U.S. Senate

Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker to Run for Senate in 2014

Newark, NJ mayor Cory Booker released a YouTube video this morning outlining his own political aspirations for the future. Booker, a nationally-known, high-profile figure, is seen as one of the rising stars of the Democrat party, and many expected him to challenge Republican incumbent Chris Christie ... More >>

In New Vision of Politics, Rightbloggers Denounce Boehner the Leader, Praise DeMint the Leaver

Jim DeMint, one of the most ideologically pure and least effective legislators in the U.S. Senate, announced he would leave Congress to run the right-wing Heritage Foundation think tank; or, as the Foundation itself put it, "Jim DeMint to Lead the Battle of Ideas." It would seem to us that, compar ... More >>

New York AG Takes On "Reciprocity" Gun Bill

As it currently stands, the Second Amendment guarantees U.S. citizens the right to own firearms. But each state is permitted to place its own restrictions on the types of firearms -- and the manner in which they're possessed -- that people are allowed to own.A bill making its way through Congress wo ... More >>

The Evil Ways Immigrants Destroyed America When Reagan Granted Them Amnesty

There has been the expected nuclear hay made by Republicans out of President Obama's decision to give temporary relief to the children of undocumented immigrants in lieu of the D.R.E.A.M. Act passing. We were in the Rose Garden to witness the first attack personally, as an Irish immigrant, of all pe ... More >>

Goodbye, Chemical Cannabis? U.S. Senate OKs Fake Pot Ban

The U.S. Senate has just put the kibosh on K2. After a months-long effort to ban synthetic marijuana, spearheaded by the Empire State's very own Charles Schumer, the Senate voted today to ban the sale of fake bud.

New York Totally Prefers Hillary Clinton To Andrew Cuomo: Poll

New Yorkers heart Hil a lot more than their gov -- so much that they would pick her over Andrew Cuomo 60-25 percent in a presidential primary. In a new poll commissioned by the New York Daily News, 400 city Dems said that they would pick Clinton, who beat Barack Obama by 17 points in the state's 20 ... More >>

Congressman Bob Turner Wants To Be Senator Bob Turner

​Queens Congressman Bob Turner -- who replaced disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner after winning a special election in September -- has been in office for what seems like all of 30 seconds...and he's already seeking higher office.Turner announced this afternoon that he'll seek the Republic ... More >>

SOPA, PIPA, and Kill Switch Bill: Are They Back? Harry Reid to Push for Cyber Security

Late last night Anonymous tweeted that the Senate was trying to sneak in SOPA under a new name, writing: "Le sigh. US Senate Really wants to go another round with the Internet?" The hacktivist group linked to an RT story detailing Sen. Harry Reid's still secretive plans to float an internet securit ... More >>

Village Voice Media Asks for Your Support of Senate Bill 596

Lulz Security Hackers Target Senate.gov and Bethesda Software Because They Can

LulzSec Logo​The latest hacker group on the scene to prove how unsafe information is on the web call themselves Lulz Security, "the world's leaders in high-quality entertainment at your expense." In response to unfavorable coverage of WikiLeaks, the mischief-makers hacked a PBS website late la ... More >>

Sidebar: Mexican Macro-Economics

Free Will Astrology: November 24 through 30, 2010

Gay Takeaways From Election Night

The first openly gay winner of yesterday's election won long before the polls even opened on the East Coast...in Guam! A former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, openly gay Benjamin Cruz won re-election to the Guam Senate. Not nearly as far away but perhaps even more surprising, Jim Gray ... More >>

In the U.S. Senate, A Hearing on Downgrading Rape Complaints; In Our City Council, Crickets (Update)

While elected officials here in the city are reticent to hold public hearings on allegations published in the Village Voice on the downgrading of criminal complaints by the NYPD, the United States Senate has no such qualms about looking at the practice across the country. Senator Arlen Specter, a d ... More >>

Go Cocks? South Carolina Senate Candidate Alvin Greene's College Porn Problem

​This is what one gets in Carolina for trying to "share the love," huh?

Jonathan Tasini Carries a Democratic Torch Against Gillibrand

Rebel in a pinstriped suit

Harold Ford Definitely Plans to File His First NY Tax Return

​Turns out one of the things Harold Ford is planning to learn in his getting to know you tour of the state he wants to represent in the Senate is what it feel like to file his taxes here. Gawker got confirmation yesterday from Ford spokeswoman Tammy Sun that the would-be junior New York Senato ... More >>

Harold Ford Jr. "Strongly Considering" Senate Race; Conservatives Give Him a Hand

High Democratic operatives warned Steve Israel and others off challenges to Kirsten Gillibrand, but Harold Ford is unbossed, dammit, at least by the current bosses. The New York Post gleefully affords Harold Ford Jr. a front-page spot from which he announces, "I am strongly considering running for t ... More >>

Now Giuliani is Supposed to Be Running for the Senate

​The Daily News, apparently not wanting to be left out, reports that "sources" tell them Rudolph Giuliani, who is allegedly done with his speculative gubernatorial run, "will run for U.S. Senate instead." Politico's got it; so has Talking Points Memo; aaaaand it's in play!...

Death of the Kool? Senate Passes Tobacco Control "Family" Bill

The U.S. Senate just passed a bill to give the Food and Drug Administration regulatory power over tobacco products marketed in the U.S. Among the innovations expected when this bill is reconciled with the House version and signed by President Obama is larger warning labels on cigarette packs (of the ... More >>

Caroline Kennedy Out! (Update: Maybe Not!) (Update: Out!)

Here's news: the New York Post reports Caroline Kennedy is "withdrawing her name from consideration" for Hillary Clinton's Senate seat. We would speculate that her role in this decision was more passive than portrayed. Other sources say she bowed out because of her Uncle Ted's recent illness, but wh ... More >>

Al Franken Certified; Fraud at Polls!

After a long series of recounts, challenges, etc., the Minnesota Board of Canvassers has certified the election of comedian Al Franken to the U.S. Senate from Minnesota. Stuart Smalley is in! Anticipating this result, the Wall Street Journal tells its readers that it's all a fix: "Strange things kee ... More >>

Daily Flog: The Wall Street bear, the Capitol Hill bull; Kucinich irrelevant but his bailout plan isn't

Top 10 Reasons Why NSA Wiretapping is Bad For America

Horoscope

Hans Off Our Elections!

The New Americanism

Through the new Congress, we can begin to take back our country from George III's descendants

Jeanine Hero: She Stays In Senate Race

Bushwhacking the Constitution

U.S. Senate proves as disdainful of the Constitution as George W. Bush. Be forewarned.

Democrats Attack Over War Intelligence

Bush, GOP look for escape with pandemic flu plan, fight over Alito nomination

John McCain v. Bush

Defying the president, the Senate condemns torturing anyone in American custody anywhere

Morning Report 5/18/05
Let George Do It

Morning Report 5/12/05
Misery Accomplished

The Best Votes Money Can Buy

Facts and figures of the most expensive election campaign in U.S. history

Do They Take Us for Fools? Yes.

Cheney Stops News Cycle Cold

Veep's debate performance shifts headlines away from Bush's lousy show

Bush Boys Play Doctor

Your Bed, Your Hospital Bed—Wherever

The Spoils System

Iraq Plunder to Get a D.C. Display

Nation

Nation

Ignoble End to a Bright Career

The Senator and the AFL-CIO Sell Out

Hollywood Babble On

Easy, Senators! There’s enough money for everybody.

Low Friends in High Places

Sex Slaves! (and Other Tales From Hillary’s Campaign Finance Report)

Can Mr. Smith-ereen Go to Washington?

Powerpop Star Sets Sights on Senate

Bias Ban in the Balance

Will Lazio Burn State Hate Crimes Bill's 'Chance in Hell'?

Letters

Gerry Meandering

Many handshakes and few ideas on the Ferraro campaign trail

Ex'ed Files

The Ferraro Archives That Are Open to No One

The Last Reformer?

Mark Green's Senate Campaign Ignores the Isms (as in Leftism)

Geraldine Ferraro: Sweatshop Landlord

Long Hours, Low Pay, Rancid Conditions Are Commonplace at Senate Candidate's Building