Naftali Bendavid

by James Oliphant In a renewed push to reach Hispanic voters, Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign has enlisted the help of Federico Pena, the former Denver mayor and Clinton cabinet...

by Gabrielle Russon A group of anti-war Democrats said Wednesday that U.S. dollars should no longer be used to finance the Iraqi security forces. At a Washington press conference, the...

by James Oliphant Who is Paul Clement, other than the man who has just inherited--temporarily at least--an agency in shambles and under a congressional microscope? One thing is for certain:...

by James Oliphant Sen. Barack Obama has signed on a high-profile Washington adviser, one who could end up playing an important role in a potential presidential transition team or Obama...

By James Oliphant Ahmed Belbacha is one Guantanamo detainee who wants to stay right where he is. The Algerian national, who has been held at the U.S. Navy prison in...

By James Oliphant In the wake of the passage of a bill expanding the Bush administration's eavesdropping authority, the American Civil Liberties Union has asked the ultra-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...

By Naftali Bendavid The AFL-CIO just announced it will hold a forum for the Democratic presidential candidates in Chicago on on Aug. 7 at 6 PM Central Time, with television...

by Jill Zuckman Frustrated that Republicans won't allow a straight up-or-down vote on their proposal to withdraw troops from Iraq in the next 120 days, Senate Democrats announced today that...

Posted by Jill Zuckman and John McCormick One day after Sen. John McCain's campaign revealed it was in deep financial trouble, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced that he's raised...

Rebuking President Bush on a war that enjoyed great support at its outset but has become deeply unpopular, the House went on record Friday opposing Bush's plan to add 21,500...