The path between American business and Capitol Hill is usually marked by political contributions and lobbying expenses.

Continuing to tiptoe back into public life, Eliot Spitzer has taken a gig as an adjunct professor of political science at The City College of New York.

Conservatives and the Internet have turned up the the heat on White House adviser Van Jones.

John H. Durham, appointed last week to investigate allegations of CIA abuse of detainees, is no one’s shill.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy attracted the best and the brightest.

Alec Baldwin has backed off a statement published last week that he might move to Connecticut to run against Sen. Joe Lieberman.

Tom Ridge is the latest member of the Bush administration to talk about deceiving the American public for political reasons.

Why was Richard Nixon so obsessed with Leonard Bernstein?

It’s clear that there’s been about enough of the Bubba Factor for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The Media Research Center, an organization whose stated mission is to “bring balance and responsibility to the news media,” is recruiting conservative supporters with deep pockets.

First Mel Martinez said in December that he wouldn’t run for a second term as the only Republican Hispanic in the U.S. Senate.

Former President Bill Clinton’s extraordinary mission to North Korea that resulted in the freeing of two U.S. journalists marked a thaw in his relations with his former vice president, Al Gore.

Rep. Pete Sessions backed a $1.6 million earmark to a company outside his Dallas-based district, owned by a father and son who have contributed liberally to his leadership PAC.

Robert S. Bennett is investigating former Washington Mayor Marion Barry on possible ethical violations.

Politico reports today that the American Conservative Union tried to engage in “pay to play” for its endorsement in a battle between FedEx and UPS.

Dr. Regina Benjamin, nominee for U.S. surgeon general, is a medical anachronism who rebuilt a microcosmic health care system.

Roland Burris announced last week that he won’t campaign to retain the Senate seat that went vacant with the election of President Barack Obama.

President Obama yesterday named former DNC finance chairman Philip D. Murphy to be U.S. ambassador to Germany, the latest in a growing list of political nominations to diplomatic positions.

Richard Ravitch is taking on the difficult task of getting the New York Senate to run.

When Republican Sarah Palin, the soon-to-be-former governor of Alaska, needs advice, she turns to John P. Coale.