Obama to Say Democrats Will Use Reconciliation to Pass Senate Health Care Reform Fix, If Not Given Up or Down Vote

Mar. 2 | White House officials tell ABC News that in his remarks tomorrow President Obama will indicate a willingness to work with Republicans on some issue to get a health care reform bill passed but will suggest that if it is necessary, Democrats will use the...

Evan Bayh (D) exits Senate against backdrop of angry voters

Feb. 15 | WASHINGTON — Monday’s stunning announcement by Sen. Evan Bayh that he’s retiring from a Congress he says he no longer loves makes him the latest to flee Washington as many voters seem furious about the country’s economic malaise and...

White competitive in Texas gov. poll

Feb. 11 | Houston Mayor Bill White trails all three potential GOP candidates for governor of Texas, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey, but he has a competitive shot at claiming the governor’s mansion for the Democrats for the first time in...

Texas: Democratic Longshots File Texas-Size Complaint

Feb. 11 | AUSTIN – Four Democrats running longshot campaigns seeking the nomination for governor say North Texas Public Broadcasting drove the final nail in their campaigns by excluding them from a televised debate. One plaintiff ran in the Texas Republican...

Texas: Farouk Shami (D) can’t name two top state officials

Jan. 30 | A Democrat running for Texas governor could not name the state’s comptroller, attorney general or his own representatives during a newspaper editorial board meeting, the Austin American-Statesman reported Friday. Farouk Shami, a Houston hair care...

John Edwards admits paternity of Rielle Hunter’s daughter

Jan. 21 | The news — first reported by Lisa Meyers on “The Today Show” — that former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards has acknowledged fathering a child with his mistress is both sadly expected and devoid of any real political impact. Edwards,...