New York Gov. David Paterson, who lit out of Albany to make a trip to Iraq and Afghanistan with Senatorial aspirant Rep. Steve Israel, just held a conference call with NY reporters in which he let slip a new nugget: …

David Paterson, Steve Israel and Anthony Weiner have added a surprise stop in Afghanistan to their surprise Codel in Iraq, according to their offices.

The Obama-Biden economic stimulus plan will be free of congressional earmarks, Vice-president elect Joe Biden insisted Tuesday at a meeting with economic advisors.

“I will say it again — there will be no earmarks in this economic recovery plan. I know …

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) has already drawn a lesson from the water main break that is still sending frigid water gushing down Montgomery County’s River Road. The takeaway: Montgomery County needs more federal money for infrastructure.

After complimenting first responders for …

Caroline Kennedy now has a Facebook page with 1,392 members.

But an online petition hocking David Paterson to hire her for the Senate has garnered only about 240 takers despite a 10,000-signature goal — and it’s been up since Dec. …

Days before Christmas, the Navy gave Northeastern lawmakers something to celebrate — a $14 billion, five-year contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat to make eight Virginia-class submarines.

In a statement, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) pointed out that he …

After a disastrous fundraising cycle in 2008, House Republicans are wasting little time in starting up the cash wheel in 2010.

In fact, they are wasting no time at all.

House Republican leaders, led by House Minority Leader …

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is getting tired of the Caroline Chronicles and is urging Gov. David Paterson to pick Hillary Clinton’s successor ASAP to stop the media feeding frenzy.

Liz Benjamin of the DN’s Daily Politics reports on a miffed mayor, …

A heavily redacted version of a whistleblower complaint by an FBI agent involved in Sen. Ted Stevens’ (R-Alaska) corruption case was released by a federal court today, raising new questions about whether the conviction of Stevens will be overturned.

The unnamed …

Barney Frank, in a typically colorful turn on MSNBC today, said that Pastor Rick Warren’s recent meeting with representatives of the Muslim faith has not warmed him to the prospect of Warren offering the invocation at Obama’s inauguration.

While the Massachusetts Democrat said …