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Poll Shows Murkowski With a Fighting Chance

On the poll’s first question, without mentioning Murkowski’s name, Republican nominee Joe Miller took 43 percent of the vote, followed by Democrat Scott McAdams with 28 percent and 9 percent undecided

Members Race Home to Voters

Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) accused the Democrats on the House floor this week of having lost the will to govern, failing to pass a budget and leaving without addressing tax cuts.

Earmark Battle Awaits Senators

‘I think we should wait until November to find out what they say to us, rather than trying to say to them what we’re going to do in November,’ the Tennessee lawmaker said.

Pelosi, Hoyer Send Mixed Signals on Tax Cut Vote

But when it comes to whether the House should vote this week to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the middle class, the two leaders have appeared at odds, and up until recently they haven’t seemed to care

Final Stretch Not as Important as You Think

With GOP candidates husbanding their resources for October and “outside” Republican groups focused more on Senate contests, Democratic incumbents have often been able to deliver their messages without

Locals Split on DeMint’s Earmark War

Many earmark opponents argue that funds will continue to flow to important local projects without earmarks, with decisions based on need rather than political muscle.

Republican ‘Pledge’ Includes Few New Ideas

Republicans have struggled to appease the socially conservative wing of the party without hurting the party’s appeal to crossover voters and independents who are more concerned about the economy.

The American Dream Is Still Alive, but in Peril

Education Pays” report showed that the median income for Americans with bachelor’s degrees in 2008 was $55,700; for those with associate degrees, $42,000; for high school graduates, $33,800; and for those without

These Wheels Just Keep on Rollin’

You can’t walk the National Mall these days without spotting a line of Segway riders following a tour guide, like chicks behind a mother hen.

More Than Just Math Needed to Trim Deficit

They also know how to change those numbers if they decide up front that some spending should or has to be treated in a certain way or that revenues should be held to a certain level.

Obama Defends Business Record at Town Hall

On the other hand, he said, people on Wall Street who bring home hundreds of millions of dollars a year should not be complaining about their tax rates being too high.

Road Map: Members Await Script for Last Act

In fact, many House Democrats think the Senate should let Republicans filibuster or “hold middle-class tax cuts hostage,” as many Democrats have put it, and the House should go home without voting on it

DeMint Promotes Redistributing Power to States

Jim DeMint argued for a “devolution of power out of Washington,” saying Sunday that “the fact is, education probably would work a lot better without the Department of Education.”