Seann William Scott claims his extensive Cottage Grove, Minnesota-based family provided "at least 92 votes, maybe 93" to give Franken his winning edge in this month's Senatorial contest.

Roll Call (subscription) reports that Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) will be taking over the gavel of the House Energy & Commerce Committee from longtime Chairman John Dingell (D-MI), after a vote of 137-122 in the full House Democratic Caucus.

The campaign office of Alaska democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate Mark Begich has announced that Begich is the winner of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska defeating Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.

Here is something interesting on Sarah Palin and racism and, I have to admit, somewhat unexpected even from the new equal-time-for-Democrats media. In an analysis piece, the AP writes:

Illegal immigrants now have the luxury to come forward and schedule their own deportation. A pilot program started on Tuesday aims to give cooperative illegal immigrants an easy way out. There has been a lot of bad talk over the way illegal immigrants are treated during the process of arrest and deportation.

Exxon Mobil reported astronomical corporate quarterly earnings. At least not everyone's hurting. Sure, your milk prices, your gas prices, your food, electricity and health care prices are doing their best to break your back, and your neighbors' right along with it, but at least some people are doing well in this downward spiral. Guess who?

If the prediction by the Jewish leaders is anything to go by, then democratic presidential Hopeful Sen.Barack Obama will have an easy ride over John McCain amongst the Jewish voters come the November presidential election.Barack Obama is expected to attract a vast majority of Jewish Voters in the face of suspicion and criticism about his views on the current Iranian standoff and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Joe Lieberman, former democratic nominee for vice president and a current consultant and supporter of Sen. John McCain is set to make a rare appearance with controversial pastor john hagee.He is expected to deliver a speech at a conference organized by the Texas based pastor, particularly known for his sometimes weird comments regarding Israel, the roman catholic church and Islam.

Suffice it to say that June 3 was the Republican Party's terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day.

Well, I am happy that Prop 98 is not looking good... and Prop 99 is. Prop 98 for those who do not know would eliminate rent control across California. For those of us who rent in San Francisco, California, this is a big deal!

American electoral politics have been characterized by frequent and regular cycles of support for the Republican and Democratic parties. A new study has found that these cycles, and the shifts in party control that accompany them, occur more frequently than previously thought; it also presents a theoretical model for explaining them.

As Democratic and Republican candidates race back and forth across the nation to compete in primary elections for the presidential nominations of their respective parties, political observers are also closely watching the movements of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau reports on the growing speculation that the billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg may finance his own non-partisan bid for the White House.