Politics - Congressional Quarterly

In the color-coded spectrum of modern-day politics, Americans for Democratic Action is, naturally, a deep blue. Full Story »

President Obama may be heading to Copenhagen next month for the United Nations' global climate change summit, but Democratic senators tasked with moving health care overhaul legislation will likely stay behind to pass a bill by year's end. Full Story »

When President Obama announced plans to give a speech to the nation's schoolchildren in September, it set off a frenzy among conservative commentators who deemed it, in the words of Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer, an attempt to "indoctrinate America's children to his socialist agenda." Full Story »

Doug Hoffman will not contest the results of New York's 23rd District special election, the state Conservative Party candidate announced in a release Tuesday afternoon. Full Story »

Ads Hit Three House Democrats on Health Care Vote Full Story »

Democratic Rep. John M. Spratt Jr. is in his 14th term representing South Carolina's 5th District and usually has little trouble winning re-election. But it appears that national Republicans are set on giving the Budget Committee chairman more than simply a token challenge this cycle. Full Story »

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The political ground shifts in Kansas' 3rd district with the retirement of Democrat Dennis Moore, and Republicans are aiming for a further tilt in their favor -- if they can avoid a contentious primary. Full Story »

Many Republicans have already announced their interest in running for the seat currently held by Rep. Dennis Moore (D-Kan.), who unexpectedly [@url@announced Monday morning@@http://www.kansascity.com/842/story/1587369.html@] that he would not run for re-election after six terms in the House. Full Story »

Not long after she bucked her leaders and voted against the health care bill, freshman Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (Fla.) earned a Democratic primary challenger. Full Story »