Harry Reid

The Senate: Rules of engagement

An arcane row with big negative consequences(14)

The mid-term elections: The surprising Democratic affirmation

The West coast wasn't so bad for the party(41)

Election night: Live-blogging the mid-terms

A wave or a tsunami?(112)

Harry Reid and Senate Democrats: They had the votes

Democrats could've made headway on their priorities, but instead hummed and hawed until it was too late(26)

Nevada's Senate race: Return of the prizefighter

Nevadans love to hate Harry Reid, but may re-elect him anyway(30)

America's climate policy: Capped

The Senate’s retreat from cap and trade might, one day, lead to a carbon tax. For now it leaves a dreadful mess(27)

Climate-change policy: Let it be

The Democrats abandon their efforts to limit emissions through legislation(65)

Nevada's Senate race: Ad campaigning

Harry Reid and Sharron Angle avoid a profound and sweeping ideological debate(22)

Mini Super Tuesday: Comebacks and comeuppance

A resilient incumbent in Arkansas, a tea-partier in Nevada and, most shocking of all, sleaze in South Carolina(6)

Party politics: The mid-terms loom

The consensus-wrecking impact of the coming elections(24)

Immigration reform: Lindsey Graham takes ball, goes home

Politicians engage in politics. That's no reason to abandon climate-change over immigration(14)

The Senate: Harry Reid's last battle?

The Senate majority leader faces a tough contest in his home state(31)

Political skill: What matters in getting things done

Lifting gazes versus counting noses and breaking thumbs(13)

The jobs bill: Bogged down

The latest victim of Senate in-fighting(9)

Fiscal policy: State government drag

Local budget cuts are still undermining recovery(9)

Tax breaks for hiring workers: The complicated jobs bill

Are tax loopholes the best way to encourage hiring?(23)

Health reform and Congress: It hasn't been pretty

A victory within reach, but a worked example of America’s dysfunctional politics(21)

Health-care reform: Getting to 60

Deal by deal, compromise by compromise, the Senate moves closer to a final vote(27)

US health-care reform: Proceed with caution

A health-care reform bill gets to the floor of the Senate. A rowdy debate will follow(58)

Health-care reform: Passing the baton

One step forward for health reform. But even if they reach the finishing line, the Democrats face trouble in next year’s mid-terms(43)