U.S. Senate

In 1913, African-American boxing legend Jack Johnson was convicted and jailed for dating a white woman.  Now, President Obama is…

Once upon a time, Roland Burris was the joke of the Senate.  Appointed to replace Barack Obama by embattled former…

Former Republican turned Democrat Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, has taken to the airwaves to go off on his former party,…

He may be no Walter Cronkite, but Jon Stewart of Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW has quietly become perhaps the…

Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York may soon be headed for a House Ethics investigation, which could be career…

President Obama summoned a rare bipartisan contingency to the White House this week to discuss strategies the administration should consider…

Earlier this year, political circles were shocked to learn that Republican Senator John Ensign of Nevada had been involved in…

Recently, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tackled the “hush-hush” topic of political violence, making the point that today’s angry political climate…

Paul G. Kirk, Jr. was one of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s closest friends.  The former Kennedy aide and longtime confidant…

After sinking into near political obscurity and finding itself without one single national leader, Republicans are beginning to express concerns…