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A lot is being said about the historic nature of Republicans flipping 8-9 Senate seats and beating four incumbent Democrats (and possibly

New House Republican Conference rules prevent members seeking higher office to hold committee and subcommittee chairs. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) said, the “idea

There’s an old adage in American politics that campaigns boil down to a choice between one of two simple messages: “It’s time

Democrats are searching for explanations to Tuesday’s thorough defeat. Aside from obvious considerations – low turnout, 6th year election, etc. – there are

With Republicans likely winning a Senate majority in today’s elections, it’s worth examining whether there are parallels to what happened in 2006

“The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating. There is no path that can guarantee success, but the prospects can be improved.”

Several Senate Democrats are running their campaigns as far away from the President as possible. Democrats are defending six states that Mitt Romney won

Ebola is the most recent “crisis” (footnote: “crisis” is a loose term given Ebola’s relative lack of impact on the health of

November 4 is right around the corner and speculation about which party will control the Senate and by how many seats has

In a recent Elle magazine interview Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced that she would not retire because ”[Obama] could not

The Fix blog at the Washington Post has an article arguing that since 1978, Congress has only worked a full week 14%

Congress returns from its August recess next week, and is well positioned to conclude one of the least productive Congresses in modern

Congress returns from recess next week after an unexpectedly successful final week in July. Congress passed a significant Veterans health bill and

Chris Cillizza wrote a piece titled, “Why it’s going to be hard for Democrats to win back the House this decade.” He makes

There’s no single reason for the failure to fulfill early expectations, and many observers were skeptical from the start, despite the more