Mark Udall

by James Oliphant Congressional Democrats appear close to having something they haven't known for a long time: power. After being marginalized by the Bush administration and stymied by a cohesive Republican minority, Democrats on the Hill look poised to...

by James Oliphant Twelve Senate races are considered to be close this Election Day. The outcome could have a significant impact on the balance of power on the Hill. Democrats are chasing a 60-vote majority, which would allow them to......

by Mark Silva It's 5 o'clock someplace in the world. At the mansion on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory this evening, Vice President Joe Biden will host a cocktail reception for the freshman class of senators -- that......

Obama signs the stimulus bill after a ceremony in Denver that features a solar panel entrepreneur who says his business and industry will be revolutionized by the package. Obama presents it as a great leap into the future that will......

WASHINGTON — Five members of Congress called Thursday for investigations into the Bush administration's regulation of hydraulic fracturing, an oil and gas drilling technique pioneered by Halliburton Co., Vice President Dick Cheney's former employer....