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Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (Conn.) has once again inserted himself into the middle of an inflamed partisan debate, raising questions about his motives, his ego and his fickle allegiance to the Democratic Party, which forgave him after he supported Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for president.
The Arizona senator - and political celebrity - takes a spot on the front lines of the Republican Party's opposition to Obama. He's bipartisan no more, especially on healthcare. Soon after the Senate opened its long-awaited debate on healthcare legislation last week, John McCain strode into the chamber to spearhead his party's opposition to the massive bill. He offered Republicans' first ...
Sarah Palin's book exposes tensions between the former Republican vice presidential candidate and aides to John McCain.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative John Boozman will host a town hall with Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at Har-Ber High School, 300 Jones Road in Springdale.
Seeking to resolve two contentious issues blocking health-care reform in the Senate, lawmakers began consideration Monday of an amendment to restrict abortion coverage, while Democrats closed in on alternatives to the public-insurance option.
The former Alaska governor is doing what many authors do: Choosing the right words to sell her book, says USA TODAY founder Al Neuharth.
A sure sign that it's election season: Gov. Charlie Crist is changing again.
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said a White House bid in 2012 is "not on my radar screen" as she began a public relations blitz keyed to the release of her new memoir.
President Obama exhorted Senate Democrats to put aside their fierce policy differences and to make history by passing landmark health care legislation.
A federal program that began as a safety net for Pacific Northwest logging communities hard-hit by battles over the spotted owl in the 1990s has morphed into a sprawling entitlement one that ships vast amounts of money to states with little or no historic connection to timber, an analysis by The Associated Press shows.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Youth is what the climate change conference in Copenhagen is supposed to be all about. The advertising campaign for the United Nations Climate Change Conference on global warming that opens this week is even called “ Hopenhagen ,” to suggest that young people need to push their governments to save the Kyoto Treaty if they are going to prevent environmental apocalypse.
Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden may periodically slip back into Afghanistan from his remote hideout in neighboring Pakistan, a senior White House official says, adding a new twist to the mystery of the elusive terrorist's whereabouts.
The Air Force has been trying to replace its aging fleet of tankers that refuel warplanes in midair for the past decade. But the bidding process has been mired in controversy and politics. Now defense contractor Northrop Grumman is threatening to pull out of the competition for the $35 billion contract.
Debate Freezes Out the Majority View: Get Out Now
It's no secret that liberals -- in Connecticut and nationally -- harbor a fervent dislike for Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the man who, after losing a Democratic primary in 2006, formed his own independent party and won re-election. From his strong support to the war in Iraq to his consideration as a running mate for Arizona Sen. John McCain in 2008 to his recent refusal to consider a public ...
Here are five reforms the president and his staff should pursue if the administration wants to reel in the deficit.
