Failed presidential candidates never have an easy time back in the Senate, but Clinton's return will be particularly tough
Speculation in the commodity markets took much of the blame for skyrocketing energy and food prices at a Senate hearing Tuesday
Sen. Joseph Lieberman is urging Google Inc. to take down YouTube videos that he said al Qaeda and "other terrorist organizations" use to encourage violence and disseminate propaganda.
The GOP candidate's global warming plan has its flaws. But he has engaged the issue, and that bodes well for the '08 campaign
Before an unimpressed British media, the Republican candidate softens his criticism of British policy in Iraq, and tries to explain his al-Qaeda gaffe
President Bush is still firmly in the White House, but Sen. John McCain was busy presenting the new face of Republican America to the world this week.
Bipartisan cooperation was the keyword of the day Thursday when House leaders and administration officials announced a $150 billion plan to stimulate the economy.
Sen. Joe Lieberman is crossing party lines and endorsing Republican Sen. John McCain for president.
A new government report says there are now more than three quarters of a million names on the U.S. government's terrorist "watch list," raising concerns the list may be becoming too large.
Former detainees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement accuse the agency in a lawsuit of forcibly injecting them with psychotropic drugs while trying to shuttle them out of the country during their deportation.
Failed presidential candidates never have an easy time back in the Senate, but Clinton's return will be particularly tough
Speculation in the commodity markets took much of the blame for skyrocketing energy and food prices at a Senate hearing Tuesday
Sen. Joseph Lieberman is urging Google Inc. to take down YouTube videos that he said al Qaeda and "other terrorist organizations" use to encourage violence and disseminate propaganda.
The GOP candidate's global warming plan has its flaws. But he has engaged the issue, and that bodes well for the '08 campaign
Before an unimpressed British media, the Republican candidate softens his criticism of British policy in Iraq, and tries to explain his al-Qaeda gaffe
President Bush is still firmly in the White House, but Sen. John McCain was busy presenting the new face of Republican America to the world this week.
Bipartisan cooperation was the keyword of the day Thursday when House leaders and administration officials announced a $150 billion plan to stimulate the economy.
Sen. Joe Lieberman is crossing party lines and endorsing Republican Sen. John McCain for president.
A new government report says there are now more than three quarters of a million names on the U.S. government's terrorist "watch list," raising concerns the list may be becoming too large.
Former detainees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement accuse the agency in a lawsuit of forcibly injecting them with psychotropic drugs while trying to shuttle them out of the country during their deportation.
Democrats' efforts to challenge President Bush's Iraq policies were dealt a demoralizing blow Wednesday in the Senate after they failed to scrape together enough support to guarantee troops more time at home.
How did the most powerful moderate group in the country get shunted aside? The activists took over
President Bush is warming up his veto muscles after the Senate passed a war funding bill Thursday that sets a deadline for withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraq by next April.
As President Bush prepares to announce an increase in the number of U.S. troops fighting in Iraq, some Democrats say they would consider blocking funding for the escalation.
The chairmen of the Iraq Study Group told a Senate panel Thursday that its report on the "deteriorating situation" in Iraq must be viewed as a whole and not piecemeal.
OK, so maybe we did have to wait 37 days to find out who won in 2000; and maybe it took until dawn two years ago to know that Bush had won a second term. But that doesn't mean you early-to-bed types won't have important clues to the big stories tonight. Here's an hour-by-hour guide to some of the key questions we'll be asking:
It's been business as usual when it comes to political advertising this year: the nastier the better.
A governor, two House members, 17 state legislators in Pennsylvania, a U.S. senator -- maybe two.
Boulder, Colorado, D.A. Mary Lacy cautioned the media this week to avoid jumping to conclusions on whether John Karr killed JonBenet Ramsey.
The most cunning refinement yet in the administration's plot to scare the liver, lights and onions out of us with Tales of Terror Plots is the Department of Homeland Security's brilliant move to declare Indiana the national center of terrorism, with 8,591 potential targets. Many citizens have questioned the Indiana move -- some claiming it is a waste of money trying to stop attacks on the Wabash Cannonball. The Statue of Liberty and the Washington Monument might merit a little more attention. This is precisely why it is better to have Michael Chertoff and Karl Rove making this Homeland Security decisions, rather than Osama bin Laden.
We have nothing to fear but fear itself, especially since fear is now being fomented and manipulated for political purposes by a bunch of shameless hacks. Who is trying to make you afraid and why? This Karl Rove tactic is getting quite threadbare, in fact, and so much so that it is getting dangerously close to comedy.
There's no doubt what the Republican game plan for November is: Paint the Democrats as the party of retreat, unable or unwilling to face the hard reality of what it means to fight America's enemies. That game plan was effective two and four years ago -- but what about this time?
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson became the first prominent national Democrat to call on Sen. Joe Lieberman to drop his independent bid for re-election in Connecticut.
Could there be political fallout in the United States from the terror arrests in Britain?
Sen. Joe Lieberman set out on his go-it-alone re-election campaign Thursday and seized on the terror arrests in Britain to argue that his Democratic opponent, Ned Lamont, does not fully understand the danger facing the nation.
Democratic leaders Wednesday moved quickly to back Ned Lamont, the winner of the Connecticut primary.
Sen. Joseph Lieberman conceded to anti-war cable executive Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary for the Connecticut Senate nomination Tuesday night but vowed to run as an "independent Democrat" this fall.
Officials with U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman's re-election campaign blamed "dirty politics" and "Rovian tactics" for what they said was an online attack on their Web site as Connecticut voters headed to the polls Tuesday.
If the latest Quinnipiac University Poll is right, three-term Sen. Joseph Lieberman is headed for defeat Tuesday in Connecticut's Democratic primary, and Iraq -- more specifically, his steadfast support for that war -- is the big reason.
Suddenly trailing in the polls, Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman is enlisting the help of former President Clinton, the man he criticized in 1998 for "disgraceful behavior" in a sex scandal with a White House intern.
Never let it never be said our president does not provide laughs, even as we wobble on the rim of war in the Middle East.
Eco-consciousness appears to be hitting the mainstream. For years, it was only the truly committed, the painfully hip and the guiltily ashamed who were willing to stand up in public and say they were willing to do something for the environment.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which floundered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, should be abolished and replaced with a new organization, a Senate committee recommended Thursday.
Two Republican lawmakers have submitted compromises to the White House aimed at ending a dispute over a deal that would give a United Arab Emirates-owned company control of several U.S. port terminals.
While officials debated Sunday what should be done to fix the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff warned against drastic changes with hurricane season just a few months away.
Several great minds were asked to help think up interview questions for George W. Bush. I liked, "Are you the worst president since James Buchanan, or have you never heard of him?"
The White House is dodging questions about Hurricane Katrina response and has instructed other agencies to join it in fending off investigators, Sen. Joseph Lieberman said on Tuesday. The White House denies the allegations.
Leading Democrats sought Thursday to promote a specific plan for what party chairman Howard Dean called a "strategic redeployment" of U.S. troops from Iraq.
Speaking from Baghdad on his fourth trip to Iraq since July, Sen. Joseph Lieberman on Wednesday said failure in Iraq would be "catastrophic" for the United States and the entire Middle East, and that U.S. forces should not pull out before Iraqi forces are fully trained.
Senators attempting to reach a deal on judicial filibusters said Sunday they would continue working toward a compromise with a crucial vote set for Tuesday.
Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman has twice in recent days said "no" when approached about the possibility of a major job in the second Bush administration, CNN has learned.
Lawmakers debated White House culpability Sunday in the doomed nomination of Bernard Kerik as Homeland Security secretary, asking why the administration failed to find critical information in its vetting process before officially selecting him.
President Bush said Wednesday that he supported the idea of a national director of intelligence with total budget authority.
Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, on Tuesday introduced an omnibus bill that would implement the major reforms recommended by the 9/11 commission, including creating the post of national intelligence director and strengthening border and transportation security.
Key officials from the Pentagon, the FBI and the CIA met in closed session Thursday with a Senate panel charged with developing legislation to implement recommendations from the independent 9-11 commission.
Welcome to August, the normally lazy summer month, which this year looks to be colored by terror alerts, wildly fluctuating presidential poll numbers and stepped-up political attacks that both campaigns say they'll continue through the Olympics.
An adviser to Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry says the government's decision to raise the terror alert level in three urban areas indicates the country is not as safe as it could be.
The last day of the DNC proved to be a barn burner, and bloggers responded to each of the speeches with aplomb.
One day after the 9/11 commission released its report, the White House said President Bush has formed a task force to review its recommendations and report back to him "promptly."
The chairman of the panel investigating the attacks of September 11, 2001, said his commission found that the "United States government was simply not active enough in combating the terrorist threat before 9/11."
Did President Bush's speech Monday night on Iraq's future give lawmakers what they wanted to hear? Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky shared their thoughts with CNN's Paula Zahn following the speech.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democrats who ran unsuccessfully for their party's presidential nomination this year walked away from the race with something of a consolation prize -- higher name recognition and a broader platform for their respective agendas.
The cash realities of the 2004 campaign hit home Thursday for Democrats when Republicans launched a heavy first round of glossy TV ads, an opening shot that indicates Sen. John Kerry and his allies will have to work overtime to make sure they'll have the money to compete over the next eight months.
Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
Sen. Joe Lieberman dropped out of the presidential race Tuesday after poor showings in every state to hold a primary or caucus so far.
Building on his momentum, Sen. John Kerry picked up five of the seven states holding contests for the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday. Sen. John Edwards kept his White House dream alive with a win in South Carolina and a surprisingly strong showing in Oklahoma.
Sen. Joe Lieberman announced his withdrawal from the race to win the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday. Lieberman addressed supporters at a meeting in Arlington, Virginia.
Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry picked up the endorsement of the New York attorney general famous for tackling Wall Street wrongdoing Monday even as rivals attacked his campaign contributions from Washington lobbyists.
The battle for the Democratic presidential nomination played out on several fronts Monday as Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts sought to solidify his status as the Democratic front-runner, while his rivals looked to shake things up.
John Kerry's Pats beat John Edwards' Panthers last night, but don't read too much into it. Bill Bradley's Rams beat Al Gore's Titans four years ago, just days before the New Hampshire primary. And we all know how that turned out.
While acknowledging he faces an uphill fight to win the Democratic presidential nomination, the Arizona Republic newspaper Thursday endorsed Sen. Joe Lieberman, giving the beleaguered candidate's campaign a boost ahead of next week's primary.
Despite not getting enough votes Tuesday to break into double digits in the New Hampshire primary, Sen. Joe Lieberman claimed to share third place and vowed to move on to the next Democratic battlegrounds.
As New Hampshire voters prepare to cast ballots Tuesday in the nation's first presidential primary, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is indicated by polls to be the Democratic Party front-runner, followed by former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean.
Spirits were high at John Kerry's campaign headquarters over the weekend with polls showing the Massachusetts senator at the top of the pack.
Presidential candidates in New Hampshire aimed blows at each other's campaigns and backgrounds Monday hoping to swing voters to their side in the hours before Tuesday's Democratic primary.
From Judy Woodruff, CNN "Inside Politics" anchor:
Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
Election nights should be a blast, like Christmas morning. Full of suspense, intrigue and, if we're lucky, an occasional throaty growl.
Buoyed by a rise in the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll two days before the New Hampshire primary, Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday his campaign is gaining support, especially from independents, that will propel him to victory nationwide.
As New Hampshire voters prepare to cast ballots Tuesday in the nation's first presidential primary, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is rejecting the label of Democratic Party front-runner, despite polls showing him with a strong lead in the Granite State.
Dale Fountain, CNN Election Express bus driver:
With Democratic hopefuls campaigning in the final weekend before Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, a tracking poll released Friday shows Sen. John Kerry pulling away from former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean in the Granite State.
As the seven Democratic presidential candidates faced off in their only debate before the New Hampshire primary, new polls showed Sen. John Kerry opening a lead over former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean.
Two leading Democratic senators asked Chief Justice William Rehnquist on Thursday about the propriety of a hunting trip Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia took with Vice President Dick Cheney while Cheney has a case pending before the high court.
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts lead in the latest tracking polls in New Hampshire, but both are calling themselves underdogs as they retool their campaigns in a changed political landscape.
Checking in from the New Hampshire campaign trail, Democrats running for president were quick to find fault with President Bush's State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
From the Wolf Blitzer Reports staff in Atlanta:
This city just can't catch a break. Howard Dean, it seems, would rather cool his heels in Burlington today than show his face in Washington as local Democrats (a handful of them, at least) cast "votes" in their first-in-the-nation-non-binding-beauty-contest.
With eight days to go before the Iowa caucuses, middle class tax cuts were at the center of debate Sunday among Democratic presidential hopefuls.
From the Wolf Blitzer Reports staff in Atlanta:
President Bush and his re-election team raised more than $130 million last year to finance his drive for a second term and starts the new year armed with a $99 million war chest, campaign manager Ken Mehlman said Tuesday.
Democratic presidential front-runner Howard Dean joined his rivals Wednesday in attacking President Bush over a U.S. Department of Labor guide that tells employers how to avoid paying workers overtime.
Even before President Bush unveiled his new immigration policy that includes creation of a guest worker program to bring illegal immigrants out of the shadows, key Democrats who support allowing undocumented immigrants to earn legal status criticized the proposal Wednesday as insufficient.
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Lieberman received a strong endorsement Wednesday from The New Republic magazine, which said the senator from Connecticut offers the "clearest, bravest" vision for the Democratic Party.
Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
We took a much-needed break over the past two weeks. But as anyone with an e-mail inbox knows, the '04 Democrats did not.
Democratic presidential front-runner Howard Dean accused his rivals in debate of being "co-opted" by the Bush administration amid criticism from several of those fellow candidates.
Democratic presidential hopeful and front-runner Howard Dean raised more than $15 million in the fourth quarter of 2003, his campaign has announced, breaking his previous quarter's total of $14.8 million.
In the comics, Superman could turn coal into diamonds. Recently the black stuff has been sparkling on its own. Shares of the four largest coal-mining companies are up 20% on average this year, abou...
In the comics, Superman could turn coal into diamonds. Recently the black stuff has been sparkling on its own.
As we head into the latter half of this pre-election year, you'd expect the air to be filled with sweeping Democratic plans for reinvigorating the still-stalled economy. Instead, the primary candid...
Joe Lieberman should be the hands-down front-runner for President among Democrats. He came within a chad's width of being elected Vice President and is better known than any of his eight rivals. Bu...
Here's a question we hope gets asked at the vice presidential debate on Oct. 5: Senator Lieberman, please defend your position on stock options.
Thanks to the free market, people who love clean air can now put their money where their breath is. You can buy the rights to disgorge SO2 -- or sulfur dioxide, a component of acid rain -- then sit...
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