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Electoral College Update: It’s TIGHT, with Romney up in popular vote, Obama...

There's very little change in national polling since the final presidential debate. Mitt Romney is ahead in six of the ten most recent nationwide polls, President Obama leads in three and one is tied....

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As Romney’s schedule is affected by Hurricane Sandy, local campaign offices...

"I want to mention that our hearts and prayers are with all the people in the storm's path. Sandy is another devastating hurricane by all accounts, and a lot of people are going to be facing some real...

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The ten most egregious lies of the presidential campaign

About 9 percent of Romney's claims checked by Politifact.com (or 19 of 201) were egregious enough to merit a "pants on fire" standing. Obama was a less-frequent liar: about 2 percent of the time (7 of...

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Highlights of the exit polls

The polls are still open in many states and the votes are not yet counted, but some exit poll are in.

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Rubio advocates for comprehensive effort, not bill, on immigration

"This will take a while. There is not a magic solution to this. I believe we have to do it and I believe we can do it," Rubio said.

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Some New Year’s Resolutions for prominent politicians

Happy 2013, everyone! While I’ll be celebrating New Year’s Day with my annual open house (you’re invited), our elected officials are nursing a case of fiscal-cliff hangover. Here are some New Year’s...

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Sen. Murray and Rep. Ryan: Rival budgets, roaring differences

The federal budget proposals championed by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., the Republicans’ 2012 vice presidential nominee, are so far apart that the idea of a “grand bargain”...

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Hillary up big, Christie with skinny lead in 2016 poll

  Ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is a commanding favorite for per party’s presidential nomination in a national poll, enjoying a five-to-one lead over Vice President Joe Biden among Democratic...

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The political winners of 2013

If 2013 were a fish, a lot of people would be tempted to throw it back into the water. The endless partisan gridlock in Washington, D.C., and wrangling that brought Washington state close to a...

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“Read my lipstick”— no on budget deal: Palin

  In an article entitled “Read my Lipstick: No New Taxes,” former  half-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is the latest right wing voice to weigh in denouncing the bipartisan budget agreement co-authored by...

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Budget deal set for Senate passage as Sen. Patty Murray urges more cooperation

  The two-year bipartisan budget agreement, worked out by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, easily cleared a key hurdle in the U.S. Senate and appears assured of passage. The...

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The power team of Cantwell and Murray

A normally reserved Sen. Maria Cantwell was exchanging bear hugs with fishermen in Seattle on Friday,  hours after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved to stop a mammoth proposed mine near...

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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul emerges in GOP presidential field

  Libertarian-minded Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is edging up in what looks like a wide-open contest for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. A second national poll of the past three weeks puts...

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Poll: Hillary Clinton has 49-point lead among Democrats, Republicans splintered

  A year-end ABC News/Washington Post poll gives ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a massive 49-point lead among Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters as their preference for president. The poll...

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The prime of Sen. Patty Murray as she is feted in the D.C.

The longtime Seattle benchmark of having “arrived” is for an East Coast TV network or newspaper to take notice of a local attraction or personality that we long ago came to appreciate years ago. In...

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