WASHINGTON –The country is perched on the edge of an uprising that could go either way — left or right — while significantly affecting the presidential election, author David Sirota says in an intriguing new book in which Missouri and Illinois…

WASHINGTON – It’s Sen. Barack Obama vs. Sen. John McCain.

And what’s next for Hillary Clinton?

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau Chief Bill Lambrecht will be answering questions about the presidential race Wednesday at 11 a.m. You can post your questions for Bill now.

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WASHINGTON — Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees,  is labor’s most experienced political leader. He was among the first to recognize the potential of a young presidential longshot from Arkansas named Bill Clinton. Four years ago,…

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s strong appeal to working-class voters not only continued Tuesday in West Virginia, it was practically off the charts. This is a key swing group in battleground states and if likely nominee Barack Obama hopes to win a…

 WASHINGTON — An interesting name surfaced on a Sunday talk show in a discussion of potential vice presidential candidates.

Richard Gephardt.

On Fox News Sunday, moderator Chris Wallace asked the panel whether Barack Obama, if he wins the Democratic nomination, would be…

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Kennedy’s HELP (Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) Committee held a dramatic hearing Tuesday on the matter of workplace safety, one complete with tears as two witnesses recalled their sons who had died in workplace accidents that should…

WASHINGTON — Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., expects the Democrats to gain seats in the fall’s congressional elections, but he won’t let on just how many he expects.

 That’s partly, he says, because the legislative elections will depend in part on…

WASHINGTON — The questions posed by ABC newsmen at the Democratic debate this week are causing a bit of an uproar today. Several media commenators are blasting ABC for asking supposedly irrelevant questions of Barack Obama, and for ganging up…

WASHINGTON — The campaign strategist for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign is taking some heat from labor leaders.

Change to Win executive director Greg Tarpinian spoke out about reports that Clinton’s chief campaign strategist Mark Penn met Monday with Colombia’s ambassador regarding the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

“It’s time…

WASHINGTON — Should labor and the Democrats revive the muscular liberal internationalism of Albert Shanker? That was the title of a panel discussion Wednesday, sponsored by Freedom House, the Progressive Policy Institute and the Albert Shanker Institute. Shanker was a…