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The Center for Responsive Politics examines the all-too-common road from Capitol Hill to K Street -- of the 44 lawmakers to leave Congress midterm, 16...
Frank Sharry | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics
Republican politicians have been guilty of using immigrants as a wedge issue for so long that they are in real danger of sacrificing their future with Latino, minority, and swing voters.
AP | LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics
MIAMI — Florida Sen. Mel Martinez's resignation closes the latest chapter in the Republican Party's tumultuous, decade-long effort to woo the na...
Richard Valeriani | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics
Town hall meetings on health care reform....Debate or Debacle? Media make sure squeakiest wheels get the grease.
Shawn Healy | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics
Given the alignment of stars in Sotomayor's strive for the Supremes, her sterling resume made confirmation all but inevitable.
John Ridley | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics
MartÃnez's move can been seen as another accomplished person of color flipping a metaphorical middle finger at all the Republicans have devolved into: The party of the "angry white voter."
Dan Sweeney | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics
With Martinez retiring, it will be up to Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running for Martinez's Senate seat, to name a replacement. This puts Crist in an impossible position and is great news for Marco Rubio.
AP | BRENT KALLESTAD | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Sen. Mel Martinez's decision Friday to step down 16 months early gave Gov. Charlie Crist the perfect gift: his pi...
AP | By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON -- The Senate's lone Hispanic Republican says he'll vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Florida Republican Mel Martinez call...
The Washington Independant | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics
Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Johnson moved the Obama administration into new territory from a civil liberties perspective. Asked by Sen. Mel...
Miami Herald | Posted 07.11.2009 | World
As a couple accused of spying for Cuba head to federal court Wednesday, Cuba watchers say the latest case of espionage could crimp the Obama administr...
Politico | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics
The Club for Growth, the bane of Republican moderates, has taken another shot at Florida GOP Gov. Charlie Crist, this time nominating him for its Comr...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics
With additional reporting by Laura Dean The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court has thrust one of the more compelling political questi...
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.07.2009 | Media
With the Republican Party flailing about looking for new leaders why don't any of the high-powered conservative radio talkers run for public office?
Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.14.2009 | World
Amid increasing excitement in the Cuban-American community, President Obama today finally made official his reversal of Bush administration travel res...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics
It's not a good sign for the GOP when even an avowedly pro-business gathering is stocked with far more Democrats than Republicans. On Thursday mornin...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics
A Republican retirement community of sorts is slowly forming in the United States Senate. The behavior of its liberated members could have profound im...
AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republican senator Mel Martinez of Florida says he will support Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder, putting him a big step closer...
Pamela Gentry | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics
As recent as 2006, three African-Americans ran for high-profile statewide office on the Republican ticket and all were defeated by considerable margins.
The Hill | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics
Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) is expected to announce he is running for retiring Sen. Mel Martinez's (R-Fla.) seat on Tuesday morning, making him the fi...
Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics
Like a restricted country club that would rather die than change, the Republican Party is marginalizing itself for the sake of the white men who run it.
Dan Sweeney | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics
Crist, Sink, whomever: Somebody has to shut Jeb down and to do so, they'll have to start early -- like, now -- 2010 isn't far away.
AP | BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who has struggled to boost his approval rating since taking office, will not seek a secon...
Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics
The only positive thing that is still within your reach is not victory in the election; it is salvaging your honor and helping your country.
Carol Felsenthal | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, an all-out Hillary supporter, now supporting Obama in a state that will be key to McCain's fortunes a month from now, continues to be a loose cannon.
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The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business