upcoming weekend will see a number of lawmakers hosting multi-day Fall retreats at resorts and hotels across the nation, according to invitations...
Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 11.17.2011
What is an Intentional Conversation? Stated simply: It is a structured conversation with no purpose other than the conversation itself.
David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011
In just the first half of 2009, the 15 New Democrats on Financial Services committee "received about $1.9 million in contributions from the finance, insurance and real estate industries."
Donna and Ed Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011
We haven't been hit domestically again by terrorists because of the work of dedicated men and women, domestic and foreign, who have kept us safe -- in spite of the Bush Administration, not because of it.
Henry J. Stern | Posted 11.19.2011