Congres

Olbermann Frets Obama Will Cave to McConnell 'Instead of Kicking Him in the Ass'

11/5/2010 7:52 AM ET

On Thursday's Countdown show on MSNBC, as he plugged a segment on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's appeal to President Obama to cooperate with the GOP, host Keith Olbermann suggested that ...

Another Day, Another Western Democratic Senator with Humble Roots to Fawn Over

11/14/2006 1:26 PM ET

"Harry Mason Reid is the product of the tiny desert town of Searchlight, Nev., whose father, a hard-rock miner, battled alcoholism and depression before killing himself at 58. The future senator ...

Election Over, the Times Finds Some Liberals in Congress

11/9/2006 3:18 PM ET

Just in time not to scare away Democratic voters: "In the House, Democratic unity could also be tested in relations between the new committee chairmen - many of whom are liberal veterans who ...

Nagourney Sees Echoes of 1994 GOP Takeover

9/21/2006 2:01 PM ET

The Times gets excited about its latest poll's good news for Democrats: "The disdain for Congress is as intense as it has been since 1994...

Republican Have "Exploited Ruthlessly" Their Advantage on National Security

8/9/2006 1:55 PM ET

Nagourney cringes again at "ruthless" Republican rhetoric emanating from Republicans concerning the war on terror.