Apr 05 New poll indicates tough road ahead for Democrats in November By Associated Press The latest Associated Press-GfK poll holds bad news for President Barack Obama, but as the November elections draw closer, there are ominous signs for congressional Democrats as well. Continue reading
Mar 31 GOP gerrymandering creates uphill fight for Dems in the House By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Republican strategists spent years developing a plan to take advantage of the 2010 census, first by winning state legislatures and then redrawing House districts to tilt the playing field in their favor. Their success was unprecedented. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch Why Democrats are worried about the midterm map By PBS News Hour The sluggish health care rollout, a president with struggling approval ratings and the influence of outside money all have Democrats worried about midterm elections. They could have a tough time taking back control of the House in November, while their… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch News Wrap: Senate approves bill that bars good military service record as defense against sexual assault By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 02 Documents reveal inner workings of Clinton’s White House By Hari Sreenivasan The online world has been buzzing about thousands of pages of documents from the Clinton administration that were released by the Clinton Presidential Library on Friday. Much of the conversation has focused on insight the documents provide about then-first lady… Continue reading
Feb 19 Democrats divided on trade negotiations as 2014 elections approach By Tom Raum, Associated Press The Obama administration wants to fast-track trade negotiations that would create the largest free-trade zone in the world. But some Democrat leaders in Congress are working against him, as the politics of approaching midterm elections intrudes on Obama's plans to… Continue reading
Feb 18 Issa calls on GOP to reframe debate against Obama’s ‘imperial presidency’ By Steve Peoples, Associated Press House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chair Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said in rare remarks that he believed President Barack Obama is "dangerous" to American democracy. He called on Republicans to reframe their arguments against Obama's championed government programs, and even… Continue reading
Feb 01 Campaign committees collected almost $500 million in 2013 By Associated Press The major campaign committees collected almost a half-billion dollars in 2013 — a year when just two states chose governors, two had special Senate elections and six House districts had unplanned races — and spent most of it. Continue reading
Jan 21 American anxiety about inequality reinforces recent political rhetoric By Simone Pathe President Lyndon Johnson declared a War on Poverty 50 years ago this month. Today, Democrats and Republicans still argue over ways to eliminate poverty and spur job growth. Continue reading
Jan 13 Obama and his policies prove toxic for Arkansas Democrats By Charles Babington, Associated Press Democratic Sen. Mark Pyror's seat is up for re-election in Arkansas and Republicans are hungrily looking to win his seat in order to take control of the U.S. Senate in Fall 2014. Part of Pryor's strategy to remain an incumbent,… Continue reading