The 'Rip Van Winkle' of Congress returns, urging his colleagues to focus on governing not money. Read More

Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., says his business and accounting background will be an asset to the House. Read More

The $50 billion dollar Sandy aid package which passed the House late yesterday didn't just split Republicans, it divided the House Republican leadership. Read More

Rep. Tammy Duckworth, one of the first female combat veterans in Congress, says there needs to be more veterans in political office in order to engage in a sensible debate about gun control. Read More

America's rocky relationship with Russia is the common thread that runs through many of President Obama's most daunting foreign policy challenges. Read More

Some of the early contenders for the race have made high-profile pushes on gun control and other keystone issues in their states. Read More

Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., beat an establishment incumbent thanks to his state's unusual blanket primary system. Read More

If John Kerry is confirmed as secretary of state, the former-candidates caucus in the chamber will dwindle to four from 13 in 2009. Read More

Corporate profits hit a record of $1.74 trillion last fall but the economy is struggling to recover. Chamber of Commerce CEO, Tom Donohue, says regulations are what's holding businesses back. But is it time they get back in the game? Read More

We're celebrating our third birthday here at The Daily Rundown! Read More

This week, supporters celebrating what would have been Nixon's 100th birthday are working to elevate his reputation as a president and peacemaker, while obscuring or outright ignoring his paranoia, offensive statements, and abuse of power that led to his downfall. Read More

Freshman Rep. Tom Cotton said that Obama hasn't compromised enough on policy and that needs to change. Read More

Politics loses one of its best biographers. Chuck Todd says goodbye to a giant of journalism - Richard Ben Cramer. Read More

VP Biden statement on Richard Ben Cramer's passing Read More

Nearly $68 billion worth of tax breaks were packed into the bill to avert the "fiscal cliff" but, chances are, none of them are going to help you. Unless you own a NASCAR race track, that is. Read More

Senator Elizabeth Warren has served for just over 24 hours, but it's very likely that she'll soon be the senior senator from Massachusetts. Read More

The worst monthly jobs report during the president's first term was in March of 2009, when the U.S. economy lost nearly 800,000 non-farm payroll jobs. Read More

As the new members of the 113th Congress are sworn in - a quick look at the incoming Congress by the numbers. Read More

Less than 48 hours after passing a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, at least one Republican is now saying he’s willing to shut down the government over the debt ceiling. Read More

A look at the makeup of state governments in 2013 show Republicans expanding their power across all of the old Confederacy - in some cases, taking control of states that Democrats had run since the days of Reconstruction. Read More