Politics - Congressional Quarterly

If Republicans wanted the retirement decision of Democratic Rep. John Tanner to send shock waves through the opposition party, it wasn't immediately apparent. Full Story »

While they rarely targeted the seat during his 11 terms, Democratic Rep. John Tanner's retirement now gives Republicans a juicy opportunity in Tennessee, prompting CQ Politics to change the rating of the 8th district race from to Tossup. Full Story »

Secret Service Director Mark J. Sullivan wouldn't take anything less the full brunt of the blame for the case of White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday. Full Story »

Kansas 3 Now More Competitive Full Story »

[@Dukakis Endorses Capuano@http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003255246@] Full Story »

Scott Brown harbors no illusions about the difficulty of being the GOP standard-bearer in the special Senate election to replace liberal icon Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Full Story »

President Obama has made official what most had expected and many had feared. He announced his decision to increase the troop levels in Afghanistan. The decision was in a way almost inevitable. Full Story »

Rep. Michael E. Capuano's bid for Massachusetts' open Senate seat has been gaining momentum, and he has succeeded in narrowing the Democratic primary contest to a two-person race between himself and front-runner Martha Coakley, a number of party strategists and Massachusetts political observers say. Full Story »

Kansas Republicans like to think of their race to succeed Democratic Rep. Dennis Moore as having too much of a good thing. Full Story »

The final debate for Democratic primary candidates in Massachusetts' Senate special election did little to alter the dynamics of the race. Full Story »