Jim Tankersley

By Jim Tankersley From time to time, Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign e-mails instructions to its surrogates -- the political leaders and other supporters who champion Clinton on television and...

By Jim Tankersley Hillary Clinton's campaign is extending its "Just Words" attack on Barack Obama to the fate of Michigan's disputed Democratic delegates today -- accusing Obama of backing away...

By Jim Tankersley The Democrats running for president are promising sweeping changes to reinvigorate America's economy and boost its workers, including health care for all, overhauling or scrapping of trade...

By Jim Tankersley The candidates who lifted Democrats to House control in 2006 were a carefully culled, largely centrist team that included military veterans, business executives, a tough-talking sheriff and...

By Jim Tankersley It didn't take long for Bill Foster to make an impact in Congress. Foster, a Democratic scientist/businessman, won a special election Saturday to replace retired former Speaker...

by Jim Tankersley For all the heated disagreements of Congress, Democrats and Republicans typically sugar-coat their criticisms of one another when speaking on the House floor. But Rep. Jan Schakowsky...

By Jim Tankersley The architect of the Democrats' 2006 takeover of the House of Representatives weighed in this afternoon on his party's upset win in Illinois' special congressional election, chalking...

by Jim Tankersley Democrats in Illinois and Washington are celebrating today, after scientist/businessman Bill Foster beat Republican dairyman Jim Oberweis in yesterday's special election to replace retired Rep. Dennis Hastert,...

By Jim Tankersley 11:40 p.m. -- Obama, taking the stage in San Antonio, just congratulated Clinton on her wins tonight, cautioned that the outcome in Texas could take until morning...