It’s called a party though it’s not a party, though even that depends whom you ask. It’s not in the business of endorsing candidates except when it is, and has no interest in the establishment even though one member is running for governor. Welcome to...
US Sen. Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, said he will oppose the financial-regulation bill when it comes up for a final vote as soon as today, saying the final measure doesn't go far enough in scrutinizing the Fed and curbing credit-raters'...
The same week President Obama has achieved his latest legislative triumph, a supermajority in favor of Senate passage of the "financial reform bill," he is receiving terrible news -- harbingers of midterm doom for his party. Sixty percent of voters...
WASHINGTON -- Republican Sens. Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Olympia Snowe of Maine helped move sweeping financial legislation closer to passage yesterday, announcing that after some misgivings, they will support the regulatory overhaul. They join...
WASHINGTON -- Democrats on Capitol Hill raced yesterday to save sweeping legislation that would boost oversight of the finance industry by stripping from the bill $19 billion in bank fees that threatened to undermine key Republican support for the...
District Attorney Sean Duffy could face Wisconsin state Sen. Julie Lassa in a race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. David Obey. ST. CROIX FALLS, Wis. -- Sean Duffy was supposed to be the 2010 Republican sacrificial lamb, running against one of the House's...
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By Scott Brown Those of us who hope for peace in the Middle East applaud the meeting of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The fact that Palestinians finally agreed to direct negotiations, without...
You can tell it's a volatile political year when a balding, middle-aged pollster gets a standing ovation from hundreds of state legislators after delivering the news that only 23% of the people in this country believe today's federal government has the...
tool goes here Republican Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is the guest at a Bellevue fundraiser for GOP Senate challenger Dino Rossi. Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown will headline a fundraiser for Republican Senate candidate Dino Rossi next week. Rossi'...
Sign up for the daily email from The Page and get the very latest political news delivered directly to your inbox. 12:05 pm President Obama receives the economic daily briefing 12:30 pm President Obama delivers statement to the press 1:30 pm Press...
WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin, in an unexpected poke at Senator Scott Brown, said that while Massachusetts may “put up with’’ the GOP lawmaker and “some of the antics,’’ Republicans in states across the nation wouldn’t tolerate his more moderate views and...
Associated PressA spokesman for U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., above, in brushing off criticism from Sarah Palin, said Brown's votes are based on what's best for Massachusetts and that his priorities include job creation, controlling spending and...
Sarah Palin said Wednesday that Massachusetts "puts up" with Senator Scott Brown (R-Mass.), but he would not get elected in Alaska. The former Alaska governor said that "you dance with the one that brought you" and that Republicans should not "follow...
