Benjamin Sarlin is the Washington correspondent for The Daily Beast and edits the site's politics blog, Beltway Beast. He previously covered New York City politics for The New York Sun and has worked for talkingpointsmemo.com.
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The Senate's Jobs Outrage
Millions of Americans remain at risk of losing unemployment benefits as Republicans continue to... MORE
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The Tea Party Conspiracy Theory
Florida Republicans are accusing the state’s Tea Party, which will have its own candidates on the... MORE
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BP's Biggest Congressional Hypocrites
Some of the toughest questions for embattled CEO Tony Hayward last week came from House members who... MORE
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Dems' Albatross Strategy
Democrats are eager to hang Rand Paul and Sharron Angle around Republicans' necks—confident that... MORE
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The Story That Broke Emma Thompson's Heart
As Hillary Clinton released a report ranking countries—including, for the first time, the U.S.... MORE
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Big Business Didn't Bite
The left moaned that The Citizens United Supreme Court ruling would flood campaigns with corporate... MORE
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A Frank Capra Tale Collapses
Alvin Greene, the unemployed veteran who stunned political observers by winning the Democratic... MORE
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Will the Anti-Incumbent Revolt Claim Another Senator?
Hot on the heels of primary losses by Senate veterans Bob Bennett and Arlen Specter, Blanche... MORE
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George Allen Stumps Again—for Oil
The former Virginia governor and senator turned oil lobbyist talks to Benjamin Sarlin about how... MORE
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Arlen Specter's Revenge
Friends tell The Daily Beast that the departing senator, injured by Obama's failure to show... MORE
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The Next Rand Paul?
After the Kentucky Republican’s civil-rights act controversy, GOP leaders are anxiously eyeing... MORE
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The Right Tolerates Rand Paul's Civil Rights Flap
The general election is off to a rough start for Rand Paul, who has raised eyebrows in several... MORE
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The Ad That Did Specter In
It’s the best political ad of the campaign to date—a 30-second spot that hung George Bush around... MORE
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A Big Night for the Left
Tuesday’s primaries may have been billed as a bipartisan rejection of party leaders.... MORE
