Articles
Senate Immigration Bill Clears Committee in Bipartisan Vote
Ten Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee joined with three Republicans, including two of the four GOP authors of the bill, in support of a sweeping deal...
Groundhog Day in the House: A Gift to Republican Freshmen, and Possibly Democrats Too
It was the 37th time since taking control in 2011 that House Republicans have voted to repeal or defund all or parts of the President's signature legislative...
Millennial Politics
To an extent there is a divide among millenials — the Obama generation that rejected President George W. Bush and the younger cohort who came of age in the...
Retirements Boost Republican Hopes of Retaking Senate in 2014
A wave of Democratic stalwarts are leaving the Senate next year, but there is no guarantee Republicans can capitalize on the opportunity
Democrats Score a Win on Guns, but Face Tough Road Ahead
Democrats overcome a gun-control filibuster, but their boasts belie the tough road ahead.
Photo Essays
Portrait of a Swing State, 1944: As Ohio Goes …
As President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney wind up their 2012 campaigns for the White House, it all comes down to Ohio. For the past...
LIFE on the Stump: Classic Photos From the Campaign Trail
“A national political campaign,” H.L. Mencken once observed, “is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown...
