This news release just in from the Dodd campaign: WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd will receive the endorsement of the International Association of Fire Fighters at an event with IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC tomorrow at 11 am. Saying that Dodd is the candidate that [...]

Commenter ivb calls our attention to this intriguing story by Brody Mullins in today’s Wall Street Journal: One of the biggest sources of political donations to Hillary Rodham Clinton is a tiny, lime-green bungalow that lies under the flight path from San Francisco International Airport. Six members of the Paw family, each listing the house [...]

Our Miami Bureau Chief Tim Padgett argues that the Democratic National Committee made a big mistake in sanctioning Florida for moving its presidential primary. He also says don’t expect state Democrats to cave on their January 29 date.

The White House releases a photo from what appears to be a very festive lunch at the Bush ranch yesterday. Alberto Gonzales submitted his resignation on Friday.

The Attorney General will be spending more time with his family, with speculation centering on Michael Chertoff as a replacement. That probably means a nasty confirmation fight. Things weren’t going to get better for Gonzales this fall, which explains the decision to go now, but Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy is already making it clear that [...]

The Democratic National Committee, with a near-unanimous vote by its rules committee, has taken a hard line against Florida’s plans for an extra-early presidential primary, voting to strip it of all of its delegates if it goes ahead with a Jan. 29 date. The move shocked the state party, which now has 30 days to [...]

Hillary Clinton makes the, uh, interesting argument that her experience fighting off Republican attacks has made her the best equipped candidate to deal with terrorist ones. She also seems to be conceding–and amplifying–Karl Rove’s point that voters won’t trust Democrats to deal with terrorism: “It’s a horrible prospect to ask yourself, ‘What if? What if?’ [...]

Senator John Warner’s call for President Bush to begin a troop drawdown by Christmas is indeed a big development, given his influence and credibility with Senate Republicans and his stature within the party. But it is far from clear what kind of effect it will have in moving Republican votes on the issue in the [...]

A few weeks ago, Mitt Romney said he supports adding an anti-abortion amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as called for in the Republican Platform. Now he says he would allow individual states to determine for themselves what to do about abortion. Another flip-flop? That’s how it looks to ABC News and to the Washington Post. [...]