Pelosi might try to remain as Democratic leader
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, facing the day-after carnage of at least 61 Democratic seats lost, including Capital Region Rep. Scott Murphy, told ABC News’s Dianne Sawyer that she would speak to fellow...
View ArticlePolitical cartoons of the week: Nancy Pelosi experiences (political) climate...
Every Sunday, New York on the Potomac presents some of the best political cartoons from the award-winning artists of Hearst Newspapers. Today, we feature work by Tom Meyer of the San Francisco...
View ArticleWhat’s in — and what’s out — after the midterm elections
A giant red tide has swept across the nation, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains. Democrats have been voted out of office, replaced by conservative Republicans. Washington will be a vastly...
View ArticleTen key players in the post-Pelosi House of Representatives
Everybody knows the names of the top players in the House Republican leadership: Speaker-in-waiting John Boehner of Ohio, Majority Leader-presumptive Eric Cantor of Virginia and Texas Rep. Pete...
View ArticlePolitical cartoons of the week: Bush’s tortured memoirs, Pataki’s running shoes
Every Sunday, New York on the Potomac presents some of the best political cartoons from the award-winning artists of Hearst Newspapers. Today, we feature work by Nick Anderson of the Houston Chronicle,...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: What will happen when the lame ducks return?
AP photo Lame duck House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has resolved a potentially messy leadership fight on her soon-to-be minority team. Welcome to New York on the Potomac’s “The Week Ahead,” a preview of...
View ArticleA glimpse into the future: Obama, Pelosi increasingly at odds
This report was written by Carolyn Lochhead of the Washington bureau. The political needs of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Obama are diverging sharply as the San Francisco Democrat seeks...
View ArticleThe top ten political turkeys of 2010
AP photo Memo to novice candidates like Sharron Angle: Know thy Constitution. Don’t tell Hispanics they look Asian. Pay special attention to what you say when you are in front of cameras. Be careful...
View ArticleSupport builds for deficit reduction despite commission’s inability to reach...
AP photo Former Clinton White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and retired Wyoming GOP Sen. Alan Simpson are lobbying hard to build support for their deficit-slashing effort on Capitol Hill, despite...
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