Last month, President Bush signed a $516 billion omnibus spending bill, although complaining of the thousands of congressional pet projects, or earmarks, in the bill.

Over the past decade, Sen. John McCain has annoyed, aggravated and nearly destroyed some of the most powerful members of Washington’s Republican establishment, creating a list of antagonists including anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist and the vehement Gun

“Give me a break. This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I’ve ever seen.” Thus spoke Bill Clinton last Monday night, exasperated by Barack Obama’s claim that he — unlike Hillary Clinton — had been consistently right (or wrong, depending on

With oil prices still flirting with $100 a barrel, everyone is talking about the need for “energy independence.”

The 110th Congress will kick off its second session this week by tackling a politically explosive surveillance measure for the third time since last summer, but not much new is expected from lawmakers preoccupied with the November elections

On Election Day in 1978, Republican State Senator John Briggs of California surveyed the wreckage of his political career.

Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Environment & Public Works Committee, was recognized today by the Congressional Management Foundation http://www.cmfweb.org/ (CMF) for having one of the top websites in Congress.

An interesting press release from the Lt. Governor in South Carolina about next weekend’s primary. What does he say about voters who are 65 plus?

The Washington Post’s Ben Pershing alerts us to the latest report on Congressional websites (e.g., official .gov sites).

After successfully pressing for the first changes in the Freedom of Information Act in over a decade, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, now moves to his next open government project: shining the light on federal spending.