Elana Schor has previously covered Congress for The Guardian (UK) and The Hill newspaper, where she focused on financial industry lobbying and Senate leadership. She has also covered Capitol Hill for the Biloxi Sun-Herald newspaper and Dow Jones MarketWatch. A native of New York City who resides full-time in Washington, she graduated from Columbia University and received a masters' degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
Sen. Cornyn was booed at a Tea Party protest over the weekend, reflecting the difficulties GOPers are facing in balancing the demands of hardline activists and their more mainstream constituents.
The Right seized on a report by an EPA analyst -- but its author is an economist who has taken up global warming as a hobby.
The industry-friendly Texas Republican claims an EPA report by a non-scientist threatens to be a major scandal for the president.
Sarah Palin stunned the political world with her announcement that she will resign as governor of Alaska in a few weeks.
