Washington Politics

Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire's bid for re-election is getting a boost from former vice president and Nobel laureate Al Gore.  

Today the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced the complete plenary program for Solar Power International '08 (below). The diversity and distinguished standing of the plenary speakers clearly demonstrates the significance of solar...  

WASHINGTON - Democrats are questioning the independence of a special prosecutor named to investigate whether laws were broken in the partisan political firings of U.S. attorneys. Rep....  

The problem with Sarah Palin isn't that she makes too much money. She's hammered home that she is an outsider of Washington politics, but … read more is she too much of an outsider?  

Washington -- Democrats are calling on Republican Sen. Kit Bond to come clean after a Justice Department report this week found that Bond's office pushed the White House to dismiss then-U.S. Attorney Todd Graves of Missouri for political reasons.  

Here in Washington State, we have a close Governor's race between Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire and her Republican challenger Dino Rossi. Although he shuns the...  

WASHINGTON — Democrats are calling on Republican Sen. Kit Bond to come clean after a Justice Department report this week found that Bond’s office pushed the White House to dismiss then-U.S. Attorney Todd Graves of Missouri for political reasons. But the Missouri senator insists he shared...  

WASHINGTON | Democrats are calling on Republican Sen. Kit Bond to come clean after a Justice Department report found that Bond staffers urged the White House to fire U.S. Attorney Todd Graves of Missouri for political reasons.  

WASHINGTON --- Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in an months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set off by $4 a gallon gasoline prices this summer.  

Considering his resumà and copy; and mdash; fireman, lobsterman, defense lawyer, populist political leader and mdash; Ed O'Reilly's next career could take him almost anywhere. Back in his Middle Street law office after more than a year crisscrossing the state campaigning against Washington...  

WASHINGTON — Democrats won a major concession from the White House on the financial bailout plan today and sought to slash drastically the $700 billion size of the rescue package. President Bush readied a television speech in a push to persuade resistant lawmakers to back his proposal to stave...  

From the Cold War to the Vietnam War, journalist Dave Mathew covered Washington, D.C., politics for a worldwide audience.  

WASHINGTON - Republicans in the Senate have blocked a plan by Democrats to pump $56 billion in government spending into the economy through public works projects, help for the jobless and money for states struggling with their Medicaid bills.  

WASHINGTON -- Democrats in the House and Senate pressed ahead Friday with new plans to pump money into the economy with public works projects, help for the jobless and for states struggling with their Medicaid bills.  

NEW YORK - Oil prices fell below US$105 a barrel Friday on concern that Washington politics may sabotage a bailout plan to stabilize the U.S. financial system, whose failure could curb global growth and undermine crude demand.