In Albany, Not Much Life in Lawmakersâ Nightlife
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Recent scandals and the election of Gov. Eliot Spitzer have taken a toll on the party scene among state legislators.
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ALBANY, NY The state is getting hundreds of thousands of doses of flu vaccine, but the supply will still fall short of what New York needs.
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They boogie at Manhattan night clubs and groove to rap artists like Lethal Konsequenzez. Young Republicans here for the convention are shedding the image that suggests "young" and "Republican" don't mix.
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With most of its legislative work unfinished, the closing days of the 108th Congress are coming down to a quick march
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WASHINGTON (Creators Syndicate) -- To those of us who eat, sleep and occasionally drink politics, nearly everything that happens in a presidential campaign is interesting, but very few things are really important.
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Shy and retiring aren't terms that spring to mind to describe Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Rahm Emanuel, new political point men for out-of-power congressional Democrats.
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Sheldon Silver, speaker of the New York State Assembly, is barely known to the general public but wields tremendous power over many bills.
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The travails of Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho are only the latest to rock an eclectic Washington neighborhood described as a âfloating trailer park.â
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi stuffs cotton in her ears when she takes her grandkids to a rock concert. She's so petite that a policeman once lifted her out of her shoes during an evacuation of the Capitol. She's a chocoholic with a great giggle.
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Ask people living in the Irish Republic what they know about Savannah, and it doesn't add up to much for business interests.
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A growing number of lawmakers in Congress are voluntarily giving up one of the biggest perks of office Â at the risk of alienating their constituents.
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Many voters may not be aware that New York City has an election this year.
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Doctors and lawyers who represent victims aren&#39;t going to declare peace just because voters put a few things in the state&#39;s constitution.
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By Sam Hananel, Associated Press  WASHINGTON -- On a recent weeknight, Kansas Rep. Jerry Moran spoke to nearly 10,000 of his constituents at once -- from the comfort of his Capitol Hill office.
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Eager for legislative independence and a sense of identity, some suburbs in Georgia are voting to become cities of their own.
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State lawmakers who reconfigured congressional maps to benefit one party over another have drawn themselves into a corner in some House districts.
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The nation's capital may be Hollywood for ugly people, but Hollywood celebrities are still attracted to Washington politicians.