Mark Udall

by Frank James One of the biggest question marks right now about what will happen on Election Day is whether Democrats will gain a filibuster-proof Senate by reaching 60 votes. The filibuster, of course, is the way that the Senate......

by James Oliphant Congressional Democrats appear close to having something they haven't known for a long time: power. After being marginalized by the Bush administration and stymied by a cohesive Republican minority, Democrats on the Hill look poised to...

by James Oliphant Twelve Senate races are considered to be close this Election Day. The outcome could have a significant impact on the balance of power on the Hill. Democrats are chasing a 60-vote majority, which would allow them to......

by Mark Silva It's 5 o'clock someplace in the world. At the mansion on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory this evening, Vice President Joe Biden will host a cocktail reception for the freshman class of senators -- that......

Obama signs the stimulus bill after a ceremony in Denver that features a solar panel entrepreneur who says his business and industry will be revolutionized by the package. Obama presents it as a great leap into the future that will......

Karl Rove, whose American Crossroads Super PAC is behind many election commercials, will be a panelist this weekend on “Fox News Sunday.” Rove, a former adviser to George W. Bush, will join Brit Hume, Juan Williams and Joe Trippi on the panel....

Tucson shooting anniversary: Sunday was a time to remember, but it was also a time to reassert the unity that followed last year's dark tragedy. A year ago, a lone gunman opened fire in a Tucson supermarket parking lot, killing 6 people and injuring Rep....

When President Barack Obama enters the U.S. House chamber tonight to deliver his State of the Union address, his audience will include Florida U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio — sitting together. The pair — a two-term Democrat running...

When House Republicans passed their “cut, cap and balance” plan in July, the demand that Congress approve a balanced budget amendment before raising the debt ceiling made the plan a non-starter in the Senate. About 20 Senate Democrats would...

A week after a federal judge in Riverside declared the U.S. government’s ban on gays serving openly in the military unconstitutional, attorneys for the Republican organization that filed the lawsuit asked the court to permanently and immediately ban...

By now you've no doubt encountered some of the sputtering outrage over the deals that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) struck on healthcare reform to solidify the supermajority needed to overcome a GOP filibuster. The Times editorial board added...

WASHINGTON – A round of golf with the president of the United States is a rare treat, to be sure. So hitting a hole in one while in a foursome with the commander in chief quickly became the stuff of legend on Capitol Hill after word that Sen....