NEW YORK #1. Outspoken civil rights activist Al Sharpton -- a supporter US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) -- is lashing out her 2010 primary opponent. Sharpton blasted Congresswoman Carolyn Malon...
SUPREME COURT. As the committee confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor wind down, several previously-undecided Senators have announced their positions. While Democrats...
HEALTH CARE REFORM. In a major surprise, the powerful American Medical Association officially endorsed -- without any qualifications -- the House Democrats' $1 trillion health care reform proposa...
NEVADA. Embattled US Senator John Ensign (R) announced this week that that he will seek re-election in 2012. Ensign recently admitted to an affair with a former staffer, whom his family later mad...
PENNSYLVANIA. After holding off for several months, the NRSC formally endorsed former Congressman Pat Toomey for the US Senate seat next year. "Congressman Pat Toomey's life experience and public...
TEXAS. As expected, US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison announced Monday that she will challenge incumbent Governor Rick Perry in next year's Republican gubernatorial primary. Hutchison, who previous...
SUPREME COURT. US Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor -- nominated to replace retiring US Supreme Court Justice David Souter -- begins her public confirmation hearings before the US Senate Jud...