New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate faced public calls for his resignation after he was found guilty Thursday of misdemeanor assault, in the criminal trial involving an alleged attack on his girlfriend Karla Giraldo. Monserrate will face sentencing on the misdemeanor assault conviction on December 4. more...

If you're planning on heading to the bookstore to pick up the upcoming Sarah Palin book, be careful to read the title closely. The Nation, the liberal monthly magazine, is planning a release of its "Going Rouge," on the very same day Sarah Palin will release her much-anticipated memoire, "Going Rogue." more...

Last week, the Republican Party unveiled the result of hundreds of man hours that went into the redesign of its website, which is now complete with Michael Steele's blog, "Change the Game" (formerly, "What up?" until someone pointed out that might be mildly patronistic). Interesting that all that time went into a new web page, not an alternative health care plan. more...

He looked like a runaway horse out of the gate when he announced his candidacy to replace retiring Florida Republican Mel Martinez in the Senate. But a few months later, GOP Governor Charlie Crist is looking decidedly less safe in the primary, which could have massive implications in the general election in 2010. more...

Senator Susan Collins, a moderate Republican of Maine, has joined her fellow "Pine Tree" stater Olympia Snowe, indicating that she could support Democrat-led health care reform efforts under the right conditions. Snowe and Collins are currently the only members of the Senate Republican caucus to issue a statement in support of the bill. more...