Every election cycle in the Silver State, some public figure makes the same blunder. They – or one of their surrogates – mispronounce the state’s name.
Here, it’s Nuh-VAD-uh.
Not Nuh-VAHD-uh.
Nuh-VAD-uhns are sensitive to this. We’re not sure why. More than two-thirds of residents were born [...]
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) have taken a long stride toward locking down the support of Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).
The three senators announced an agreement Friday on an amendment that would allow many more people who get health insurance [...]
From our White House Photo Blog, this scene from President Obama's trip to China: [...] Moving Numbers Episode 2: "Whatever It Takes" from Zolitics on [...]
The DCCC, like its GOP counterpart, spent more than it took in during Oct., thanks to the expensive NY-23 special election. Still, it outraised the NRCC, as the Dem cmte took in $3.8M last month. It also outspent the NRCC, shelling out nearly $4M (about $1.1M of which aided [...]
ACORN and its affiliates received $200,000 in Justice Department grants between 2002 and 2009, according to a report issued Friday by the department's inspector general.
No DOJ grants went directly to ACORN, but a handful of grants were awarded either to ACORN affiliates or to other organizations that sub-contracted with ACORN.
The [...]
Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-Md.) would be one of the first Democrats to go if Republicans make significant gains in 2010, and a new poll shows he has reason for concern.
The Tarrance Group poll, which was conducted for state Sen. Andy Harris’s (R) campaign and obtained by The Hill, shows Harris taking a 52-39 lead [...]
The Senate Ethics Committee admonished Sen. Roland Burris today for being "less than candid" about his contacts with impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich in the months before Burris' appointment to the Senate.
In a letter to the Illinois Democrat, the ethics panel said it "found that you should have known'" [...]
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) outraised it's GOP counterpart in October, but both committees spent more than they raised thanks to the New York special election.
The DCCC will report raising $3.8 million and spending $4 million for the month. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) will report that [...]
The first thing a GOPer thinking of running against Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) should consider: Do I have any idea what I'm in for?
Reid faces dismal approval ratings -- the latest survey, conducted by the independent Research 2000 for the Progressive Change Campaign Cmte, showed just 35% of Nevadans have' [...]
By Martin Vaughan
Sen. Charles Grassley expressed exasperation over another Obama nomineeÂ’s tax problems.
“We do not need anyone so badly in the federal government that we allow them to live by their own set of rules,” Grassley, the top Republican on the Finance Committee said today at the confirmation hearing for [...]
The Federal Election Commission on Thursday carved a loophole in travel restrictions for lawmakers and candidates, allowing them to fly on private jets at lower rates.
Candidates for Senate, vice president or president can accept discounted rates on corporate or private jets if they are traveling on behalf of [...]
Here are the scheduled guests for the Sunday public affairs shows and other weekend programs:
Meet the Press hosts Senate Maj. Whip Dick Durbin, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT). The roundtable will feature ex-Amb. Nancy Brinker and NBC's Dr. Nancy [...]
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), who backed out of a pledge to resign her seat while pursuing the GOV mansion, used her first TV ad to cast her decision not to resign as a profile in courage.
"I'm going to do everything I can to stop the government takeover of health'" [...]
Senator confirms Friday he'll support motion to proceed on health care.
And/But: Threatens "no" on second cloture if bill remains unchanged.
STATEMENT: Read it here. ' [...] 
Rasmussen survey of the California Senate race shows incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer under 50% but still maintaining healthy leads over her two potential Republican rivals:
Boxer (D) 46
Fiorina (R) 37
Undecided 12
Boxer (D) 46
DeVore (R) 36
Undecided 13 [...] By Susan Davis
The Senate Ethics Committee today admonished Illinois Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for his ties to impeached former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who appointed him to the seat.
The investigative panel found that Burris’s actions reflected “unfavorably on the Senate” and that he acted inappropriately in a November 2008 phone call [...]
Speaker has tough words on Afghanistan Friday. [...] 
