Minority Leader

You know what doesn’t end a Political Career? Being found Guilty of 11 Ethics Violations.  (Charlie Rangel, D-NY) Stuffing your pants with classified documents, stealing and destroying them.  (Sandy Berger, Bill Clinton’s Nat…

Republicans emerged from a 2008 electoral drubbing not only lacking a telegenic spokesman for the party but virtually any major officials who were not white, a major void after the election of the nation's first black president. Michael Steele s…

Momentum is building to mix-up the traditionally partisan seating arrangements at the State of the Union later this month, even though there’s no clear plan for how to actually make that happen. Several Senate Republicans have signed on to…

Democrats in the House of Delegates are pushing for a pair of rules changes. But with only 39 votes in the House, they face an uphill battle getting either of them passed. House Minority Leader Ward L. Armstrong is calling for an end to the practi…

WASHINGTON — Despite President Barack Obama's appeal for civility, history suggests any move toward cooler political Rhetoric after the Arizona shootings will soon fade. An early test will come Jan. 25, when some lawmakers are asking Democ…

At first, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords opened her eye just a tiny bit. Then she opened it again, and again. This Story The Take: As Obama urged unity, Palin brought division Police recover black bag, ammunition believed to belong to Tucson suspect W…

Of all the tragedies that befell Tucson last Saturday, the one that seemed to tear most deeply at the heart of our nation was the Murder of Christina-Taylor Green. Just 9 years old, Christina was on the Student council of her Elementary School a…

Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced Thursday she won’t seek Reelection in 2012, ending the uncertainty that had largely frozen a slate of GOP contenders itching to replace her. In a statement to supporters and the media, the three-te…