The more things change...  Newly elected Speaker of House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pledged to win reforms to make the 110th Congress the most ethical and honest ever and on the eve of her swearing in, hosted a $1,000-a-head fundraiser.  Proof positive that no matter your committment to reform, unless there's a viable way to run for office free of the money chase you have to play the game.

I'm not writing off the primary challengers. Who knows? But it's not likely any of them will knock him off.What is clear though, is that DeLay is running a smart campaign on the ground. He’s using a relatively new, innovative micro-ta...

Political contributions are becoming a hot topic in a congressional race in Connecticut. Incumbent Rep. Simmons is dogging challenger Joe Courtney over contributions he received from Rep. Pelosi's PAC. Simmons is getting heat for the $39,000 ...

The indicted Tom DeLay has a choice. Play to the jury, or play to the public. Think selfishly about his own hide, or try to staunch the political wound cut deep into the Washington establishment he helped to build.It's clear that he's pursui...

Democrats in Congress have asked for an independent panel, similar to that which investigated the events of September 11, to look into what went wrong in the federal government's bungled response to Hurricane Katrina.Embattled House Majority ...

From ABC News' The Note: "Celebrity sightings include Bud Paxon and Susan Molinari; Frank Gaffney and James Guckert, heads together in a serious conversation; RNC chairman Ken Mehlman looking slightly uncomfortable as Morton Blackwell repea...