The HillBy Jamie Klatell Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade the nation's credit rating reinforces Democrats' call for increasing tax revenue, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Friday. In a statement, Reid said:The action by… more »

AP Dec. 1: Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., right, speaks during a meeting of the commission on Capitol Hill.FoxnewsA Republican senator on Thursday denounced the $18 billion in provisions added to a catchall spending bill to keep the government r… more »

2010 AFP FILE: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks on Capitol Hill on Sept. 15. Foxnews Harry Reid is having a heck of a time trying to get re-elected, in part, he says, because people don't want to know that he prevented a worldwid… more »

  ack Inside Track By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa Sen. John Kerry, who has repeatedly voted to raise taxes while in Congress, dodged a whopping six-figure state tax bill on his new multimillion-dollar yacht by mooring her in Newport, R.I. Isabel… more »

Boston Globe By Matt Viser and Frank Phillips US Senator Scott Brown, who only months ago was a little-known figure even within the tiny band of Republicans in the state Senate, not only catapulted to national stature with his upset US Senate victory… more »