Sean Lengell

Florida GOP sells Crist portrait on eBay

The Florida Republican Party has turned some high-profile clutter to cash, selling a portrait of its former leader — newly independent Florida Gov. Charlie Crist — on eBay Wednesday for $7,700.

May 12, 2010

Hill hears oil executives shift blame for spill

As protesters accused President Obama of having been given a "crude awakening" Tuesday, top officials at British Petroleum tried to shift the blame for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, even as the Senate prepared to take aim at the administration's plan for more offshore oil drilling.

May 12, 2010

Oil executives shift blame for spill

As protesters accused President Obama of having been given a "crude awakening" Tuesday, top officials at British Petroleum tried to shift the blame for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, even as the Senate prepared to take aim at the administration's plan for more offshore oil drilling.

May 12, 2010

Federal rule makes joining unions easier

A new federal rule will make it easier for airline and railroad workers to join unions, handing organized labor one of its biggest victories under the Obama administration.

May 11, 2010

Senator: Players should boycott 2011 All-Star Game

Sen. Robert C. Menendez, the Senate's sole Hispanic, has urged Major League Baseball players to boycott next year's All-Star Game in Phoenix over Arizona's new immigration law.

May 10, 2010

GOP to insist on 10th Amendment

Republicans are so determined to stop what they say is abusive and unlawful expansion of the federal government under President Obama that they are willing to abdicate power to the states to do it.

May 7, 2010

Turnout light for midterm elections

Voter turnout in Tuesday's primaries in three battleground states was on par or slightly down compared with other midterm election years, despite a strong push by conservative activists to throw out established Republicans they say aren't toeing the party line.

May 6, 2010

Coats, Burton win primaries in Indiana

Two Republican stalwarts in Indiana fought their way onto the November ballot as former Sen. Dan Coats won the GOP primary to reclaim his old seat and 14-term Rep. Dan Burton barely survived against a slew of strong challengers in the state's 5th District.

May 5, 2010

Burton brawls to be right for Indiana

Conservative stalwart Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana finds himself unexpectedly in a re-election dogfight in his bid for a 15th term in office, facing several well-funded opponents in Tuesday's Republican primary.

May 4, 2010

Crist blames GOP exit on ‘primary fear’

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Sunday said that "primary fear" stirred up from the conservative wing of the Republican Party led him to withdraw from the party's Senate primary last week and run as an independent.

May 3, 2010

Crist: Conservatives turned on me

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Sunday said that "primary fear" stirred up from the right wing of the Republican Party led him to withdraw from the GOP Senate primary last week and run as an independent.

May 2, 2010

Florida GOP: Crist not a pretty picture

If a picture is worth a thousands words, is a portrait of newly independent Senate candidate Florida Gov. Charlie Crist worth $7,500 on eBay?

April 30, 2010

Crist to run as an independent

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced in a highly anticipated move Thursday that he was withdrawing from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate to run as an independent, finalizing a political divorce with the state's conservatives, who long have viewed the moderate as unfit for the GOP.

April 30, 2010

GOP allows Wall Street debate to start

Senate Republican leaders said Wednesday they will end their stall tactics and allow a full floor debate on bill that calls for massive regulatory overhaul of the financial services sector.

April 29, 2010

GOP ends stall on Wall Street bill

Senate Republican leaders said Wednesday they are ready to end their stall tactics and allow a full floor debate on bill that calls for massive regulatory overhaul of the financial services sector.

April 28, 2010

Filibuster stalls financial-reform bill

Republicans picked up Democratic support and blocked temporarily President Obama's push on sweeping financial overhaul, buying time to try to craft a bipartisan bill aimed at making Wall Street more accountable for its actions.

April 27, 2010

Republicans defy test vote on banks

Republican leaders said Sunday that their ranks are unified and determined to shoot down a key test vote Monday on legislation to overhaul Wall Street regulation, posing a potentially embarrassing scenario for Democrats.

April 26, 2010

McConnell to Crist: Stay in GOP primary

The Senate's top Republican on Sunday warned Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running for the Senate, to stay in the GOP primary or risk forfeiting all party support.

April 25, 2010

GOP vows to stall Wall Street reform bill

Senate Republican leaders on Sunday said their ranks are unified and determined to shoot down a key test vote Monday on legislation to overhaul Wall Street regulation, posing a potentially embarrassing scenario for Democrats eager to advance a key item of President Obama's agenda.

April 25, 2010

3 million in middle class to pay health law penalty

The penalty for not getting health insurance under the new health care law is raising questions about Obama's willingness to break a campaign promise by increasing taxes on some families earning less than $250,000.

April 23, 2010