Graham Pulls Support for Major Senate Climate Bill  —  WASHINGTON — In a move that may derail a comprehensive climate change and energy bill in the Senate, one of the measure's central architects, Senator Lindsey Graham, has issued an angry protest over what he says are Democratic plans …

Shelby: Dems will lack votes Monday  —  Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and the committee's ranking Republican, Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby, said Sunday they don't have a deal yet on the financial regulatory reform bill - but said they were on the verge of one.

G.O.P. Threatens Seats Long Held by Democrats  —  ASHLAND, Wis. — Representative David R. Obey has won 21 straight races, easily prevailing through wars and economic crises that have spanned presidencies from Nixon's to Obama's.  Yet the discontent with Washington surging through politics …

Monday climate bill rollout scuttled as Graham decides to walk away  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) decision to walk away from Senate talks on climate change and energy legislation - at least for now - has prompted the measure's remaining architects to scuttle Monday's planned unveiling of the bill.

Obama: Americans ‘are all family’  —  President Barack Obama, who will deliver the eulogy today for 29 miners killed in the explosion at a West Virginia mine — the worst U.S. mine disaster in four decades — will not only call for greater mine safety, but also summon a spirit of American “family.”

Eliot Spitzer Skeptical of Andrew Cuomo's Resolve  —  He questions whether the candidate has the will to stand up to powerful interests.  He faults him for failing to aggressively take on Wall Street.  And he is not sure that he will vote for him for governor this fall, saying he wants to see “who else will be in the race.”

David Cameron: ‘One of the keys is the people who are liberal with a small L’  —  The Conservative leader admits the TV debates have dramatically altered the course of the campaign - but insists they were good for democracy  —  We are sitting on the black leather sofas in a compartment …

Congress Must Plug the Rate Hike Loophole  —  What's Your Reaction: … I was outraged and dismayed yesterday when I read an investigative story by Reuters that details how WellPoint — the nation's largest health insurance company, with 33.7 million customers — used a special computer program …

Video: Oberstar's Clean Water Act amendment a federal seizure of all waters?  —  Congressman Jim Obertar (D-MN) wants to amend the Clean Water Act after almost 40 years by removing the word “navigable” when limiting federal jurisdiction.  Stephen Hayes, Mara Liasson, Charles Krauthammer …

Senate Subcommittee Investigating Financial Crisis Releases Documents on Role of Investment Banks  —  Using Goldman Sachs as a case study, the April 27 hearing will focus on the role of investment banks in contributing to the worst U.S. economic crisis since the 1930s, resulting in the foreclosure …