July 20, 2009 -
North Carolina Gov.
July 17, 2009 -
Many of the senate Republicans expected to lead the attack against Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination for the Supreme Court ended up backpedaling and even endorsing her. How did that happen? An NPR report today echoes what others have been saying -- that it was at least partially a calculation about election politics, especially as 2010 contests loom near: Three centrist Republicans announced they'd support Sotomayor even as
July 17, 2009 -
The New York Times reported that several Democrats have dropped one of the central provisions of the pro-labor Employee Free Choice Act, which would have made it easier for workers to unionize.
July 17, 2009 -
SEN. SESSIONS, RACE AND IMPARTIALITY: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has led his party's hostile questioning of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, charging her with bias because she's acknowledged that being Latina influences the way she thinks. But what about Sessions' own well-documented racial bias? (7/16/2009)
July 17, 2009 -
As the health care debate rages on the national scene, in