Former senator Ted Stevens was a good senator for Alaskans, and he did service to the nation.

The Stevens indictment is the latest rumble in the Alaskan shakeup that began in 2006.

Dan Rostenhowski and Ted Stevens did not get much political reward for their good work and deserve to be remembered for working hard in what they thought was the public interest.

The late Dan Rostenkowski and Ted Stevens were far from perfect, but a damn sight better than the self-righteous ideologues and hyperambitious loudmouths who make up too many of today's best-known lawmakers.

Summary and analysis of the first session of the 109th U.S. Congress.

Democrats theoretically could solve the problem of having the House pass the Senate bill, ready for Obama's signature, but Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi just doesn't have the votes.

Elena Kagan, nominated by President Obama to serve as the next Supreme Court Justice, has the potential to significantly influence the direction of the Court.

The court's rationale in Midwest Railcar Repair v. South Dakota Department of Revenue and Regulation contradicts basic principles of public finance economics.