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- Top 10 Reasons To Love Texas (and Happy 4th!) 8:35am Jul 4
- Palin To Resign, Focus on Presidential Run 1:40pm Jul 3|4 Comments
- The Case Against Richard Nixon 12:00pm Jul 3


The war of words between conservative columnist Bill Kristol and Steve Schmidt, former campaign manager for John McCain's 2008 presidential bid, has ensnared another senior adviser, Mark Salter, who has come to Schmidt's defense after a recent appearance by Kristol on "Fox & Friends"...


Earlier this week we made the case for Richard Nixon's inclusion in the Fix Political Hall of Fame. Today we make the opposite argument. Any conversation about Nixon and his legacy begins and ends -- necessarily -- with Watergate...


Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is looking to build a national political operation in advance of 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Miller, File) Alaska Gov...


Lisa at 2:14pm July 3
Oh no, say it ain't so Sarah!


Rex at 6:00pm July 3
Palin made fewer gaffes than Biden. Her principles unwavered & her energy put McCain in a tie until the NY's wealthy Wall Street collapsed. Citi's Dem-dominated brass demonstrated how NOT to run a bank. Check Obama's contributors to see Wall Street bankers. If only The Fix would do solid research rather than rely on "leaks."


Joe at 8:35pm July 3
Palin is an empty suit, plucked from obscurity -- where she deserved to remain -- by McCain in an incredibly rash move that probably cost him whatever slim chance he had to be elected. That the media are still treating her as a serious national figure is an indication of just how completely bankrupt the Republican party is. Query: why doesn't ... Read Moreshe ever appear on the Sunday talk shows and answer questions in an unstructured format, like everyone else who aspires to national office? We know the answer: she is totally uninformed, incurious, and unschooled, and incapable of speaking intelligently on national and international issues. Her nomination in '12 by the GOP would be the answer to the Democrats' prayers, and would assure Obama's reelection.


Is a Sarah Palin comeback in the works? Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images After enduring months of derision within Republican circles for her role as the party's 2008 vice presidential nominee and her uneven performance as a national figure this year, Alaska Gov...


A coalition of liberal interest groups is launching ads in 17 congressional districts over the July 4 weekend that thanks members of Congress for their vote in favor of President Obama's climate change legislation, a direct counter to a series of attacks on that same vote being sponsored by...


Sen.-elect Al Franken. Photo by Eric Miller of Reuters Senator-elect Al Franken's (D) victory over former senator Norm Coleman (R) in the Minnesota Senate race was among the closest (a 312 vote margin) and longest (it ended 238 days after election day) contests in modern political history...


An unlikely diplomat, President Richard Nixon saw his presidency defined by his foreign policy accomplishments...
Ann at 11:42am July 1
maybe consider the quote I just read in Newsweek, 'There are times when abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white. Or a rape.' From tapes reacting to SCOTUS's 1973 Roe v Wade decision.


The resignation hum is growing in South Carolina as Gov. Mark Sanford tries to weather the storm of his own making. AP Photo by Steve Helber 19 That's the number of Republican state legislators in South Carolina who have gone on the record to call for Gov...


The latest installment of Mouthpiece Theater -- a day late due to Post digital video problems but NEVER a dollar short -- for your viewing pleasure. Bananas Note: Please upgrade your Flash plug-in to view our enhanced content...


Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is the subject of a lengthy profile in the August issue of Vanity Fair. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) 9,823 That's the number of words in Todd Purdum's opus on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in the August issue of Vanity Fair...


South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham...


Stephanie at 8:16am June 29
I didn't know they was such a thing in the Republican Party....more like a circular firing squad if you ask me!


When the good folks at You Tube approached us about participating in their new Reporters Center project, we thought: What the heck...


44 That's how many House Democrats voted against President Obama's climate change bill late Friday night. The initial reporting and analysis cast the nearly four dozen Democratic defectors as evidence of the first stirrings of intraparty revolt against the administration's agenda...


President Richard M. Nixon (Ellsworth Davis TWP) Hundreds of hours of tapes of President Richard M...


Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis Gov. Haley Barbour dined with a handful of senior Republican strategists Monday night in Washington, a gathering certain to further stoke talk of the Mississippi Republican's interest in a 2012 race...


President Obama pushed back hard against Dick Cheney's contention that his policies have made the country less safe during an interview that aired this morning, a move that provides further evidence that the White House relishes the idea of a back and forth with the former vice president...


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Photo by Robert Giroux/Getty Images Thirty-four percent. That's the percentage of people who view Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) favorably in a new poll conducted for the Las Vegas Review-Journal by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc...


Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy. Washington Post photo by Nikki Kahn Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy hasn't cast a vote in the Senate in nearly three months as he battles brain cancer but his influence over the chamber continues to be felt in a variety of ways...


Sens. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Bob Bennett (R-Utah) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) are considered critical pieces of any bipartisan health-care bill...


White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. AP Photo by Gerald Herbert The Fix's twittering fingers have been getting a little creaky these days so we thought we would jump back into the game today when White House press secretary Robert Gibbs takes the podium at 12:30 pm 12:45 pm...


The Golden Gate bridge. A Fix photo After a weekend spent getting to and back from the west coast, the Fix is, in the fine tradition of Champ Kind, sitting the next couple of plays out...


It was a year ago this weekend that Tim Russert, a journalist in every positive sense of the word, passed away. This is how we choose to remember him.


The Fix's destination! Robert Holmes -- California Travel & Tourism Commission The Fix is headed off to the wine country for a few days so today's Morning Fix will be abbreviated and posting for the remainder of the day -- and weekend -- will be light. Friday Line junkies, never fear...


The latest installment is below. Missed our previous shows? Check out the official Mouthpiece Theater page where you can watch, read and comment about two of the biggest maws in Washington.


The U.S. House. Photo by Nikki Kahn of the Washington Post The battle for the House remains in its infant stages -- like ole Charlie Fix -- but some early trends are starting to take shape...


Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and comedian David Letterman. Photos by Rick Wilking of Reuters and John Paul Reuters/CBS Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin sure knows how to attract attention...


Healthy Economy Now, a coalition of groups including -- oddly -- PhRMA and the Service Employees International Union among others is launching a new ad tomorrow in five states as well as Washington, D.C calling for consensus-building on health care reform...


State Sen. Creigh Deeds, former state Del. Brian Moran and former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe face off for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Virginia today...


Voters cast ballots in Virginia's gubernatorial race today.Jahi Chikwendiu -- The Washington Post Voters are voting in Virginia today! State Sen...


It's volume two of Mouthpiece Theater featuring two of the biggest maws -- Dana Milbank and the Fix -- in Washington. Missed the first episode or the promo? Watch them immediately or risk being dangerously out of the loop.


President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images The most fascinating and important relationship in the Obama cabinet -- between the president and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton -- also happens to be the one we know the least about...


National Republicans, desperate for a bit of good news, have seized on new polling out of the Gallup organization that shows the American people growing increasingly skeptical of not only the direction of the economy but the approach being taken by President Obama...


Govs Brian Schweitzer (Mont.) and Ed Rendell (Pa.) are endorsing Terry McAuliffe's candidacy for governor of Virginia...


Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Vice President Dick Cheney. Photos by Craig Lassig/AP, Ricky Carioti, The Washington Post and Susan Walsh/AP The tectonic plates of Republican politics are shifting steadily these days. Utah Gov...


Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D- N.Y.) and former Ambassador Tom Foley (R-Conn.) are pursuing primary challenges...


Need a handle on the most important things happening in politics every day? We've got you covered...


Could former Sen. Norm Coleman turn around and run for governor? Jim Mone -- AP In the wake of Minnesota Gov...


New York Rep. John McHugh is President Barack Obama's choice to be the new Secretary of the Army, a decision likely to set off an extremely competitive special election for the Republican's 23rd district House seat...


Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich. Photos by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images, Rob Carr/AP Photo and Mary Ann Chastain/AP Photo Quick -- think of the three faces of the Republican party: Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich immediately come to mind...


New York Rep. Steve Israel is looking for a new gig after passing on the New York Senate race. Photo by Chip Somodevilla of Getty Images In politics, sometimes a step back can eventually lead to two steps forward. New York Rep...


Ben Ginsberg, lead counsel for former senator Norm Coleman's campaign, said he was "very encouraged" by the oral arguments in the Minnesota Republican's state Supreme Court challenge to the results of the 2008 election that appear to show Democrat Al Franken winning by 312 votes...


President Obama heads abroad next week but keeps an eye firmly on the economy even while he's gone...


Lincoln Chafee (R-R.I.), Meg Whitman (R-Ca.), Terry McAuliffe (D-Va.), Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) and Sam Brownback (R-Kans.) Although there are 37 39 governorships up between now and next November, there are several major storylines yet to play out, developments that will be critical to which...


Forty-eight hours into the confirmation process of U.S. appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor, there remains little reason to think she will not ultimately be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court...


Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter. AP Photo by Ron Edmonds At first glance, the latest numbers in the Pennsylvania Senate race paint a rosy picture for Sen. Arlen Specter. He holds a 50 percent to 21 percent lead over Rep...


Twenty four hours after his semi-announcement that he would take on Sen. Arlen Specter in next year's Democratic primary, Rep. Joe Sestak laid out his strategy for toppling the incumbent in a conversation with the Fix today...


Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd may be working his way back into contention. (Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg News) After enduring months of bad press over his ties to embattled corporate giants Countrywide and AIG, Connecticut Sen...


Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak is planning to run against Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter in 2010 but those familiar with his thinking caution no announcement is imminent and that he could well change his mind on the race...


President Obama will head to Las Vegas today to raise money for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...


President Obama 's choice of U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the next justice on the Supreme Court is a pick heavy with historic significance but also a sign of the confidence the president has in his political standing...


White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. AP Photo by Charles Dharapak After a long holiday weekend, today has emerged as a HUGE news day with U.S...


Thursday's dueling speeches on national security by President Barack Obama and former vice president Dick Cheney illustrated two sharply contrasting views on how the nation should respond to national security threats in the coming years...


Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former North Carolina senator and two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, recently launched a media tour to promote her new book, "Resilience," and talk publicly about her husband's infidelity -- a move that sparked a whirlwind of controversy...


Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.) could face tough races in 2010 but don't have opponents yet...


One day before visiting Iowa to raise money for the state party, Gov. Haley Barbour will do the same in New Hampshire, a stop that should clear up any doubt as to whether the Mississippi Republican is weighing the possibility of a run for president in 2012...


Alabama Rep. Artur Davis is running for governor in 2010. AP Photo/Butch Dill New polling from the gubernatorial campaign of Alabama Rep. Artur Davis suggests he starts in strong position to be elected as the state's first African American governor...


Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (AP Photo/Indianapolis Star, Frank Espich ) Mitch Daniels doesn't look like a revolutionary. Short and balding, he looks exactly like what he was earlier this decade: the head of the Office of Management and Budget in the Bush administration...


Michael Steele will use today's speech to try to close the book on his early poor performance as RNC chairman...


New polling indicates that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid could be a big target for Republicans in 2010...


The Fix will step out of his secret undisclosed blogging location this afternoon to co-moderate a debate between the three Democrats running for governor in Virginia this fall...


Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's decision to join the Obama administration has major consequences for the 2012 field. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Bloomberg News The news that Utah Gov...


A new Gallup analysis shows that the precipitous decline in the number of people who identify themselves as Republicans is widespread across nearly every demographic group -- a development that suggests that there is no simple solution to solving the party's current problems...













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