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The explosive growth in the Hispanic population is changing the political character not only of districts represented by whites but also of those held by African-Americans. Of the 39 black [...]

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) 'is in the final stages of his annual fruitcake frenzy,' delivering '264 handmade mini-loaves' to 'friends, family, staffers and a few lucky members of Congress.' After [...]

Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) gave girlfriend/ex-state dir. Melodee Hanes a nearly $14K raise 'at the time he was becoming romantically involved with her' in '08. Later that year, he 'took [...]

Washington Examiner's York writes, Sen. John McCain (R) 'might be vulnerable' to ex-Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R) in '10. Hayworth: 'We are in the midst of taking a very serious look [...]

Dawn breaks over the Capitol, and in the city all around it, the bits and pixels, and the frequency-modulated waves and the amplitude-modulated waves, and the cable-delivered electrons, and the [...]

Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) revealed that her 'fluffy white cat,' Gretzky, will once again be featured on her holiday cards this year, but seeing as how he's pushing 19 years [...]

'Today' led with health care and hosted Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). 'Early Show' led with health care. 'GMA' led with a radiation leak at [...]

It is 'the father-son relationship' between Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) and his ex-CoS/WH dep. CoS Jim Messina 'that matters for people who care about the health-care politics that shaped the' [...]

When the House 'admonished' Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) for shouting 'You lie!' at Pres. Obama during a health care speech to Congress, 'it not only lit up talk show lines, [...]

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) 'would seem an unlikely audience' for the comic stylings of Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), given Franken 'is talkative, exuberant and Jewish, while Hatch is something of [...]

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has been 'quiet' lately, but he 'once' claimed Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) 'didn't serve in the Vietnam War because of acne and suggested he wanted to [...]

In what was 'perhaps the most exclusive after-work, backyard basketball game ever,' Pres. Obama 'recruited' Cabinet members and lawmakers 'to play on the coveted tennis court' on the WH South [...]

There's been speculation lately that Rep. Charlie Rangel 's (D-15) problems 'might become too much for him' to bear, spurring him to retire early 'and provide an exit strategy' for [...]

The strong political ties that earlier bound U.S. Presidential nominee Sen. John McCain and his friends Chuck Hagel and John Kerry now stand frayed, mainly due to their decision to support President George W. Bush in the last presidential elections.

The relationship between Norm Coleman, a U.S. Republican who plans to stand for re-elections and his friend, Jeff Larson, a well-connected Republican GOP is discussed, to understand its ramifications on his being elected once again.

The reasons that lawmakers are walking the aisles of the White House along with their canine companions are presented.

Views and information on former Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy and his former staffers are presented. Kennedy has served 46 years in the Senate and has employed staffers that are now in the thousands. These former staffers are believed to have learned a lot of lessons and have gained a vast network by working with Kennedy, who is now suffering with a malignant brain tumor.

Former Cleveland mayor Jane Campbell has accepted the offer to serve as Senator Mary Landrieu's chief of staff in Washington. Campbell and Landrieu's friendship started at the National Conference of State Legislatures in 1985. Other information on Campbell, Landrieu, and on their experience at the National Conference are presented.