Lost amid the media frenzy over Barack Obama's tour abroad is recognition that this week has arguably been the most successful of the cycle for Senate...
Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home
The Supreme Court has shifted dangerously to the right and is now the most pro-business Court since the monopoly greasing "Lochner-era" Court of the late 19th century.
Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics
Sam Nunn will not be on the ticket with Obama. But if he would like to be offered the job of Secretary of State or Defense, he has to tell Obama that he supports repealing DADT -- and he has to mean it.
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics
For a relatively small amount of money, we can provide primary health care to every American in need of it through an expansion of the successful Federally Qualified Health Center program.
Michael Shaw | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media
Planted between these two chairs, the suggestion in this NYT image is that Lieberman is straddling between the two parties.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.14.2008 | Home
It's getting harder and harder to find much difference between presumed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and Republican rival John McCain...
Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics
Any serious discussion of the crisis the country faces in recruiting and retaining qualified men and women in the military will require a fresh and serious look at the odious "compromise" known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Bob Burnett | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics
If Democrats want to increase their majority in the Senate to 60 so that Barack Obama's agenda would not be held hostage by Republican filibusters, they will have to gain 10 new seats.
Paul Jenkins | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics
If you thought the Republican primary field was a bit of a joke, wait until you get a closer look at the front runners for the vice presidential slot.
Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama dealt a bit in platitudes during the primaries so that he'd have less to disassociate himself from once he had the nomination in hand. But he held back on a few whoppers, too.
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics
It is a promise we made to the veterans of World War II: that those who defend our country should be able to take advantage of America's opportunity. This legislation again fulfills that promise.
AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A massive foreclosure rescue bill cleared a key Senate test Tuesday by an overwhelming margin, with Democrats and Republicans both ...
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics
The need for more aggressive scrutiny is abundantly clear. GAO has identified $295 billion in cost overruns -- the Pentagon can't balance its books or keep track of its vast inventory.
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics
Alaska is going to be very close this year. This stems from Republican office-holders apparently trying to take the "first in political corruption" award away from Louisiana.
Betsy Taylor | Posted 06.16.2008 | Green
Pundits wonder how much it might cost to fix things and whether pivoting to a green economy might hurt a few companies that line powerful pockets. And meanwhile, Greenland melts.
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics
Nobody seriously annoyed me this week, but I will launch a pre-emptive finger-wagging, to anyone on the left who can't resist the urge to be disrespectful of Tim Russert's memory right now.
Carl Pope | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics
It's evident to almost anyone -- more and more Americans are taking steps in their own lives to reduce energy use and tackle global warming as best th...
Michael Shaw | Posted 06.07.2008 | Media
Obama must have figured this quasi-private action directed at Lieberman -- occurring just beyond camera view -- was an effective way to start marking his turf, and laying down who's in charge.
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics
As oil prices soared and as the nation slipped into recession, I made a request to Vermonters on my email list. I asked them to tell me what was going on in their lives economically. That was it.
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics
For all the people who scoffed at the idea of a former comedian running for such a high public office, it can now be strongly stated that Al Franken's Senate campaign is definitely no joke.
Carl Pope | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics
The Senate is supposed to be debating global warming, but Mitch McConnell, refused to allow the Senate to debate the 491-page bill, demanding instead that the clerk READ IT OUT LOUD
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics
Yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had himself a holy snit-fit over a perceived slight from Majority Leader Harry Reid over judicial no...
New York Times | David M. Herszenhorn | Posted 06.05.2008 | Green
WASHINGTON -- About a day into the debate over legislation to combat global warming but before Republicans brought the discourse to a stop on Wednesda...
Reuters | Deborah Zabarenko | Posted 06.02.2008 | Green
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even before debate began on Monday on the first comprehensive climate change bill to reach the U.S. Senate floor, the White Hou...
Chris Weigant | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics
As the primary election season sinks slowly in the West (South Dakota and Montana, to be exact), we turn our eyes (finally!) to the general election c...
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HuffingtonPost.com | Bolu Adeyeye | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics