Some time this month, openly lesbian Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) plans to introduce legislation to grant benefits to the domestic partners of federal employees. The bill would grant the partners of gay federal employees the same benefits that are available to the spouses of straight employees. Version...

Out U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., this month is expected to introduce the Domestic Partner Benefits & Obligations Act, which would offer domestic-partner benefits to the same-sex partners of federal workers. The measure will be co-sponsored in the House by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., an...

Something big is up in Havana. So big that some are saying that Fidel Castro has finally moved on to the next world -- though I don't believe this to be the case. Others are saying that they saw Fidel out in public today on an odd shuffling, walk about, flanked by well armed security guards -- and a...

Something big is up in Havana. So big that some are saying that Fidel Castro has finally moved on to the next world -- though I don't believe this to be the case. Others are saying that they saw Fidel out in public today on an odd shuffling, walk about, flanked by well armed security guards -- and a...

The buzz after President Barack Obama's speech earlier this week didn't all stem from his proposals about righting the nation's struggling economy. The hot topic in blogs and mainstream media alike this week has been the rise in Twittering politicians – a trend made clear by the steady stream ...

Welcome to Word On The Tweet, the Hotline's daily roundup of the political world on Twitter. Here you'll find daily slice of tweets by political leaders, ex-politicians and candidates for office nationwide. Got a favorite political tweeter you think should be added to our list? Email us at hotlinetw...

February 24, 2009 Some good news from Rep. Maxine Waters’ Office: as of today, 64 members of Congress, including four Republicans, have signed Rep. Waters’ letter to World Bank President Robert Zoellick, urging immediate cancellation of Haiti’s debt. That’s a lot of progress in less than two...

Nine Florida Republicans have joined their Democratic colleagues in a letter to the Obama administration asking for a waiver to let Florida get a full share of education dollars in the federal stimulus package. None of the Republicans who signed onto the letter voted for the package, but...

As the story behind the embattled investment company Stanford Financial Group develops, we thought we'd take an even closer look at the seeds the company may have tried to plant in Washington via campaign contributions. When looking at ALL lawmakers to collect money from the company's PAC and employ...

You should start your web-day with the Florida Progressive Coalition. If you want it, we've got today's "FloBama". Our digest and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. O ... Bama to the rescue Scary: "Florida Senate budget chief J.D. Alexander said he printed...