Research 2000's latest poll for Daily Kos indicates that the state's junior Senator, right-wing Republican David Vitter, faces a very tough battle for reelection both within his own party and in prospective general-election matchups with reasonably strong Democrats. This should serve as a cautionary...

See, this was supposed to be a joke. Several months ago, some wag from Louisiana placed an advertisement on Craigslist searching for an experienced professional in the adult entertainment industry to challenge embattled Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter. Vitter's once rock-solid conservative cr...

Former Sen. Hillary Rodhamn Clinton was confirmed by the U.S. Senate today as the nation's new Secretary of State, with two lone holdouts in the entire Republican caucus. WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton to become secretary of state. The Senate vote was overwhelmingly in ...

You've got to hand it to David Vitter - when you're positioning yourself to the right of Jim DeMint, you've really brought conservative nuttery to a new level. Today, the Louisiana Senator was the only member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Republican or Democratic, to vote against the no...