Jim Tankersley

By Jim Tankersley Illinois' congressional television wars are set to start early this year -- and with them, the usual questions of truth in advertising. A Democratic primary election challenger...

By Jim Tankersley The House is still debating a revised children's health insurance bill - and Republicans are crying foul at Democrats' refusal to postpone a vote to allow California...

By Jim Tankersley The House is set to restart its fight over children's health care today, after Democrats failed to muster the votes earlier this month to override a presidential...

By Jim Tankersley Update, 10:30 a.m. -- The latest Los Angeles Times / Bloomberg poll supports the Edwards-aggressive strategy in the "21" game (see below). The poll shows the former...

by Jim Tankersley Insert your own joke here: an Ohio newspaper is reporting that a new book claims Rep. Dennis Kucinich - the vegan, Department of Peace-promoting Democratic presidential candidate...

By Jim Tankersley Dan Lipinski and George W. Bush have at least two things in common: They both oppose legalized abortion, and they both hold jobs that used to belong...

by Jim Tankersley Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a new television ad up in Iowa and New Hapshire, which combines a familiar theme - that the "Bush economy" hurts...

By Jim Tankersley and Andrew Zajac Updated 7:00 p.m. When Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.) announced his retirement last month, a spokesman said he made the decision to step down in...

U.S. Reps. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) each reported more than $1 million in cash on hand to defend their north and northwest suburban seats next year, but...

4:03 p.m. update: Edwards has also scored the backing of SEIU chapters in California (656,000 members), Washington (103,000 members), Michigan (70,000 members), Idaho (400 members), Montana (500 members), Minnesota (28,000...