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Jordan Vineyard and Winery This Man Is the Future of Super PACs
California winemaker John Jordan started out giving money to Karl Rove and other political professionals. But now he's taking matters into his own hands.
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Reuters D.C.'s Women Leaders: Yep, Earning Way Less Than Men
At the capital's top trade associations, professional societies, think tanks, labor unions, and public-interest groups, men overwhelmingly hold more of the top jobs—and they're better paid for their efforts.
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Kevin Lamarque/Reuters 'It's Better Than Being Last': Rand Paul on His Political Ascent
The Kentucky senator also says Russia should be "isolated" for its incursion into Crimea, but avoids specific policy proposals.
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Jason Reed/Reuters Wanted: A Super-PAC Sugar Daddy to Back a 2016 Presidential Run
The invisible primary isn't just about lining up top donors anymore—would-be candidates are seeking mega-donors who can bankroll independent-spending groups, too.
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Reuters The Dental Lobby Prepares to Bite Back to Defend One of Its Own
The conservative Club for Growth wants to defeat Representative Mike Simpson, D.M.D., an Idaho Republican. His professional colleagues have another idea.
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Lobbyists Are Using Loopholes to Fly Lawmakers Around the World
Despite efforts to clip the wings of congressional travel planned and paid for by special interests, lawmakers are again taking flight. Lobbyists who can't legally buy a lawmaker a sandwich can still escort members on trips all around the world.
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Reuters Can Women Save Democrats in 2014?
The beleaguered party is hoping female candidates and women's issues will be a winning combination—again.
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AFP/Getty Images Here's How Much the Shutdown Cost the District of Columbia
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Reuters The Shutdown Is the Fight Harry Reid Has Always Wanted
Senate Democrats think they got a raw deal in previous negotiations. This time around, their leader is driving the strategy for himself and the White House.
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The GOP Is Drifting Even Further Away from Women
The Republican Party's effort to rebrand itself with women since losing the 2012 presidential race and seats in Congress is falling short, a new United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll has found.
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AP2013 In Diplomacy, a Kiss Always Trumps a Handshake
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More Americans Want to Keep Obamacare Than Repeal It
With enrollment in Obamacare health exchanges set to open in less than a week, American opinion on the law remains hardened, with a narrow plurality preferring to keep the health care law rather than repeal it.
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Sheldon Adelson Is Willing to Make Peace with Obama to Make War on Syria
In an exclusive interview, the billionaire GOP donor offers to help the White House whip the Syria vote—if it's wanted, and needed.
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Associated Press Mark Sanford Got an Exemption to Take His Fiancée on a Junket to Israel
Typically, only family members are allowed on privately funded trips, but the South Carolinian got permission to take his Argentine partner along.
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'Progressive' Groups Were Targeted by the IRS, Too
The document drip in the IRS probe continued on Tuesday, with top congressional Democrats releasing new information that they said definitively shows the tax agency applied heightened scrutiny to both progressive and conservative groups.
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The Push to Defund Obamacare Is Running Out of Steam
A trio of Tea Party-backed senators have threatened to shut down the government if Obama's signature achievement isn't killed.
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The Selling of Allen West, Inc.
The outspoken Tea Party representative got bounced from his Florida district after just one term. It might be the best thing that's ever happened to him.
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Why Nearly Everyone in Congress Has a Leadership PAC These Days
Amid a campaign cash arms race, it’s an extra pocket to collect special-interest contributions and curry favor among colleagues.
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The Republican Plan to Exploit the IRS Scandal (Even Without a Smoking Gun)
The GOP is sending lawmakers home with scandal-focused talking points as it prepares for an August campaign.
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Cornyn Reveals Not One, Not Two, but Three Public Pensions Atop His Salary
The Texas Republican Senator earned $65,383 in retirement benefits last year and amended a disclosure to show he's been collecting one pension since 2006.
