The Republican primary field is getting more crowded in the New Hampshire Senate race, with long-time conservative activist Ovide Lamontagne officially entering the race.

Obama Praises Heroism At Fort Hood In this weekend's YouTube address, President Obama discussed the shooting at Fort Hood, and paid tribute to the heroism of both military and civilian personnel at the base: "And yet, even as we saw...

Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) has posted this YouTube video, condemning the use of Holocaust imagery at yesterday's Capitol Hill Tea Party, and calling out Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) for organizing the event, as well as the Republican leaders who attended.

Over the last 24 hours we've written a lot about the Capitol Hill Tea Party extravaganza. Make sure to check out TPMDC's photo slideshow from yesterday's events here. We also took lots of original video throughout the day - from...

David Corn from Mother Jones read an incendiary quote from yesterday's Capitol Hill Tea Party to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs this afternoon during the press briefing. Gibbs used the question as an opportunity to lament the state of...

So how many people showed up at Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) Capitol Tea Party? According to its right-wing supporters, it was anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000 -- to one million!

Gov. David Paterson (D-NY), who has faced intense pressure within the Democratic Party to not run for a full term in 2010 -- reportedly including the Obama administration itself -- has now launched two new TV ads, as sure a sign as any that he's not giving up.

Here's a video recorded by TPM's Christina Bellantoni, of the Capitol Hill Tea Party crowd singing "God Bless America" in protest of the arrests of several of their compatriots, who were charged with illegally entering or disrupting the office that handles Speaker Nancy's Pelosi's duties as a Representative from California.

Club for Growth, the conservative group that bankrolled Doug Hoffman's failed candidacy in NY-23, has, not surprisingly, set its sights on Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL) today with an ad that will air on Florida television. The ad attacks Crist for...

Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) wants the EPW Committee to stall work on climate change legislation until the EPA can conduct a more thorough analysis of a new cap and trade bill. His objection sparked a boycott, but, in an emotional plea, he insists his intentions are sincere.

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) took to the House floor last night to promote Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) march on Capitol Hill tomorrow (And inside the hallways, as well!) against the Democrats' health care proposals. And King compared the Americans For Prosperity buses that will be bringing people to the protest to none other than that famous patriot of the American Revolution, Paul Revere.

DNC chair Tim Kaine says last night's Democratic defeats in two big states President Obama won last year -- including Kaine's home state of Virginia -- do not mean the American people are turning on the president. "Obama is actually...

RNC chair Michale Steele is excited about last night's victories in New Jersey and Virginia, but he said on CNN this morning that he's not ready to say they mean the GOP is back on track for big wins in...

Democrats have captured the 23rd Congressional District in New York. CNN and Fox News called the race for Democrat Bill Owens, making him the first Democrat to hold the upstate New York seat since the Civil War. With 87 percent...

As national GOP leaders continue to suggest his victory his a boon for Republicans across the country, governor-elect Bob McDonnell kept it local in his Virginia victory speech tonight. "To my fellow Virginians I say I am very humbled and...

The White House for more than a week has been saying today's elections don't reflect on the 2010 landscape for the Democratic party or President Obama. That's been echoed by Democrats across the spectrum today as the party braces for...

Conservative Party NY-23 candidate Doug Hoffman was approached last night by Watertown Daily Times reporter Jude Seymour, and asked about Rush Limbaugh's joke that Republican ex-candidate Dede Scozzafava, who dropped out and endorsed Democrat Bill Owens, was "guilty of widespread bestiality. She has screwed every RINO in the country." Hoffman laughed, and refused to condemn it.

State Sen. Creigh Deeds closed his final rally in the Virginia governor's race on a hopeful note, telling a few hundred supporters gathered in Alexandria last night the only poll that matters is taken today between 6 a.m. and 7...

We reported this afternoon that the Christie campaign had seemingly violated copyrights by using stock footage from a licensing company, Pond5, and put up a Web video that still contained the anti-theft watermarks. Well, the campaign now appears to have fixed the problem on the legal end, and reposted the video -- but it still has the watermarks.

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) says President Obama has endangered American lives by not doing more to alleviate the nation's short supply of H1N1 vaccine. In a new interview with the conservative-leaning CNSNews.com, Wilson says Obama's administration is "solely responsible" for...