Jan 14 Patchwork Nation: The Gun Law Divide When Congress returns to Washington to begin work in earnest following the shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 other people in Tucson, gun control advocates will likely be making the case for new measures. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D- N.Y.,… Continue reading
Jan 14 Biden Chooses Clinton Vet as New Chief of Staff Vice President Joe Biden announced today that Bruce Reed, who was most recently executive director of the Simpson-Bowles debt commission and is a veteran of the Clinton administration, will replace Ron Klain as his chief of staff. The move… Continue reading
Jan 14 Of Symbols and Meaning: Part Two Last week in this space, I mused about how quick we can be to over interpret events and ascribe tenuous meaning to actions that so often defy explanation. Less than 48 hours after I posted that column, 19 people… Continue reading
Jan 14 RNC Chief Steele Meets His Political Fate Reince Priebus, left, and Republican National Committee chief Michael Steele participate at the chairmanship debate earlier this month. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. It's Election Day for the 168 members of the Republican National Committee. They will head… Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Giffords' Staff Keeps Office Open While Coping With Shooting's Aftermath Members of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' staff have kept her office open, even as the Congresswoman fights to recover from a gunman's attack. Tom Bearden reports from Tucson. Continue watching
Jan 13 Veteran Texas Senator to Retire in 2012 Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in 2010 (Getty Images) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, announced Thursday that she will not run for a fifth term in 2012, leaving a wide-open Republican primary. Hutchison, who was first elected in 1993… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch Obama's Call for Civil Discourse Resonates Around the Country Reporters give a broader reaction to the president's speech on the Tucson tragedy from public broadcasting stations in New York, Ohio, California, and Oklahoma. Continue watching
Jan 13 Pawlenty Appears Primed for a White House Run Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's whirlwind media tour swept through Washington, D.C., Thursday, the city he hopes to make his home a little more than two years from now. "I'm seriously considering it," Pawlenty said of a potential 2012… Continue reading
Jan 13 President Obama's Call For Civility President Obama speaks during a memorial service in Tucson, Ariz., for the six people who were killed and 14 wounded in the assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. The Morning Line starts off… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch Portraits of Loughner Reveal Descent Into Disruptive Behavior Ray Suarez talks to David Fahrenthold of the Washington Post and Kirk Johnson of the New York Times about what friends and neighbors are saying about alleged Tucson gunman Jared Loughner's mental state and background. Continue watching