Democratic aides are disputing reports that there is a deal to seat Roland Burris, even as Burris sits behind closed doors negotiating with Majority Leader Harry Reid and Majority Whip Dick Durbin.

The Associated Press reported a deal …

Former GOP vice presidential nominee Jack Kemp, 73, has been diagnosed with cancer.

According to a statement from his consulting firm, Kemp Partners, doctors are still testing Kemp before determining a course of treatment.

“Mr. Kemp …

Winning doesn’t come cheap.

That’s the lesson House Democrats are learning as they enter the 2010 election cycle with $21 million in debt from the 2008 campaign season.

But they are getting a bailout from the party’s …

Barack Obama will dominate the headlines this year, and Nancy Pelosi will still call most of her own shots. But a handful of powerful chairmen in the House and the Senate will hold the keys to their legislative successes — …

In a one-two punch at fellow Democrats, Sen. Dianne Feinstein suggested on Monday that Barack Obama had made the wrong pick for the CIA and on Tuesday that Democratic leaders are taking the wrong approach with Roland Burris. …

There’s nothing worse than getting stuck in traffic on your first day in a new job.

Especially if you’re a new member of Congress, because if you miss getting sworn in, you don’t get to vote on your …

By declining a chance to run for the Senate seat of retiring Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has deprived Republicans of a leading recruit and created a wide-open battle that could result in crowded, messy primaries …

Republican Sen. Norm Coleman announced Tuesday that he is filing a lawsuit contesting the results of the Minnesota Senate recount that declared Democrat Al Franken the winner.

“Any attempt to seat a senator who is not properly certified violates …

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) broke with her party’s leadership Tuesday in calling for Roland Burris to be seated in the Senate once his paperwork is signed by the Illinois secretary of state.

Feinstein, a senior member of the …

Roland Burris – Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s pick to replace Barack Obama in the Senate – was turned away from the chamber this morning after presenting credentials the secretary of the Senate deemed incomplete.

Although the rejection was …