Politics
Barack Obama
This account is run by #Obama2012 campaign staff. Tweets from the President are signed -bo.15,881,370 followers | Follow
CNN Breaking News
CNN.com is among the world's leaders in online news and information delivery.7,539,508 followers | Follow
Breaking News
Breaking news alerts around the world from hundreds of sources 24 hours a day. Get more on BreakingNews.com, and follow our team on @breaking.4,057,281 followers | Follow
The White House
Official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more http://wh.gov/privacy2,888,659 followers | Follow
Rachel Maddow MSNBC
I see political people... (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)2,119,767 followers | Follow
Huffington Post
The Internet Newspaper - Curated by @kerstinshamberg, @lauralizhibbard, @socialmia, @deanpraetorius, @travelinganna1,836,980 followers | Follow
GeorgeStephanopoulos
Good Morning America Anchor, @ThisWeekABC Anchor and ABC News Chief Political Correspondent1,755,200 followers | Follow
Wall Street Journal
Breaking news, investigative reporting, business coverage and features from The Wall Street Journal.1,746,783 followers | Follow
The Washington Post
One of many ways The Washington Post gets social. @tjortenzi and @marksluckie are here to help navigate the news. Send your tips and tweets to @washingtonpost.999,425 followers | Follow
Arianna Huffington
president and editor-in-chief of the huffington post media group. mother. sister. flat shoe advocate. sleep evangelist.914,287 followers | Follow
Keith Olbermann
There is Baseball, and occasionally there is other stuff of note. If you think you're following me on Facebook, I'm not ON Facebook.381,897 followers | Follow
Library of Congress
We are the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in our collections.376,913 followers | Follow
The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast is a smart, speedy read of what is happening in the world. Feed managed by humans, assisted by robots. [hosted by @moneyries]319,020 followers | Follow
Jay Carney (EOP)
An official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more wh.gov/privacy298,007 followers | Follow
Chuck Todd
Political junkie; Reporter and analyst for @NBCNews; host of @msnbctv’s @dailyrundown; Covering politics since '92; And, yes, I tweet about sports too.208,806 followers | Follow
HuffPost Politics
The latest political news from The Huffington Post's politics team.194,381 followers | Follow
The Nation
Bringing a critical and independent spirit to the reporting of politics, social issues, culture and the arts.170,119 followers | Follow
Nate Silver
Blogger/writer/columnist/whatever. Stats, sports, politics and food geek. Tweets are unedited and reflect solely my own views.152,127 followers | Follow
Reverend Al Sharpton
Baptist Minister & Political, Civil Rights, and Social Justice Activist143,740 followers | Follow
ThinkProgress
Hard-hitting political news and analysis. Tweets by @JuddLegum | jlegum@amprog.org | 202.481.7184128,981 followers | Follow
CNN Political Ticker
124,027 followers | Follow
The Democrats
This is the official Twitter account of the Democratic Party. Follow our tweets to get the latest info on Democratic news, issues, and events.108,264 followers | Follow
Thomas L. Friedman
NY Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lexus and the Olive Tree and From Beirut to Jerusalem.106,666 followers | Follow
Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders is the longest serving independent in congressional history. Tweets ending with -B are from Bernie, and all others are from Sanders Staff.100,612 followers | Follow
Luke Russert
I cover Capitol Hill for NBC News. Been sweating it out in the streets of a runaway American dream since 1985.96,164 followers | Follow
Roll Call Politics
Follow @rollcall for reporter tweets, breaking news & free political coverage. This feed is formerly CQ Politics and it auto-posts Roll Call Politics stories.87,958 followers | Follow
Andrew Malcolm
Political news & commentary from Andrew Malcolm of Investor's Business Daily. (formerly Top of the Ticket @ latimestot)85,617 followers | Follow
BBC Politics
The official account for political news from the BBC team based at Westminster75,607 followers | Follow
Claire McCaskill
67,695 followers | Follow
Washington Week
Analysis of the week's top stories by the best reporters in Washington & hosted by Gwen Ifill @pbsgwen. Produced by WETA. Fridays @PBS. Posts by @michaeltruhl65,010 followers | Follow
BBC AMERICA
BBCA = Twenty Twelve Doctor Who Planet Earth Graham Norton Jamie Oliver White Heat No Kitchen Required Crash Course The Thick of It Top Gear Luther COPPER62,432 followers | Follow
Media Matters
Media Matters for America is the nation's premier progressive media watchdog, research and information center.61,427 followers | Follow
The Caucus
The politics staff of The New York Times tweets the latest news, analysis and multimedia from the 2012 elections and around Washington.54,391 followers | Follow
snopes.com
The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.53,647 followers | Follow
Senator Harry Reid
News from the office of Nevada Senator Harry Reid, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader. (Español: @SenadorReid)53,646 followers | Follow
NBC Politics
Political news from @NBCNews, @NBCFirstRead, @MeetthePress and @msnbc.51,760 followers | Follow
CNNPolitics
Political news, campaign stories, and Washington coverage from CNN's Political team.50,999 followers | Follow
Haaretz.com
All the news from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World50,713 followers | Follow
National Debt Tweets
Follow the national debt daily on Twitter. (+) or (-) means up or down from previous day's debt total. Brought to you by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.50,176 followers | Follow
Leslie Blanchard
Intellectual is only a dirty word 2 those that can't spell it-Lesbian,w/ Multiple Sclerosis, peace activist,buddhist,truth teller-seeker,friend,I collect words☮35,447 followers | Follow
Chuck Schumer
New York's Senator. Office Automatically follows all followers. Follows, Replies ≠ endorsement31,921 followers | Follow
jmartpolitico
I write for POLITICO. Email tips, ideas, observations to jmartin@politico.com. RT's don't = endorsements31,542 followers | Follow
CNN Mornings
Links from CNN's morning shows Early Start w/ Asheligh & Zoraida (@earlystartcnn) & Starting Point w/ Soledad O'Brien. (@startingptcnn) weekdays starting 5aET.31,008 followers | Follow
BBC Daily Politics
BBC Daily Politics with Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn - BBC2 weekdays 1200-1300 (Wednesdays 1130-1300) - midnight on BBC Parliament, and on BBC iPlayer #bbcdp30,837 followers | Follow
TehranBureau.com
Digital News on #Iran. Tweets by @golnoushn and @DanielGeist.29,860 followers | Follow
House Democrats
Official Site of the House Democratic Caucus of the United States Congress28,011 followers | Follow
Alan Grayson
27,157 followers | Follow
NYTimes Lede Blog
New York Times bloggers remix the news on national and international events.26,929 followers | Follow
John Kerry
26,010 followers | Follow
WhiteHousePressCorps
Daily adventures with the White House Press Corps in their own words. And other stuff.25,714 followers | Follow
OpenSecrets.org
OpenSecrets.org, the website of the Center for Responsive Politics, is THE source for nonpartisan info on the influence of money in politics.Tweets by @evandmac24,784 followers | Follow
TheNewDeal
I am a Socialist Because I Like the Military, Police, Fire Dept, Library, Post Office, Medicare, Highways/Roads, Polio Vaccine, FBI, CIA, Student Loans, etc.22,865 followers | Follow
RayBeckerman
Law, social justice, nature, human & animal rights, the arts, ecology. Progressive. I try to lend my voice to the voiceless. http://is.gd/cNFKN22,342 followers | Follow
GuardianUS
Featuring the Guardian's US coverage, conversations and reporters.21,074 followers | Follow
White House Blog
Unsanctioned and unofficial twitter feed of the White House blog.20,837 followers | Follow
AOL Politics Daily
PoliticsDaily.com is a political news magazine for the general reader. Tweets on politics, elections, and news, managed by PD's social media team.20,223 followers | Follow
SCOTUSblog
A blog devoted to comprehensively covering the Supreme Court of the United States. Respond to feedback@scotusblog.com.20,170 followers | Follow
BoldProgressives.org
Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC). 950,000 members and growing. We support bold candidates and organize for progressive priorities. #p219,992 followers | Follow
Recovery.Gov
A link to a non-federal site does not constitute an endorsement, and we cannot attest to the accuracy of the information presented on any non-federal site.19,893 followers | Follow
Steny Hoyer
The Democratic Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Maryland's 5th Congressional District.19,663 followers | Follow
Real Clear Politics
19,086 followers | Follow
Rachel Maddow Show
This is a TweetBot. It notifies followers when clips of The Rachel Maddow Show are published to msnbc.com each night. May see other uses in the future.18,762 followers | Follow
Sherrod Brown
Office of United States Senator Sherrod Brown who is proud to serve Ohio.18,423 followers | Follow
Angry Democrat_46yrs
NYT's Nate Silver: Obama's a 60% bet to win. Lefties should publicly remind him of our disgust with his policies Now, Since he'll Ignore Us for the Next 4 Years16,533 followers | Follow
Washington Blade
The newspaper of record of the American Capital's LGBTQ community. We've been a part of your life since 1969 & we're still going strong!15,591 followers | Follow
Aslan Media
The AslanMedia TweetWire: Bringing You The Middle East, 140 Characters at a time. Operated by Aslan Media Initiatives, founded by Author & Activist, Reza Aslan.15,315 followers | Follow
On Point - NPR
@tomashbrooknpr & NPR's On Point. Wise sayings, joyful musings; money quotes, bottom lines.15,098 followers | Follow
Steve Elliott
Writer: Toke of the Town. The Little Black Book of Marijuana: The Essential Guide to the World of Cannabis. Toke Signals. Incredible Medibles. Reality Catcher.14,948 followers | Follow
Chris Cillizza
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza live-tweets here. Follow him at @thefix for a more mellow, but still personal feed.14,122 followers | Follow
politics.co.uk
politics.co.uk cuts through the spin to provide the latest political news, comment and analysis from the UK.13,308 followers | Follow
Worldchanging
Hi. We are back. In November we will begin to blog and in the spring we will merge with the @openarchnetwork13,067 followers | Follow
Morey Schapira
Good scan across the pundits and industry of presidential politics, primaries, and the race to win the White House in November 201212,238 followers | Follow
Reuters Politics
11,461 followers | Follow
Digg Politics
Just can't get enough... Popular political stories from Digg.com.10,839 followers | Follow
TaxCannabis.org
10,717 followers | Follow
Daily Kos Elections
Campaign & Election News — Covering Key Races Around the Country9,518 followers | Follow
Tweet Progress
TweetProgress is the directory of Progressives on Twitter. If you're going to tweet, Tweet Progress! Tweets by @myrnatheminx @jgilliam +8,895 followers | Follow
Netroots_Nation
Connector of awesome progressive activists. Rocking Providence June 7-10, 2012.8,332 followers | Follow
Inside Congress
Tweets from @NBCNews producers and crew working on Taking the Hill: Inside Congress with @bwilliams. The special airs Sunday, July 31, 2011, at 7 p.m. ET.8,255 followers | Follow
NPR's Tell Me More
The official Twitter feed for NPR's 'Tell Me More' with Michel Martin, updated by TMM staff.8,105 followers | Follow
ABC News The Blotter
Investigative News from Brian Ross and the ABC News I-Team7,274 followers | Follow
Jason Leopold
Lead Investigative Reporter: @Truthout. Author of the national bestseller, News Junkie, a memoir. Co-founder: @ThePublicRecord. Tweets are mine.6,575 followers | Follow
Debbie Stabenow
Senator Stabenow proudly represents the great State of Michigan in the U.S. Senate.5,442 followers | Follow
US Capitol History
The United States Capitol Historical Society is a nonprofit organization founded in 1962 to educate the public about the U.S. Capitol and Congress.5,380 followers | Follow
joshua epstein
Gay NY Dem. Progressive Blogger. Patriot. I tweet feeds of blogs I depend upon for news. RT's ≠ endorsement.5,212 followers | Follow
DemocracyForAmerica
With over 1 million members nationwide, DFA is a grassroots powerhouse working to change our country from the grassroots-up. We deliver results for America5,152 followers | Follow
House OversightDems
Ranking Member Elijah Cummings -- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform -- Democrats http://www.youtube.com/oversightdems4,940 followers | Follow
techPresident
Personal Democracy Media's news site covering how technology is changing politics. Tweets by @nclarkjudd.4,447 followers | Follow
POLITICO CLICK
4,294 followers | Follow
House Armed Services
Oversight and funding of the Department of Defense, the United States Armed Forces, and portions of the Department of Energy. Ranking member: @Rep_Adam_Smith4,014 followers | Follow
Gilbert Mercier
French journalist, photojournalist & filmmaker based in the United States since 1983.Co-founder & editor in chief of News Junkie Post.3,827 followers | Follow
Salon Politics
Fiercely independent coverage of politics and power from Salon.com3,643 followers | Follow
SS&T Committee
News from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Democrats- Official News, Unofficial Twitter3,635 followers | Follow
NRDC Action Fund
3,292 followers | Follow
ACR Reform
Americans for Campaign Reform, nonpartisan nonprofit mobilizing for small-donor based elections. Matt's tweeting (usually).2,789 followers | Follow
Cost of Energy Prjct
Non-profit website showing consumer's true cost of energy under cap-and-trade.2,783 followers | Follow
Post Investigations
Updates and insights from Washington Post Investigations. Facebook Us! http://tinyurl.com/63ob742,228 followers | Follow
Elizabeth McKinley
If you legislate to make the masses prosperous, their prosperity will find its way up & thru every class that rests upon it. Wm. Jennings Bryan2,219 followers | Follow
HuffPost Politics
Follow @huffpolitics for the HuffPost Politics Twitter feed1,833 followers | Follow
Charles E. Schumer
1,767 followers | Follow
M. D. Paul, Ph.D.
Assistant Editor for Salem-News.org Thought Addiction Specialist, Sexual Dysfunctions & Relationships Counselor1,687 followers | Follow
Maureen Reed
I am a Democrat running against Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's 6th District. Join my effort to bring sensible leadership to Congress!1,660 followers | Follow
Gov Acct Proj
Government Accountability Project (GAP) is a nonprofit public interest group that promotes government and corporate accountability by defending whistleblowers.1,642 followers | Follow
NEWS JUNKIE POST
Covering news, politics, and opinion from around the globe.1,635 followers | Follow
GOTVote2012
GOTV, Make Calls, Canvass, Organize, Poll Drive, Net-work, and Tweet for a Democratic Victory in 2012!1,580 followers | Follow
FutureMajority
Blogging progressive youth politics. Follow our authors @MikeConnery @SarahBurris @KBondelli @_kbm @CraigBerger1,426 followers | Follow
Martin Weinberg
Constantly evolving. Usually includes legal wrangling. Catch me if you can1,313 followers | Follow
Iraqi News
We'll let you know what's going in the world's newest democracy.1,202 followers | Follow
Julie Tucker
Obama supporter, mom, concerned citizen, volunteer, grad student, news junkie1,170 followers | Follow
Barney Frank News
UNOFFICIAL TWITTER - News from and about Congresssman Barney Frank, plus some other stuff1,165 followers | Follow
Stop Bachmann
WE MUST STOP MICHELE BACHMANN! You think it's bad having to listen to her, we have to LIVE with her! Please, HELP US DEFEAT BACHMANN!1,009 followers | Follow
mySA Politics
Complete coverage of the political scene in San Antonio and Texas.990 followers | Follow
Al Franken News
UNOFFICIAL TWITTER - News about Al Franken, Senator from Minnesota885 followers | Follow
AfterDowning Street
A non-partisan coalition for accountability for war crimes.723 followers | Follow
Progressive Nation
Progressive Nation is a place to discover and share issues affecting the USA603 followers | Follow
MADNews101
Huge Liberal Democrat & Political Nerd, Huge Florida Gators Fan, and Big Conan O'Brien Fan!!!573 followers | Follow
The Public Option
Activist organization fighting for the Public Option through video petitions, debunking rumors, & gathering supporters.190 followers | Follow
Richard R. Troxell
Striving to end homelessness since the 1980s. President, House the Homeless. Author, Looking Up At The Bottom Line: The Struggle For The Living Wage!91 followers | Follow
FutureGov Magazine
Transforming government in education & healthcare through ICT, focusing on the Asia Pacific region.16 followers | Follow
