Massachusetts Republicans opposed to Democratic Governor Deval Patrick's recent Senate appointment- former DNC Chairman and close Ted Kennedy confidant Paul Kirk- are seeking a court-ordered injunction to keep Senate Democrats from seating it's newest interim Senator. more...

Former top aide to Ted Kennedy and a one-time chairman of the Democratic National Committee Paul Kirk has been named by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to serve as the interim replacement for Kennedy in Massachusetts' Senate delegation, following the death of Senator Kennedy on August 25th. more...

Full text of President Barack Obama's September 23, 2009 address before a gathering of world leaders at the United Nations summit in New York City. Other leaders, including Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad, are scheduled to deliver their own remarks to the General Assembly later today. more...

At approximately 9:10 on Tuesday morning, emergency crews including three fire engines, two ambulances, and several uniformed police officers were dispatched to the home of West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd, the 91-year-old former Senate Majority Leader and the longest-serving Senator in history. Byrd's senior spokesman says that the Dean of the Senate suffered a fall. more...

A detailed look at the main points of the health care bill that emerged from Montana Democratic Chairman Max Baucus' Senate Finance Committee last week, and which will be the starting point for upcoming debate on the Senate version of the health care reform bill. more...