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Who Is Mary Jo White, Obama's Choice for Top Wall Street Cop?

Niraj Chokshi | January 24, 2013
The president nominates an outsider with an insider past to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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After Taking on Terrorists, Can Mary Jo White Handle Tycoons?

Michael Hirsh | January 24, 2013
As U.S. attorney, she took down John Gotti and the “blind sheikh.” As head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, she would be hunting a different kind of game.
Mary Jo White Reacts at a 1998 News Conference

The High-Profile Cases of Mary Jo White, Obama's SEC Pick

Catherine Hollander | January 18, 2013
You've probably heard of some of Mary Jo White's clients--as well as those she prosecuted.
Osama bin Laden Last Words

Case Closed: District Court Dismisses Bin Laden Charges After Nearly 13 Years

Sara Sorcher | June 17, 2011
New York Southern District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan dismissed all criminal charges on Friday against Osama bin Laden, who was killed in Pakistan last month.

Poll: How Damaging Is the IRS Controversy to Obama?

Michael Catalini and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | May 16, 2013
Most Republicans and half of Democrats say the issue will haunt the president.

Poll: What Impact Will the Boston Bombings Have on Immigration Reform?

Michael Catalini and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | May 2, 2013
Neither party’s Insiders expect much of an effect.

Poll: What Are the Chances Congress Will Pass a Major Tax-Reform Bill?

Michael Catalini and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | May 2, 2013
A majority of Insiders say prospects are poor.

LEGAL AFFAIRS - How the Marc Rich Pardon Could Spawn a New Prosecution

February 24, 2001
Here we go again. Another criminal-congressional tag-team crew investigating Bill Clinton. This time, it's to determine not whether he lied under oath about sex-which Clinton essentially admitted at long last on Jan. 19-but whether, on the very next day, he sold a pardon, or two, or a few before he left office.
Mary Jo White Reacts at a 1998 News Conference

Obama Signals Tougher Approach on Wall Street with SEC Pick

Caren Bohan | January 24, 2013
President Obama was accused by liberal critics of coddling Wall Street during his first term. His pick of Mary Jo White to head the Securities and Exchange Commission is a signal that he is ready to take a more confrontational approach toward the financial industry. The timing of the SEC selection—coming three days after his inaugural address in which he championed a progressive agenda and a willingness to fight for it—underscores that message.
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Who Has Obama Chosen For His 2nd-Term Administration? A Visual Guide

Brian Resnick | March 4, 2013
Your cheat sheet to the president's appointments

Poll: Even Democrats Say the NRA Is Beating the White House on the Gun Debate

Michael Catalini and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | April 4, 2013
Insiders from both parties see Obama struggling on the issue.
Lean In Women

The Washington Women Who Leaned In When Sheryl Sandberg Didn't

Michael Hirsh | March 12, 2013
They may not get the publicity, but these women have been ahead of Sandberg in leaning in against the most chauvinistic industry in America: Wall Street.
Charles Schumer

Could Chuck Schumer Be Well-Set to Chair Senate Banking Committee?

Shane Goldmacher and Stacy Kaper | March 28, 2013
The departure of Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson after 2014 could set off a future chain of musical chairmanships. One of the leading contenders for the influential post is the chamber’s No. 3-ranking Democrat,  Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York. Could the "senator from Wall Street" become the "chairman from Wall Street?"

Insiders Agree Democrats Will Nominate Clinton in 2016

Michael Catalini and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | March 21, 2013
Repulicans are torn between Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush.
Gina McCarthy

Who's In and Who's Out in Obama's Cabinet

Catherine Hollander | February 15, 2013
President Obama has chosen many of the candidates for his second-term Cabinet, but he still has eight positions left to fill. Here's a look at which positions are open, the leading contenders to fill them, and the Cabinet choices he has already made.

Will a Bargain Be Struck to Reverse the Sequestration Cuts?

Michael Catalini and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | March 7, 2013
In Washington, all financial skirmishes lead to the same place.

Republican Insiders Doubt a Grand Bargain Will Be Reached

Michael Catalini and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | March 14, 2013
But then again, so do Democrats. Plus: Neither party expects to gain much much politically from the upcoming budget process.
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Obama Reshapes Cabinet For a Second Term

Catherine Hollander | January 15, 2013
With Inauguration Day approaching, President Obama is reshaping his Cabinet and White House staff for his second term. In the latest change, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has said he will leave his job at the end of March, creating an opening at the helm of the agency that oversees public lands.

Republicans Say They Have Almost Even Odds of Taking Control of the Senate

Michael Catalini and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | February 21, 2013
How likely are the Democrats to take over the House in 2014? Political Insiders weigh in.

GOP Insiders Give Obama's State of the Union a Solid C

Michael Catalini and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | February 14, 2013
Democratic Insiders give Sen. Marco Rubio's response Tuesday night the same grade.

Topping Insiders' Priority Lists: Immigration, Jobs, and Deficit Reduction

Michael Catalini and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | February 7, 2013
Plus: Political Insiders speculate on which party will be blamed if the sequester takes effect.

Insiders: Immigration Reform Likely to Pass Congress

Michael Catalini and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | January 31, 2013
They’re divided over what the Republican Party needs to do to improve its standing. 

The Plan for GOP Recovery

January 25, 2013
CongressWhite HouseNational SecurityPoliticsEnergyEconomy & BudgetHealth Care TOP FIVE THE PLAN FOR GOP RECOVERY. The first step, as the Republican Party is learning, is to admit you have a problem. One thing is already clear: Recovery won’t be quick, easy, or painless, as National Journal...
Joyce Beatty, Ohio District 3

Ohio, 3rd House District: Joyce Beatty (D)

November 6, 2012
Joyce Beatty was inspired to get into politics by the civil-rights movement, and the Democrat’s election to the House marks the first time that Ohio will have two African-American members of Congress serving together. The other is Cleveland Democrat Marcia Fudge.
Joyce Beatty, Ohio District 3

Ohio, 3rd House District

Lara Seligman | November 1, 2012
Joyce Beatty was inspired to get into politics by the civil-rights movement, and the Democrat’s election to the House marks the first time that Ohio will have two African-American members of Congress serving together. The other is Cleveland Democrat Marcia Fudge.

Obama Won't Issue Ultimatums on Immigration

January 29, 2013
CongressWhite HouseNational SecurityPoliticsEnergyEconomy & BudgetHealth Care TOP FIVE OBAMA WON’T ISSUE ULTIMATUMS ON IMMIGRATION. President Obama will make no ultimatums when he heads to Las Vegas to unveil his immigration proposal today, other than to insist that any legislation be comp...

Obama Paints Congress as the Obstacle

February 13, 2013
CongressWhite HouseNational SecurityPoliticsEnergyEconomy & BudgetHealth Care TOP FIVE OBAMA PAINTS CONGRESS AS THE OBSTACLE. President Obama on Tuesday challenged Congress to find a way to dodge the sequester and seize the opportunity for more-enduring deficit reduction, using his fourth St...

Political Insiders: Republicans Divided on How to Address Gay Marriage

Alex Roarty and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | January 10, 2013
Plus, Democrats aren't sold that Chuck Hagel is President Obama's best choice for Defense secretary.

GOP Insiders: Rubio for President in 2016?

Alex Roarty and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | November 8, 2012
Republican Political Insiders tout the senator from Florida as the strongest potential nominee in 2016. Democrats say Republicans would be smart to nominate Jeb Bush. 

Democratic Insiders Happy With Their Party's Fiscal-Cliff Performance

Alex Roarty and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | December 6, 2012
Their GOP counterparts are less positive about their own party. Plus: Taxes will likely top both parties' legislative agendas in 2013.

Demography as Destiny

Alex Roarty and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | October 25, 2012
Which demographic groups do Insiders see as key to the presidential race? And how do the Insiders assess their party’s ground game?

Insiders Weigh In on No-Tax Pledge, Fiscal Cliff

Alex Roarty and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | November 15, 2012
Democrats see more harm in pledge than Republicans do; Insiders of both stripes support a compromise to avoid the cliff.

Insiders: Who Will Win on Tuesday?

Alex Roarty and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | November 1, 2012
NJ’s Political Insiders predict whether Obama or Romney will win on Election Day. And they assess the political impact of Sandy on the presidential contest.

Convention Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | August 23, 2012
In the future, how many days do you think political conventions should last? Democrats (104 votes) Four: 10% Three: 49% Two: 27% One: 8% Zero: 7%   Four “I don’t think it is too much to ask the American people to tune in for a couple nights every four years to help determine their futu...

Convention Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | August 23, 2012
Insiders weigh in on the negative tone of the 2012 presidential campaign and the relative importance of appealing to swing voters versus a party's base.
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For Candidates, the Pitfalls of the Parade

George E. Condon Jr. | March 16, 2012
The presidential candidates are all being cautious about St. Patrick’s Day. With the most festive day on the Irish-American calendar fast approaching on Saturday, none of the candidates has announced plans to participate in any parades--they're even skipping the hundreds of thousands of voters who will turn out for Chicago’s parade only three days before the critical Illinois primary.

Political Insiders Poll

Alex Roarty and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | June 14, 2012
Insiders assess the damage from Obama’s remark that the "private sector is doing fine," and they predict when voters' views on the economy will solidify before Election Day.
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N2K Presidential Race: The GOP's Persistent Fault Line

National Journal Staff | April 17, 2012
It is perhaps the essential tension in the Republican Party: the survival instinct of all politicians to negotiate a primary and lasso the base for the general, versus the senior architects’ long-term planning for the health of the party.   

Political Insiders Poll

Alex Roarty and Naureen Khan and Peter Bell | May 3, 2012
How effectively has Obama’s reelection campaign capitalized on the killing of Osama bin Laden? And which party will benefit most from outside-money groups?

Political Insiders Poll

Taylor West and Peter Bell | February 16, 2012
Do NJ’s Insiders still think Mitt Romney is the favorite to win the Republican presidential nomination? And what’s their take on the long-term politics of the flap over contraception? 
Romney Speaks to Crowd in Florida

Political Insiders Poll

Taylor West and Peter Bell | February 23, 2012
National Journal’s Insiders weigh in on the prospects for a brokered GOP convention and how rising gas prices might affect the 2012 election.

Updating The RNC Chairman's Race Whip Count

December 28, 2010
Updated with new names, 10:14 a.m., December 29 More than one-third of Republican National Committee members have declared their support for one of the six contenders seeking the chairmanship, and with just over two weeks to go the race remains wide open. So far, at least 70 committee members have...

Political Insiders Poll

Taylor West and Peter Bell | January 19, 2012
How is Mitt Romney positioned for a general-election campaign? And will congressional leaders defer to the GOP nominee in setting legislative strategy? 

Political Insiders Poll

Taylor West and Peter Bell | January 12, 2012
Insiders predict when Republicans will have a presumptive presidential nominee. And they weigh in on super PACs' effect on the political process.

Political Insiders Poll

Taylor West and Peter Bell | January 5, 2012
Insiders assess the GOP race and payroll-tax-cut politics.

Political Insiders Poll

Taylor West and Peter Bell | December 15, 2011
Insiders agree: Gingrich wins Iowa.
RNC to Lose Late Night Joke Machine, Michael Steele?

Updating The RNC Chairman's Race Whip Count

December 27, 2010
More than one-third of Republican National Committee members have declared their support for one of the six contenders seeking the chairmanship, and with just over two weeks to go the race remains wide open. The big movers over the weekend: Former RNC co-chairman Ann Wagner, who picked up support f...

Updating Hotline's RNC Chairman's Race Whip Count

December 23, 2010
Updated, 10:08 p.m., Sunday, December 26 More than one-third of Republican National Committee members have declared their support for one of the six contenders seeking the chairmanship, and with just under a month to go the race remains wide open. The big movers over the weekend: Former RNC co-cha...

Political Insiders Poll: Could Gingrich Beat Obama?

Taylor West and Peter Bell | December 1, 2011
Plus, the Insiders predict the top campaign issues of 2012.

Political Insiders Poll

Taylor west and Peter Bell | September 8, 2011
Insiders weigh in on whether Obama is likely to win a second term and whether it’s in either party’s interest to pass a jobs bill.
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The Top 10 Celebrities Who Political Insiders Want on Their Campaigns

Julia Edwards and James A. Barnes | April 29, 2011
Entertainers' endorsements of political candidates have long added flair to a campaign, but their importance is hard to quantify. National Journal asked its Republican and Democratic Insiders to pick three celebrities who were most effective at raising funds and bringing voters to their campaigns. In this gallery, we rank the top five stars whom each party wants on their fundraising stage.

Political Insiders Poll: Insiders Increasingly Predict GOP House and Senate in 2012

Taylor West and Peter Bell | September 22, 2011
Democratic insiders now say there’s better than a 50-50 chance that Republicans will take over the Senate in 2012. And their hopes for Democratic control of the House are fading fast.  

Political Insiders Poll: Should Members Agree on Closing Business Tax Breaks and Medicare Reforms for Deficit Deal?

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | July 7, 2011
Plus: Insiders weigh in on gay marriage.

Political Insiders Poll

Taylor West and Peter Bell | October 27, 2011
Political Insiders rank the Republican presidential contenders.

Political Insiders Poll: Who Benefits Most from Huckabee Bowing Out?

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | May 19, 2011
Huckabee, Trump bow out.

Political Insiders Poll: Will Republicans Take Over the Senate?

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | May 12, 2011
Will Republicans take over the Senate?
Gas tops $4 gallon

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | April 21, 2011
The politics of high gas prices.

After Stepping Back, Some Dems Now Embracing Obama

Jackie Clews | May 6, 2010
What a difference a healthcare law makes.

Political Insiders Poll: Who is Most Likely to Capture the 2012 GOP Presidential Nomination?

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | June 2, 2011
Rating the White House hopefuls.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | February 3, 2011
Insiders discuss if it is politically smart for House Republicans to support converting Medicare into a voucher system, and assess if they support eliminating the federal matching-fund system for presidential elections starting in 2012.

Super Tuesday's Super Results

June 3, 2008
The following is the list of nominees in AL, CA, IA, MT, NJ, NM and SD House contests, based on Tuesday's primary results. Incumbents are in caps; for open seat races, ^ indicates incumbent party.

Senate Legend Kennedy Succumbs At 77

Dan Friedman | August 25, 2009
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., the last of the Kennedy brothers and one of the last lions of the Senate, died Tuesday night of brain cancer at the age of 77.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | October 23, 2010
What’s the best Election Day outcome for President Obama?

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | June 19, 2009
Insiders grade the White House staff and the administration's economic and national security teams.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | August 29, 2008
Insiders consider which blue states McCain could pick up in November.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | August 29, 2008
Insiders consider which blue states McCain could pick up in November.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | July 27, 2008
Insiders rate the importance of conventions to their cause.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | June 4, 2010
Political insiders discuss repealing "don't ask, don't tell" and grade President Obama's handling of the BP oil spill.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | October 30, 2009
Insiders discuss which issues will be the most important in the 2010 midterm elections, and assess whether the White House's decision to take on Fox News helps or hurts President Obama.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | July 23, 2010
Insiders discuss whether they think it is in their party's interest for Congress to pass energy legislation this year, and assess if President Obama will be an asset or a liability to Democrats in the midterm elections.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | December 16, 2010
Best of 2010, worst of 2010.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | February 19, 2010
Political insiders discuss jobs legislation and potential benefits of the bipartisan health care summit.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | April 9, 2010
Insiders discuss the merits of a bipartisan approach to Wall Street reform, and assess whether President Obama will help or hurt Democrats in competitive races.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | March 19, 2010
Insiders speculate on whether Obama will be a one-term president, and assess their national party chairmen.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | May 23, 2008
Democratic insiders favor Hillary Rodham Clinton or Kathleen Sebelius as Obama's running mate; Mitt Romney is Republican insiders' top choice for the GOP ticket.
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House Race Rankings

Tim Sahd | October 25, 2010
The Hotline assesses which House seats are most likely to switch party control after next week's election.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | September 4, 2009
Insiders discuss whether Republicans are likely to take over the House in the 2010 elections, and assess how Senate Republicans will fare in 2010.

Political Insiders On Obama's First 100 Days

James A. Barnes | May 1, 2009
After President Obama's 100 days in office, National Journal asked its Political Insiders to rank how he has handled four key groups: Democrats in Congress, Republicans in Congress, allies abroad and adversaries abroad -- relationships that will have a major impact on the overall success of his presidency. Democratic Political Insiders gave the president high marks across the board. Republican Insiders were more critical, especially when it came to how Obama has handled GOP members of Congress and U.S. adversaries abroad.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | August 22, 2008
Insiders consider which red states Obama could pick up in November.

Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | May 30, 2008
Both Democratic and Republican insiders predict a healthy Democratic gain in the House come November.

Top News

December 7, 2008
• "As other presidents have vowed, President Bush said in 2001 that he would not impose an ideological litmus test for his appointees. He said he would demand only their understanding that 'the role of a judge is to interpret the law, not to legislate from the bench,'" the Washington Post reports. "But scholars say that despite these protestations, there has been a discernible pattern in both the backgrounds and the rulings of the judges Bush picked."

Parties Pull Out The Stops For Homestretch

Darren Goode | October 22, 2008
House Republicans are hoping a late spending spree will stop the bleeding in an election increasingly looking like it will be a huge win for Democrats.

National Journal Political Insiders Poll

James A. Barnes and Peter Bell | April 11, 2008
DEMOCRATS (81 votes)

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D)

August 25, 2009
Democrat Edward Kennedy has served for more than 46 years in the Senate, longer than all but two other senators in American history and enduring through nine American presidencies. The only senators who served longer are the late Republican Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and incumbent Democrat Robert Byrd of West Virginia. A master of legislative deal-making and the keeper of the flame of liberalism, Kennedy is considered one of the giants of the Senate, with a place in history more earned than bestowed on him by the famous Kennedy name. News in May 2008 that he was suffering from a malignant brain tumor was received with great sadness on both sides of the political aisle.

Rahm's Rainmakers

Richard E Cohen | May 26, 2006
It was a strategic hit, and apparently somewhat successful. Less than a week before Pennsylvania's May 16 primary, freshman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., held a conference call with reporters from the northeastern part of the state to announce that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had designated Rep. Don Sherwood, R-Pa., as "Crony of the Week."
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