Tag: Elections

"There is a possibility of a filibuster either by Democrats or Republicans, whoever is in control of the Senate," said Illya Shapiro, editor in chief of the Cato Institute's Supreme Court Review. "If that were to happen, it's likely that the filibuster would be eliminated by either side." (Photo copyright MPTV Images)

The busted filibuster

Susan Crabtree · March 13, 2016 5:01 am

Dr. John King's nomination to serve as secretary of education advanced out of the Senate education committee Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Here’s why some senators oppose Obama’s education secretary nominee

Jason Russell · March 9, 2016 7:05 pm

Rubio can grab all 23 of the delegates available in the U.S. territory by winning more than half of the island's primary votes. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Rubio wins Puerto Rico

Anna Giaritelli · March 6, 2016 9:43 pm

Storm Clouds

Jonathan V. Last · March 4, 2016 9:15 am

Bill Clinton put his wife Hillary's campaign in a tight spot late Tuesday when the former president was caught speaking with voters inside a Boston, Mass., polling center, according to a source. (AP File Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Report: Bill Clinton campaigned for Hillary inside Mass. polling center

Anna Giaritelli · March 2, 2016 2:37 am

Virginia voters seek ‘lesser of two evils’

Timothy P. Carney, Sean Langille · March 1, 2016 11:26 pm

Trump: Cruz is smarter than Rubio, but Rubio’s nastier

Anna Giaritelli · March 1, 2016 5:30 am

20,000 Massachusetts Democrats switch parties before Super Tuesday

Anna Giaritelli · March 1, 2016 3:17 am

President Obama will meet with both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Tuesday to discuss the seat vacated by late Justice Antonin Scalia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House suggests Supreme Court pick in mid-March

Pete Kasperowicz · February 29, 2016 6:38 pm

The Obama years have been difficult for conservatives. Republicans have held the House since 2011 and the Senate since 2015, but their presidential losses have kept them from making major changes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Can the GOP get itself together?

W. James Antle III · February 27, 2016 5:01 am

"I have the deepest respect and admiration for Hillary Clinton ... [but] I believe Bernie Sanders is the agent of change this nation so desperately needs," (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP Images)

Top Clinton administration official endorses Sanders

Anna Giaritelli · February 27, 2016 3:05 am

Byron & Barone: Trump and Rubio’s battle royale

Michael Barone, Byron York · February 26, 2016 11:27 pm