Michael Scherer

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  • Plame games

    The GOP spin: Smear Wilson (again), belittle the charges. The Dems' spin: Bush and his enforcers lied us into war.
    By Michael Scherer October 24, 2005

  • Plamegate: The civil war

    Valerie Plame and Joseph Wilson are considering a civil suit against administration officials. If they do sue, they'd better be ready for a vicious attack by White House proxies.
    By Michael Scherer October 18, 2005

  • As Karl goes ...

    If Rove goes down, will the White House completely fall apart?
    By Michael Scherer October 13, 2005

  • Quag-Miers

    As conservative opposition to his Supreme Court nominee stiffens, Bush faces the prospect of a humiliating defeat.
    By Michael Scherer October 12, 2005

  • Why the U.S. must leave Iraq

    Sen. Russ Feingold says it's time to admit the war was a disaster -- and accuses his fellow Democrats of going along with Bush out of fear.
    By Michael Scherer October 10, 2005

  • Spoiling the party

    Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers, a loyalist with a mediocre résumé and no legal track record, leaves the left cautious -- and the right furious.
    By Michael Scherer October 4, 2005

  • The Hammer falls

    It isn't just Tom DeLay. The vast corrupt money machine that funded the Republican Revolution is exploding before our eyes.
    By Michael Scherer September 29, 2005

  • Brownie points (at others)

    Former FEMA head Michael Brown admits making mistakes, but says state and local officials were mostly responsible for the disastrous response to Katrina.
    By Michael Scherer September 28, 2005

  • Get his robes ready

    Conservatives gloat, senators posture and NPR's Nina Totenberg lobbies to protect her vacation plans as John Roberts' nomination sails through.
    By Michael Scherer September 23, 2005

  • Separate schools for Katrina students?

    Texas officials want to waive federal rules that prevent schools from segregating homeless students. But advocates and others are crying foul.
    By Michael Scherer September 19, 2005

  • John Roberts' favorite pastime

    Day two of the Senate hearings: The baseball metaphors flew, and the nominee for chief justice dodged nearly every question thrown his way.
    By Michael Scherer September 14, 2005

  • Roberts' rules of order

    The first day of John Roberts' confirmation hearings played as expected, with senators posturing, Judge Roberts saying nothing, and a pro-life activist dressed as Betsy Ross setting off a metal detector.
    By Michael Scherer September 13, 2005

  • Those who are staying

    They have nowhere to go, or want to save their belongings, or are scared. A day in New Orleans with the holdouts.
    By Michael Scherer September 10, 2005

  • The lost world

    As police throw looters in the Greyhound Bus Station and residents sift through toxic mud, rescuers call out for survivors in vain.
    By Michael Scherer September 8, 2005

  • After Roberts

    As liberal groups continue trying to derail Bush's judicial nominee, they now must worry: Who's next?
    By Michael Scherer September 5, 2005

  • Bush fought funding in Energy Bill for Gulf Coast protection

    The administration strongly opposed the new funding as "inconsistent with the budget."
    By Michael Scherer September 1, 2005

  • Anatomy of an unnatural disaster

    With FEMA gutted for Homeland Security and flood projects delayed for lack of funding, the New Orleans nightmare should surprise no one.
    By Michael Scherer September 1, 2005

  • The FCC's cable crackdown

    The indecency war is ready to heat up -- and Tony Soprano, Jon Stewart and the "South Park" kids better watch their mouths.
    By Michael Scherer August 30, 2005

  • Bush's war of words

    The president is sticking to all his old riffs about the war on terror -- despite an American public now much more skeptical of the war in Iraq.
    By Michael Scherer August 23, 2005

  • Can Democrats get smart?

    Rich liberals, fed up with losing, are spending big bucks to create think tanks and training programs. Their goal isn't just to beat Bush, but to remake the American political landscape.
    By Michael Scherer August 22, 2005

  • Why big business hearts John Roberts

    It's looking like George W. Bush named a Supreme Court nominee that corporate honchos can love.
    By Michael Scherer August 11, 2005

  • Congress don't need no stinkin' ethics!

    Lobbyists blithely pour funny money into congressional pockets, serene in the knowledge that ethics committees are a joke.
    By Michael Scherer August 4, 2005

  • The porking of the energy bill

    How $1.5 billion was slipped into legislation in the dark of night for an energy industry outfit in -- where else -- Tom DeLay's hometown.
    By Michael Scherer July 29, 2005

  • The left's damp powder

    The battle over Bush's Supreme Court nominee was supposed to be epic -- so why hasn't it even started yet?
    By Michael Scherer July 28, 2005

  • Miller goes to jail

    As the New York Times reporter was led away, many in the courtroom feared that the real victim was a free press.
    By Michael Scherer July 7, 2005
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