Past Articles by Greg Henderson
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Montana's Max Baucus To Retire; Republicans Eye 2014 Chances The influential red-state Democrat from Montana who helped craft Obamacare but bucked his party last week in voting against expanded background checks for gun sales will retire in 2014, according to published reports. He becomes the sixth Senate Democrat to announce a pending retirement. |
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Montana's Max Baucus To Retire; Republicans Eye 2014 Chances The influential red-state Democrat from Montana who helped craft Obamacare but bucked his party last week in voting against expanded background checks for gun sales will retire in 2014, according to published reports. He becomes the sixth Senate Democrat to announce a pending retirement. |
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Bob Perry Was Money-In-Politics Pioneer, Swift Boat Backer Texas homebuilder Bob Perry was a behind-the-scenes political player who helped bankroll the Mitt Romney campaign last year, and who even before the era of superPACs spent tens of millions of dollars to influence the nation's politics. |
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Bob Perry Was Money-In-Politics Pioneer, Swift Boat Backer Texas homebuilder Bob Perry was a behind-the-scenes political player who helped bankroll the Mitt Romney campaign last year, and who even before the era of superPACs spent tens of millions of dollars to influence the nation's politics. |
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Guns, Immigration And Budget On Washington's Agenda Congress returns from a two-week recess amid reports that a gun deal in the Senate may have gained late momentum; a focus on immigration to include a rally on Capitol Hill and perhaps movement in the Senate; and a budget proposal from President Obama that already has some in his own party fuming. |
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Guns, Immigration And Budget On Washington's Agenda Congress returns from a two-week recess amid reports that a gun deal in the Senate may have gained late momentum; a focus on immigration to include a rally on Capitol Hill and perhaps movement in the Senate; and a budget proposal from President Obama that already has some in his own party fuming. |
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Mark Sanford Wins S.C. Runoff, Gets GOP Nod To Run For Former House Seat For Republicans along South Carolina's coastal low country, Tuesday is a chance to decide whether they want former governor and famously non-Appalachian Trail hiker Mark Sanford to represent them in Congress. |
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Seeking Forgiveness And A House Seat, Sanford Again Faces GOP Voters For Republicans along South Carolina's coastal low country, Tuesday is a chance to decide whether they want former governor and famously non-Appalachian Trail hiker Mark Sanford to represent them in Congress. |
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Seeking Forgiveness And A House Seat, Sanford Again Faces GOP Voters For Republicans along South Carolina's coastal low country, Tuesday is a chance to decide whether they want former governor and famously non-Appalachian Trail hiker Mark Sanford to represent them in Congress. |
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Mark Sanford Wins S.C. Runoff, Gets GOP Nod To Run For Former House Seat For Republicans along South Carolina's coastal low country, Tuesday is a chance to decide whether they want former governor and famously non-Appalachian Trail hiker Mark Sanford to represent them in Congress. |
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Boehner Blasts Veteran GOP Lawmaker For 'Wetbacks' Comment House Speaker John Boehner condemned the use of the term by Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, one of the most senior Republicans in Congress. Young's comment, his quick apology, and Boehner's statement come at a particularly sensitive time for the GOP in its relationship with Hispanic voters. |
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Boehner Blasts Veteran GOP Lawmaker For 'Wetbacks' Comment House Speaker John Boehner condemned the use of the term by Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, one of the most senior Republicans in Congress. Young's comment, his quick apology, and Boehner's statement come at a particularly sensitive time for the GOP in its relationship with Hispanic voters. |
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Ashley Judd Tweets She Won't Run For U.S. Senate The actress put an end to speculation that she would seek the Democratic nomination in order to challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. |
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Ashley Judd Tweets She Won't Run For U.S. Senate The actress put an end to speculation that she would seek the Democratic nomination in order to challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. |
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Assault Weapons Ban Is Gun Debate's First Casualty The prospects of an assault weapons ban emerging as part of any post-Newtown gun control law looks unlikely after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reportedly opted not to include it in a Democratic proposal to be offered on the Senate floor in the coming weeks. |
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Assault Weapons Ban Is Gun Debate's First Casualty The prospects of an assault weapons ban emerging as part of any post-Newtown gun control law looks unlikely after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reportedly opted not to include it in a Democratic proposal to be offered on the Senate floor in the coming weeks. |
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What Were All Those Ribbons At The State Of The Union? Green ribbons were on prominent display at President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night, worn in honor of the victims of the Newton, Conn., elementary school shooting. |
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5 Questions About Justice Department Memo On Targeted Killings A confidential Justice Department white paper outlines legal theories the Obama administration has used to justify killing American citizens abroad. |
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5 Questions About Justice Department Memo On Targeted Killings A confidential Justice Department white paper outlines legal theories the Obama administration has used to justify killing American citizens abroad. |
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5 Questions About Justice Department Memo On Targeted Killings A confidential Justice Department white paper outlines legal theories the Obama administration has used to justify killing American citizens abroad. |
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5 Questions About Justice Department Memo On Targeted Killings A confidential Justice Department white paper outlines legal theories the Obama administration has used to justify killing American citizens abroad. |
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Republican Scott Brown Won't Seek Massachusetts Senate Seat Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown will not seek the Republican nomination for Senate in a special election to replace Sen. John Kerry, the Democrat who on Friday becomes secretary of state. The decision leaves Republicans scrambling to find a competitive candidate in the deep blue state. |
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Republican Scott Brown Won't Seek Massachusetts Senate Seat Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown will not seek the Republican nomination for Senate in a special election to replace Sen. John Kerry, the Democrat who on Friday becomes secretary of state. The decision leaves Republicans scrambling to find a competitive candidate in the deep blue state. |
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Another Senator Announces Retirement Blaming 'Legislative Gridlock' Conservative Capitol Hill veteran Saxby Chambliss faced recent criticism from the right for seeking a bipartisan compromise on deficit issues, and for being among the first high-level Republicans to question fidelity to Grover Norquist's no-new-taxes pledge after the November elections. |
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Another Senator Announces Retirement Blaming 'Legislative Gridlock' Conservative Capitol Hill veteran Saxby Chambliss faced recent criticism from the right for seeking a bipartisan compromise on deficit issues, and for being among the first high-level Republicans to question fidelity to Grover Norquist's no-new-taxes pledge after the November elections. |
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Senate Filibuster Changes: More Evolution Than Revolution After threatening to gut the rule that lets a single senator bring the Senate to a virtual halt, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has agreed to tweak rather than transform the practice. Under the accord, Democrats would gain the ability to skip a procedural step to begin debate on a bill. |
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Senate Filibuster Changes: More Evolution Than Revolution After threatening to gut the rule that lets a single senator bring the Senate to a virtual halt, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has agreed to tweak rather than transform the practice. Under the accord, Democrats would gain the ability to skip a procedural step to begin debate on a bill. |
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How many presidents have chosen to affirm (rather than swear) to "faithfully execute the office ... "? Try your hand at inaugural trivia. |
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How many presidents have chosen to affirm (rather than swear) to "faithfully execute the office ... "? Try your hand at inaugural trivia. |
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5 Questions About The Inauguration Who pays for this quadrennial party? When does Beyoncé sing? If I'm going to the National Mall, how do I find a bathroom? And beyond the oath, what's the point of the whole thing, anyway? |
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5 Questions About The Inauguration Who pays for this quadrennial party? When does Beyoncé sing? If I'm going to the National Mall, how do I find a bathroom? And beyond the oath, what's the point of the whole thing, anyway? |
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Poll Says Gun-Rights Supporters Fund Their Cause; Opponents Don't A new Pew poll on gun laws shows overwhelming support among Americans on a few issues, like closing the so-called gun show loophole; a wide partisan split on more contentious measures, like banning assault weapons; and a glimpse into why the nation's gun lobby may be so successful. |
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Rockefeller's Exit May Test How Deep The Red Runs In W.Va. The announcement from Sen. Jay Rockefeller that he will not seek another term would seem to give Republicans a big opening in a state that went deep red in November. But West Virginia's animus toward President Obama doesn't necessarily translate into Republican advantages in statewide races. |
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In Talking To Their States, Governors Keep An Eye On Washington From Superstorm Sandy to gun laws to the fiscal cliff, national issues are on the minds and the lips of the nation's governors setting their state agendas this week. Some want Congress and President Obama to act; others are urging state legislators to do what Congress hasn't. |
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Democratic Leader Pelosi to GOP Colleagues: 'Take Back Your Party' In an interview with NPR, Pelosi said the GOP has "made enormous contributions to the success of our country." But she added: "There are many members in the Republican caucus who do not believe in government. And bless their hearts, they act upon their beliefs." |
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Not Your Father's (Or Mother's) Congress Despite what has been called a status quo election, the 113th Congress will bring with it generational changes and some history, including the first all-female delegation for a state, and the fewest number of military veterans since World War II. Here are some of the noteworthy newcomers. |
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Kerry's Cabinet Nod Sets Off Massachusetts Senate Fight If John Kerry leaves the Senate to become secretary of state another Kennedy could fill his Senate seat — at least on an interim basis. And ousted Republican Scott Brown could have fighting chance of returning to the Capitol. |
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Obama's Cabinet 2.0 Coming Into Focus In the category of unintended consequences, Susan Rice's announcement about her future plans could mean a Republican in President Obama's inner circle, decorated Vietnam veterans overseeing the nation's military and foreign policy, and another special election for Senate in Massachusetts. |
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Most Expensive Presidential Campaign Ended In Sprint To Spend A campaign marked by money, fundraisers (including the infamous one that produced Mitt Romney's "47 percent" moment) and superPACs finished with spending sprees across the board, according to final campaign finance reports. In all, more than $2 billion was spent on the presidential race. |
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Obama And Romney Have Lunch, Agree To 'Stay In Touch' President Obama hosted his recently ousted rival, Mitt Romney, for their first post-election meeting Thursday at the White House, a lunch of turkey chili and Southwestern grilled chicken salad. |
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Rice is young, ambitious and accomplished, with an eye on becoming secretary of state. But she is now embroiled in a lingering controversy over what she knew and what she said in the days after September's attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. A look at Rice's career. |
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Election Day? Expert Says 35 Percent Of All Votes Could Be Cast Before Nov. 6 With voters in the swing state of Iowa today joining those in two-dozen other states who can already cast their vote for president, experts say the surge in early voting is necessitating a change in campaign strategy. |
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Defining Romney, In A Single Word What one word best describes Mitt Romney? That's a question researchers posed to the public last fall, this spring and again in recent days. The answer has changed significantly. What once was an overwhelming focus on Romney's faith has shifted to descriptions of his character, wealth and career. |
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Obama Hits Reddit, Talks White House Beer Recipe, Crashes Servers With Republicans dominating political news coverage from their national convention in Florida, President Obama took to the popular social news site Reddit Wednesday afternoon for a surprise Q-and-A with users. |
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Federal Court Reinstates Early Voting Days In Parts Of Florida A federal court has rejected part of Florida's new election law that would have restricted the number of early voting days. The ruling, affecting five counties, is a win for groups who say the new law was meant to suppress voter participation in areas with large minority populations. |
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Romney Says He Paid A Tax Rate Of At Least 13 Percent Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday revealed a bit more about his tax history, telling reporters: "I never paid less than 13 percent" in the past 10 years. The Obama campaign's response: "Prove it." |
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The young chairman of the House Budget Committee came to national prominence as architect of a Republican plan to reshape tax law and entitlement programs. But he's also an avid outdoorsman, a gym rat, and a fifth-generation native of Wisconsin. |
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7 Things To Watch Before Election Day The presidential election is now three months away. While there undoubtedly will be lots of unscripted surprises between now and Nov. 6, here are the predictable pivot points. |
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As Romney Heads Home, Campaign Steers Talk Back To Running Mate After a weeklong international trip took the focus off of Bain Capital and taxes, the Mitt Romney campaign may be ready to take the focus off of its international trip. As Romney wrapped up his three-nation tour, his campaign announced a new app to keep track of the running mate selection process. |
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Obama Campaign Ad: Did Romney Pay 'Any Taxes At All' Some Years?   The ad, aimed at pressuring Mitt Romney to make public more of his tax history, came as Romney accused the president of funneling taxpayer money to his political buddies, and as a poll showed Americans favoring the president's plan for handling the Bush-era tax cuts over that of his Republican rival. |
