The 114th Congress is here, where Republicans control both houses for the first time since 2006. Paul Kane of the Washington Post joins us to talk about the attempted rebellion against Speaker John Boehner, and the GOP’s hopes of going from the “party of no” to the “party that governs.” One of the things the new …
With most attention this year squarely on which party will control the Senate, it is understandable that the 36 states holding gubernatorial elections are taking a back seat. But between the recent “fangate” flap in Florida and the presidential hopes of Wisconsin’s Scott Walker — not to mention that two of the last three presidents …
With five weeks (and counting) to go to the November midterms, one Senate race that was not supposed to give the Democrats heartburn — the one in Iowa — may suddenly be shifting towards the GOP. A new poll by the Des Moines Register shows state Sen. Joni Ernst, the Republican nominee, with a six-point …
In this week’s podcast, we packed up our carpet bag and headed northeast to check out the race in New Hampshire with Los Angeles Times reporter Maeve Reston. If Scott Brown wins the GOP primary there next month, it will be the third time he’s been the Republican nominee for the Senate. It’ll also be the third …
With under 70 days to go before the midterm election, the favorability of President Obama seems to be declining each day. His latest problem seems to be less about policy than about tone — taking a break from his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard to strongly denounce the gruesome killing of American journalist James Foley … only to immediately return …
So we’ve had our little teases. A Texas primary here, an Illinois primary there. Throw in a couple of special congressional elections. Nice, but hardly satisfying. Well, starting this month, the primaries come non-stop: three states on Tuesday the 6th, two on the 13th and six more on the 20th. And let’s not forget the …