The political fallout is still taking shape for Louisiana's Sen. David Vitter, whose use of a Washington, D.C., escort service and a New Orleans brothel was made public this week. Melissa Block talks ...

Republican Sen. David Vitter took some time away from making sure his staff has to pay for Obamacare to support accepting the law's Medicaid expansion in Louisiana. Apparently opposing all parts of ...

Republican Sen. David Vitter won't stop bashing Obamacare on the Senate floor this week, and that's annoyed top Democrats Barbara Boxer and Harry Reid. Vitter demanded a vote on his Obamacare ...

Who would’ve thought in 2008 that President Obama would get into political trouble for being too cool? Echoing a growing sentiment that the president has not responded passionately enough to the ...

David Vitter effectively announced his candidacy for re-election to the U.S. Senate last week when he filed nearly three dozen bills on the opening day of the 111th Congress. Most of Vitter's bills ...

As Gov. Bobby Jindal single-mindedly plans for life beyond Louisiana, the state Republican Party is planning for life beyond Jindal. And nobody is poised to play a bigger role than a man whose career ...

David Vitter is missing in action. Or, to be precise, he is missing because it looks as if he got some action. Camera crews yesterday staked out the home, office and committee room of the Republican ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 2007, it was revealed that Sen. Vitter’s telephone number was included in the ...

Republican Sen. David Vitter and Democrat Rep. Charlie Melancon took clear leads in the Senate race of Louisiana’s first party primary election on Saturday. Despite his 2007 prostitution scandal, ...

The bell tolls for David Vitter. It tolls for everyone at St. Francis Xavier Church in Old Metairie. It's a reverent sound, and the beginning of Mass. Wooden pews are filled, thin pages are flipped ...

In the latest twist of Spygate, the ongoing controversy about Sen. David Vitter’s use of a private investigator to trail at least two private citizens that Vitter apparently deems a threat to his ...

One of Gina McCarthy’s biggest obstacles to becoming EPA administrator vanished Tuesday after Sen. David Vitter came out against a filibuster on her nomination. The move is a big step forward for ...