National Politics
By Eric Ostermeier on May 17, 2013
Some broadcast reporters and commentators have departed from the standard nomenclature and opened a thesaurus to give viewers a break from the Obama 'scandals.'
By Eric Ostermeier on May 16, 2013
The 82nd Attorney General already has the ninth longest tenure of any AG in U.S. history.
By Eric Ostermeier on April 22, 2013
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush discussed the troubled region nearly 100 times over a 10-year period that saw two Chechen wars and high-profile terrorist acts that killed several hundred Russians.
By Eric Ostermeier on April 18, 2013
Although accused by some of being too gun-shy in using the term, the president has mentioned terrorism (and terror-derived words) an average of one time per day while in office.
By Eric Ostermeier on April 3, 2013
The Associated Press has now officially dropped the term, but the President has mentioned "illegal immigrants" 28 times since taking office, including as recently as two months ago.
By Eric Ostermeier on March 26, 2013
Hillary and Joe are ranked 1-2 in eight of 11 outlets under analysis with Andrew Cuomo solidly in third.
By Eric Ostermeier on March 25, 2013
Twenty-three GOPers have been listed as 2016 contenders across a dozen media outlets; only two candidates appear on all 12 lists (Rubio and Christie).
By Eric Ostermeier on March 15, 2013
Laura Bush receives a 29 percent longer write-up than any other First Lady on the White House website's official bio pages.
By Eric Ostermeier on March 11, 2013
Twenty percent of Republicans on the Hill incorporate "debt clocks" on their official congressional websites, compared to just one Democrat; GOPers also feature clocks related to the Keystone Pipeline, gas prices, and Raúl Castro.
By Eric Ostermeier on March 3, 2013
Did the president hint at his potential career ambition of becoming a Supreme Court justice during a recent news conference?
By Eric Ostermeier on February 22, 2013
The two-dozen female House GOPers in 2012 tally an average conservative composite score of 72.5 in National Journal's annual rankings, falling two years in a row after peaking in 2010.
By Eric Ostermeier on February 21, 2013
The five U.S. Senators who have announced their retirement during the 113th Congress are 10 years older on average than any 'retiring class' from the chamber over the last five decades.
By Eric Ostermeier on February 18, 2013
More than one-third of deceased U.S. presidents died in June or July; none passed away in May.
By Eric Ostermeier on February 15, 2013
Fifteen men and four women have already filed their Statement of Candidacy with the FEC - some 3 years, 8 months, and 25 days out from Election Day.
By Eric Ostermeier on February 13, 2013
All four of the president's State of the Union addresses rank in the Bottom 10 in presidential history for Flesch-Kincaid grade level readability scores.
By Eric Ostermeier on February 11, 2013
What do Dave Brubeck, Lech Walesa, the Queen of England and Nelson Mandela have in common?
By Eric Ostermeier on February 8, 2013
Immigration. Unemployment benefits. Health care. Taxes. Obama has dusted off and stretched the 'hostage metaphor' to advance his policy agenda more than any president in history.
By Eric Ostermeier on February 5, 2013
While most new U.S. Representatives have lain low during their first month in office, a half-dozen freshmen have received more than half the media coverage of their entire class.
By Eric Ostermeier on January 24, 2013
Women have been elected to the U.S. House from western states at 2.5 times the rate as the rest of the country over the last century, with the region electing nearly 1/3 of all female-held seats with just 1/7 of all House seats.
By Eric Ostermeier on January 22, 2013
Eight U.S. House delegations boast an all homegrown membership, led by Iowa and Mississippi; five delegations come in at 25 percent or less including Virginia and Minnesota.
