Sen. Burris

WASHINGTON — Illinois Sen. Roland Burris attracted a lot of attention, nearly all of it unwanted, when he took office this year thanks to his appointment by former Illinois’ scandal-tarred former then-governor, Rod Blagojevich.

Burris is attracting attention again for his demand that…

Bond, left, with co-author Lewis Simons

WASHINGTON — It’s not easy selling your book these days given people’s changing reading habits, even if you’re a well-known politician like Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond.

So It helps when your allies get behind you, which…

Robert Groves

WASHINGTON — Since May, some Senate Republicans have been blocking the nomination of Robert Groves to head the Census Bureau, worrying that ACORN would be involved in next year’s count.

Among red-meat issues for the GOP, few issues surpass ACORN (the Association of…

Sen. McCaskill

WASHINGTON — Is the Pentagon still too close to the defense contractors who have reaped billions from the Iraq war, sometimes fraudently?

You get that impression from a letter fired off Friday by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., in her new job…