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Salon.com May 24, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Why'd he do it? Sen. Jim Jeffords has had problems with his party for a long time, but President Bush appears to have pushed him over the edge... |
Salon.com August 8, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Regular Joe Gore's vice-presidential pick, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, has a reputation as a centrist respected by all -- and that's an image he's worked hard to cultivate. |
BusinessWeek September 16, 2010 Lisa Lerer |
Jim DeMint's Path to Power Some Republicans are bristling over his successful backing of Tea Party candidates |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Alexandra Starr |
Democrats: A Hill Too Far? Not so long ago, Democrats were bragging that they could win back the Senate this November -- and it didn't seem like bravado. Now, two seats short of a Senate majority, the party faces a risk of backsliding. |
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 Dunham & Javers |
The Politics Of Change As power shifts on Capitol Hill, business faces a new reality |
Salon.com May 25, 2001 Alicia Montgomery & Daryl Lindsey |
Olson by a whisker In a surprising reversal of fortune, before relinquishing control of the Senate, Republicans force a vote on the controversial solicitor general -- and win... |
Salon.com May 10, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Holding court Bush unveils the beginning of his legacy -- the people he wants to shape the law. But Democrats are plotting to keep a say in the nominations... |
Reason April 2007 David Weigel |
The West Will Rise Again Is the South's hold over American politics on the wane? Book review: Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South, by Thomas F. Schaller. |
Managed Care July 2001 Michael Levin-Epstein |
Tilt of Senate to Democrats Speeded Debate on Patients' Rights The Senate debate over the Patients' Bill of Rights made for great theater, but was the outcome ever in doubt? |
Salon.com June 15, 2001 Jake Tapper |
The race to face Bush Democratic presidential wannabes waste no time using their new Senate powers to position themselves for 2004... |
Salon.com September 6, 2001 Jake Tapper |
What vanishing surplus? The Republicans try to ignore budget woes, while the Democrats plot to pin the tail on the elephant... |
Reason April 2007 David Weigel |
Reformers vs. the Old Guard Will fiscal conservatives retake the GOP? Here are four key members to watch in Congress. |
Reason February 2003 John J. Pitney Jr. |
Gone With the Vote For the GOP in the South, Reconstruction isn't quite over. A half-century ago, Southern Democrats campaigned by opposing color-blind laws, stirring up racial fears, and silencing those who opposed them. They still do. |
Salon.com June 27, 2001 Alicia Montgomery |
To Bork or not to Bork Democrats give notice that ideology will play a role when the Senate considers Bush's judicial nominees... |
Salon.com December 19, 2002 Robert Scheer |
Lott's long affair with racism It's time for the Republican Party to deal with the racist history represented by its Senate leader. |
BusinessWeek July 22, 2010 Salant et al. |
The Republicans' Money Momentum The GOP is out-raising Democrats in races for open Senate and House seats, a sign of more trouble for Obama's party in November. |
Salon.com May 26, 2001 Jake Tapper |
"The Jim Whisperer" Harry Reid, the man most responsible for guiding Sen. Jim Jeffords to a new political identity, has a long history with party-switching. |
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Paul Magnusson |
A New General For Senate Dems When it comes to watching out for his home state, Harry Reid is a master at wielding his intimate knowledge of Senate procedures to thwart the majority Republicans |
Salon.com March 30, 2001 Jake Tapper |
McCain-Feingold seems a done deal After a dramatic final tussle, the first sweeping campaign reform since the 1970s seems ready to pass the Senate... |
Salon.com May 21, 2001 Jake Tapper |
The Kennedy compromise Conservatives might be screaming the loudest, but Democrats made their share of concessions in the House and Senate education bills... |
Salon.com February 22, 2001 Jake Tapper |
The mystery of the docile Democrats How long will they keep jumping through Ringmaster George's hoops? |
BusinessWeek January 20, 2010 Albert R. Hunt |
The Democrats' Long Road Back from Massachusetts After Republican Scott Brown's stunning upset, the best President Obama and his party can hope for may be a watered-down health bill with insurance reforms. |
Reason March 2006 John J. Pitney |
The Silence of the Cats Book Review: In his new autobiography Herding Cats: A Life in Politics, Trent Lott still refuses to speak frankly about racism. |
Salon.com July 31, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Bad lieutenants Moderate Republicans like Rep. Christopher Shays have proven to be an unexpected stone in Bush's shoe. But do they have the stomach to stand up to the GOP's bully boys? |
Salon.com June 6, 2001 Jake Tapper |
McCain stands firm In an exclusive interview, the Arizona maverick says he really isn't leaving the GOP to run for president. Really... |
BusinessWeek February 24, 2010 Paula Dwyer |
How the Political Gridlock in Washington Might End Anger at Washington and midterm elections are driving both parties to recalibrate their self-interest. A tentative bipartisanship is emerging. |
Investment Advisor November 19, 2010 Melanie Waddell |
GOP House Will Attempt to Rein in Health Care, Dodd-Frank Republicans will urge SEC, other regulators, to 'go easy' in interpreting Dodd-Frank |
Salon.com July 13, 2001 Alicia Montgomery |
Processed to death House GOP leaders lose a procedural battle to block campaign finance reform, but win the war. R.I.P. Shays-Meehan... |
BusinessWeek September 30, 2010 Jonathan D. Salant |
State Candidates Catch A Wave of GOP Cash Companies are spending big on state races in hopes of electing more Republican governors and state legislators. |
Reason June 2007 Gillespie et al. |
Presidential Scouting Reports A libertarian fan's guide to the World Series of politics |
Reason May 2008 Matt Welch |
When Coalitions Dissolve As the GOP breaks apart, some blame the vanishing breed of free market Republicans. |
BusinessWeek October 2, 2006 Dunham & Javers |
How Business Is Wooing Democrats The possibility the GOP could lose the House has companies scrambling to make nice. |
Reason September 2006 Brian Doherty |
How Did You Vote During the War, Daddy? The war in Iraq is increasingly unpopular in America. However, public disenchantment with the war probably won't matter in November's congressional and Senate races. |
InternetNews June 10, 2005 Roy Mark |
Telecom Reform? Don't Bet On It Republicans are proposing subsidies and Democrats are offering tax incentives, and it's both good news and bad news for technology. |
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Howard Gleckman |
Social Security: A Trial Balloon That's Dropping Fast Bush's hints about higher payroll taxes as part of Social Security reform spook supporters and don't sway Dems. |
InternetNews May 6, 2004 Roy Mark |
Senate Blocks Anti-Offshoring Measures Democrats fail to limit foreign dividend tax breaks backed by Intel and Microsoft. |
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Dunham & Gleckman |
Can The GOP Get Down To Business? The Religious Right wants action on social issues that could distract Congress |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Health-Care Reform: It's Not Over Yet Massachusetts has spoken with its election of Scott Brown to the Senate. What's up next? |
Financial Advisor November 2007 Evan Simonoff |
Editor's Note - A Strange Election Awaits We are living through some very strange times in American politics. That was the message veteran political consultant Charlie Cook gave to attendees at the Financial Advisor Symposium. |
InternetNews February 25, 2011 Kenneth Corbin |
Senators Press for Net Neutrality Support Group of four Democrats appeal to Senate leadership to reject House proposals to overturn Federal Communications Commission's open Internet order. |
Salon.com July 14, 2001 Alicia Montgomery |
Why Hastert played hardball The folksy GOP speaker shored up his right flank by killing campaign finance reform, but Christopher Shays promises he'll pay for it... |
Salon.com September 5, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Budget battle looms Bush continues to stand behind some loopy surplus figures. But can the Democrats mount an effective counterattack? |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007 John Keller |
Taking the Pulse of Defense Spending As the war in Iraq has become a political sore spot, we can expect the Pentagon's leaders to hunker down to the status quo on military spending at least through the presidential election in November |
Investment Advisor October 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Implications of a Republican-Controlled Congress The consensus is pretty clear: The mid-term elections could result in Republicans taking control of the House and gaining more seats in the Senate. |
Investment Advisor February 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell |
Ryan Reveals GOP Budget Agenda to Investment Advisor New House Budget Committee Chair says Dodd-Frank, health care, spending all in play. |
Reason November 2008 Veronique de Rugy |
Fear of a Unified Government What happens to federal spending when the Democrats control both Congress and the presidency? |
Reason February 2007 |
Divided We Stand What sort of legislation and political theater should the friends of "Free Minds and Free Markets" expect during the next two years? Is the new situation an improvement or disaster? |
BusinessWeek May 23, 2005 Paul Magnusson |
They Backed Bush -- And Expect Him To Deliver The battle over President George W. Bush's judicial appointments threatens to kick up a firestorm over the intrusion of religion into politics. |
InternetNews November 18, 2005 Roy Mark |
Getting Along Over Tech? Just think what a little bipartisanship could actually accomplish for technology policy in this country. |
Inc. February 1, 2003 Eamon Javers |
Storming the Hill Now that the Republicans are in command, the small-business lobby hopes this new congressional session will bring it more victories than losses. Here's the view from the field. |