Blogs: Politics: The Early Line

Titus arrives in D.C.; Obama, Reid meet

By Lisa Mascaro · January 5, 2009 · 2:55 PM

Soon-to-be Rep. Dina Titus arrived a few hours ago, touching down in advance of tomorrow’s big day as new lawmakers are sworn in.

Reid: Illinois governor distorting phone call

By Lisa Mascaro · January 3, 2009 · 8:11 PM

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said this evening that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is leaking and distorting a telephone conversation between the two to distract from accusations that the governor tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat.

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Reid on ‘Meet the Press’

By Lisa Mascaro · January 2, 2009 · 8:34 AM

WASHINGTON — Tune in Sunday morning when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is scheduled to be a guest on “Meet the Press” as the 111th Congress is about to begin.

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Ensign, GOP senators: No bailout money for Big Three

By Lisa Mascaro · December 17, 2008 · 10:14 AM

WASHINGTON -- Nevada Sen. John Ensign joined six other conservative, mostly Southern Republican senators in writing a letter urging President George W. Bush not to tap the $700 billion bank ...

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Congress 101

By Lisa Mascaro · December 16, 2008 · 3:15 PM

WASHINGTON — Some of you have asked why Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who favored the $14 billion auto bailout bill, ended up voting against it?

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Nevada political round-up; bailout hearing in Las Vegas

By Lisa Mascaro · December 15, 2008 · 2:14 PM

It’s official. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced committee assignments this afternoon for the new Congress and Sen. Joseph Lieberman retains chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee, despite his campaign efforts on behalf of Republican presidential candidate John McCain.

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Ensign to Bush: ‘Show some courage’

By Lisa Mascaro · December 12, 2008 · 11:11 AM

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John Ensign said President George W. Bush should “show some courage” and refrain from dipping into the $700 billion bank bailout money to rescue the Big Three automakers.

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Reid: Big Three bailout compromise close

By Lisa Mascaro · December 11, 2008 · 3:49 PM

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said this evening that negotiators were making progress on a compromise auto bailout bill that he believes could “overwhelmingly pass” the Senate.

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Assemblymen claim conservative caucus doesn’t exist

By David McGrath Schwartz · December 11, 2008 · 3:32 PM

Maybe conservative Assemblyman Ty Cobb now knows how Assembly Minority Leader Heidi Gansert feels.

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Auto bailout stalls: White House gets ‘cold shoulder’ from Senate GOP

By Lisa Mascaro · December 11, 2008 · 12:26 PM

WASHINGTON — In leading his party’s opposition to the $14 billion automotive bailout, Sen. John Ensign was surprised to see his Republican colleagues give White House officials the “cold shoulder” during their internal discussion on the rescue plan.

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Politics: The Early Line

Political news and analysis from the Sun's reporting team, focusing in on the 2008 presidential race, Nevada's Presidential Caucus and the national, state and local political scenes.