WASHINGTON — Jim Hoffa, one of America’s top labor leaders, was filled with excitement about the Democrats’ political prospects on the phone call from Denver.

 ”The enthusiasm is at a record level,” Hoffa said, speaking from the Democratic National Convention,…

WASHINGTON—On the eve of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s speech to the Democratic National Convention, the press can’t be accused of giving short-shrift to the continued tensions between the Clinton and Obama camps.

There’s this morning’s Washington Post story detailing Obama’s decision not to seriously vet Hillary Clinton…

WASHINGTON–Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond threw a few sharp barbs today at Barack Obama’s veep pick, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, blasting him as an “East Coast liberal” among other things.

As for his own party’s No. 2 candidate, Bond said…

WASHINGTON–Barack Obama has tried to put lots of daylight between  himself and Washington lobbyists. But his special-interest-bashing message might be a bit muddied by Obama’s VP pick of Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del. For one thing, Biden’s son is a lobbyist at…

WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain appeared determined Friday to shift the political discussion from how many houses he owns and to a more substantive issue – the war in Iraq, and the status of forces negotiations between the United States and Iraq.

“I am pleased that,…

WASHINGTON — The word is that when Barack Obama gets around to choosing a running mate it may well be Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware.

Biden would be a smart choice, adding experience, maturity and a great deal of foreign policy experience.…

WASHINGTON — Maybe neither of these guys should be president.

Barack Obama lights into John McCain because McCain isn’t sure how many homes he (actually his wife) owns, scoring a two-for-one – painting McCain as an out-of-touch elitist who also is maybe a bit old and…

WASHINGTON — This could get interesting, this VP thing.

Barack Obama is struggling somewhat in the polls, running behind the Democratic brand and recently slipping a bit vis-a-vis John McCain.

Obama’s doing well on the economy according to surveys, but lagging in…

WASHINGTON — Ever wonder why all the veep speculation, whether this is typical or unusual, whether it’s merited or dummed up by the media?

The answer is that it’s a bit over the top this time around, but it’s not…

WASHINGTON — The public campaigns being waged by Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama are tough enough. But behind the scenes, the campaigns of the two presumptive nominees are even tougher.

McCain’s side keeps sending reporters zinging messages about the “audacity…