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In Wisconsin Recall Fight, Focus Shifts from Unions to Jobs
When Democrats began the push to oust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker last year, his controversial law curbing the collective-bargaining rights of most...
“I have a mindset that says bipartisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican point of view.”
–Republican Senate nominee Richard Mourdock after defeating Richard Lugar in Tuesday’s primary.
Bad News for Obama: Democrats Have a Registration Problem
Demographics will doom Republicans in the out years, Democrats like to say. A coalition of Black and Latino voters along with the socially moderate youth bloc is...
White House Threatens to Veto Student Loan Bill
The White House threatened a veto Friday of a Republican bill keeping the interest rates on federal student loans from doubling this summer, objecting that the...
59%
– that’s how many self-described swing voters want the U.S. out of Afghanistan “as soon as possible,” according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center:...
Photo Essays
The Political Trials of Tom Perriello
Like many Democrats this fall, the incumbent from Virginia's Fifth District faces an uphill battle for re-election
The Democrats Last Day in Iowa
The campaigns go all out in a tight race to the finish
Time.com Specials
Top 10 Government Showdowns
As President Obama and the Democrats square off against the Republicans, led by Speaker of the House, John Boehner, TIME takes a look at historic federal...
2010: Races to Watch
With Republicans confident they can retake control of the House and Democrats trying to contain the damage, TIME.com looks at the key congressional and statewide...
