Cut And Run

President Bush has been taking a beating from the right lately. On a handful of issues, conservative members of his own party have been heaping abuse on his administration. Has Bush gone wobbly?



Poll Track Analysis

Same-Sex Marriage Scrutiny

New polls suggest that increasing numbers of Americans accept gay people in their communities, but that doesn't necessarily mean they support same-sex marriage rights.

CONGRESS

Senate Passes Farm Bill By Wide Margin

Completing action on a farm bill President Bush has vowed to veto, the Senate passed the conference report, 81-15 -- a margin comfortably above the two-thirds majority needed for an override. The bill is expected to go to the White House next Tuesday.


Ronald Brownstein: political connectionsSat. May 17, 2008

The Health Care Divide

John McCain may be pushing for greater changes than the Democrats in the way Americans pay for insurance and how they buy it.

Ad Spotlight

That Old-Time Religion

Obama enlists local pols for new ads targeting working-class Christian voters in Kentucky. Plus: Which political Web videos have been the most popular?

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Clinton Wins West Virginia...

... but Barack Obama continues to inch closer to the party’s nomination, despite Clinton's wide margin of victory in the Mountain State.

CAMPAIGNS

A Mississippi Microcosm?

Democrat Travis Childers' victory for a once-safe House seat in Mississippi's special election foreshadows a serious setback for the GOP this fall.