Sen. Jeff Bingaman is a man of few words. In a Senate where cable TV interviews and fiery floor speeches drive the day, he shies away from the spotlight, avoiding the horde of reporters who track his ...

There’s a little bit of Gary Cooper in Jeff Bingaman, and that’s not bad for President Barack Obama if health care becomes the political High Noon this year that so many expect. As the Senate Health, ...

If brand-name senators like Barbara Boxer, John Kerry, Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham can’t get a climate bill through the Senate, does a quiet guy like Jeff Bingaman stand a chance? Proponents had ...

“Getting a cap-and-trade program enacted is going to be a heavy lift,” Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) told a group of reporters over breakfast this morning. Bingaman, chair of the Senate Energy and ...

The retirement of Sen. Jeff Bingaman — the low-key New Mexico Democrat known for his ability to strike centrist deals with Republicans — raises questions about the long-term impact his departure will ...

Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is going to play a big part in the push to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. He’ll serve as a key wingman to Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the chairman of ...

Compare and contrast: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who’s sponsoring a comprehensive energy and climate bill with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), has been a far more passionate advocate of climate ...

Sen. Jeff Bingaman is expected to announce Friday his plans to retire after serving five terms in the Senate. Bingaman’s office confirms that the 67-year-old New Mexico Democrat weighed running for a ...

Alaskan oil drilling last summer. Of the two parties’ long-term energy strategies, Bill Wicker, communications director for the Senate Energy Committee, remarked at the time: “We agree on far more ...

It also lengthens the time for regulators to review offshore oil-and-gas exploration plans — an extension the Obama administration has been seeking from Congress. But plenty has happened since the ...

President Barack Obama has summoned Sen. Jeff Bingaman to the White House on Wednesday for a one-on-one talk about energy policy, including the legislative prospects for the “clean energy” standard ...