Hillary the field-clearer
When it comes to non-incumbent White House candidates, she really could break the mold if she runs
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 12:39 PM UTC 26Politics Opening Shot, Hillary Clinton
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NRA’s worst nightmare?
Michael Bloomberg is targeting a pro-NRA Democrat in Illinois today as a guinea pig for a new gun control strategy
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 1:12 PM UTC 14Politics Opening Shot, Michael Bloomberg
The GOP’s Ted Cruz problem
Why his brand of conservatism could damage his party more than Joe McCarthy and Jesse Helms ever did
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 3:08 PM UTC 130Politics Opening Shot, Ted Cruz
The wisdom of … Newt Gingrich?
His warnings about the futility of Karl Rove's newest project prove that even a broken clock is right twice a day
Friday, Feb 22, 2013 12:36 PM UTC 15Politics Opening Shot, Newt Gingrich
It’s OK to stop pretending, Mitt
The defeated White House candidate returns to the place where his reputation for spineless opportunism was born
Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 30Politics Opening Shot, Mitt Romney
Making Mitch McConnell pay
The obstructionist-in-chief's failure to make Obama a one-termer gives him his best chance at survival in '14
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 12:42 PM UTCPolitics Opening Shot, Mitch McConnell
Obama’s ’14 tool kit
Why it's so important for the president and his party to force the GOP to vote on his agenda now
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 1:12 PM UTC 11All Salon Opening Shot, Barack Obama
The gun control test
A certain New York billionaire wants to use a special election in Illinois to scare politicians across America
Monday, Feb 18, 2013 1:18 PM UTC 65Politics Opening Shot, Michael Bloomberg
Cory Booker gets his way
It looks like he just bullied an old man into retirement -- but it didn't have to be this messy
Friday, Feb 15, 2013 12:22 PM UTC 48Politics Opening Shot, Cory Booker
When Republicans play with fire
Just how unprecedented is their filibuster of Chuck Hagel? In a word: Very
Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 12:47 PM UTC 115Politics Opening Shot, John McCain
The gun control president
"They deserve a vote!" is a powerful argument, but will it be enough to shame the GOP into allowing one?
Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 12:38 PM UTC 102Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
McCain is Obama’s unwitting ally
On the Hagel nomination, John McCain is providing an important assist to the man who beat him in 2008
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 12:44 PM UTCPolitics Opening Shot, John McCain
It’s getting worse for Bob Menendez
Why we shouldn't surprised by the mess he's made for himself
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 12:25 PM UTCPolitics Opening Shot
The gun control long game
The question isn't just whether anything happens now -- it's also what happens two Novembers from now
Friday, Feb 8, 2013 12:37 PM UTC 60Politics Opening Shot, Joe Biden
The plot to derail Chuck Hagel
The demands Republicans are making -- and the threat behind them -- create a troubling precedent
Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 12:37 PM UTC 42Politics Opening Shot, Chuck Hagel
Obama’s dare to the GOP
If Republicans ever take him up on his grand bargain offer, it could unleash chaos among Democrats
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 16Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
The rise of the female White House prospect
One way or another, a woman will be in the mix for the next Democratic nomination -- and for each one after it too
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 12:44 PM UTC 18Politics Opening Shot
Could Rove’s new effort backfire?
Stopping the next Todd Akin could be a lot trickier than GOP elites think
Monday, Feb 4, 2013 1:05 PM UTC 13Politics Opening Shot, Karl Rove
Scott Brown’s cold feet
All those fears about Democrats losing John Kerry's seat may be melting away before our eyes
Friday, Feb 1, 2013 12:02 PM UTC 19Politics Opening Shot, Scott Brown
So, about that underage prostitute thing
The blue-state Senate seat Democrats never thought they'd have to worry about in 2013
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 12:27 PM UTC 59Politics Opening Shot, Robert Menendez
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