Congress

Obama Proposes Making Food Aid Less Insane

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 10:26 PM PDT
Elizabeth Warren

Will Elizabeth Warren Be a Dragon Slayer or a Deal Maker?

The freshman senator confronts Washington's "hostage politics."

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| Wed Apr. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Democrats Are Undermining Wall Street Reform, Too

Eight House Dems are pushing a slate of bills that would roll back key financial-reform laws.

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| Wed Apr. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The Taxman Turns the Screws on Dark-Money Nonprofits

The IRS is asking 1,300 unions, trade groups, and dark-money groups like Rove's Crossroads GPS to open up their books.

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| Mon Apr. 1, 2013 6:42 AM PDT

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The Greatest Senatorial Hair Cuts of All Time

'Do process: Memorable hair styles, from John C. Calhoun's bed-head to Joe Biden's party in the back.

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| Tue Mar. 26, 2013 3:13 PM PDT

My Taxpayer-Subsidized Manicure at the Senate Salon

A trip to the underground barber shop where the world's greatest deliberative body gets its budget cuts.

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| Tue Mar. 26, 2013 11:26 AM PDT

Background Checks May Be Gun Control's Best Hope, for Now

Gun control advocates think public pressure will force enough senators to support tighter restrictions on sales.

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| Tue Mar. 26, 2013 8:21 AM PDT

Watch: The IRS's "Star Trek" Training Video

The tax agency boldly goes into low-budget moviemaking. Critics set their phasers to outrage.

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| Wed Mar. 27, 2013 11:43 AM PDT

Senate Agrees "Too Big To Jail" Should Die

Sen. Jeff Merkley's (D-Ore.) wants to ensure no bank is too big to be prosecuted.

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| Mon Mar. 25, 2013 7:22 AM PDT
NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre

LaPierre To Bloomberg: Drop Dead

The NRA head says New York's mayor "can't buy America" with his gun-control push

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| Sun Mar. 24, 2013 8:52 AM PDT

Mayor Mike Bloomberg Will Spend $12 Million to Push Gun Control Through Congress

Since Newtown, Bloomberg has emerged as the leading counterforce to the mighty National Rifle Association.

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| Sat Mar. 23, 2013 4:19 PM PDT

WATCH: Deficit Hawkman Returns! [Fiore Cartoon]

When Republicans are in trouble, Paul Ryan is here to save the day with tax cuts for the rich!

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| Sat Mar. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
Mike Lee

GOP Sen. Wants to Require a Two-Thirds Majority for Gun Laws

Sen. Mike Lee will offer the amendment as part of the Senate budget resolution on Friday.

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| Fri Mar. 22, 2013 11:58 AM PDT
Thomas Perez

The GOP Wants to Use This Bizarre Case to Scuttle Obama's Most Progressive Cabinet Nominee

Inside the case that made conservatives hate Thomas Perez.

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| Fri Mar. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Sneaky House Bill Would Gut Financial Reform

The bill purports to be about rules on banks in foreign countries, but it would loosen regulations on many big US financial institutions too.

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| Thu Mar. 21, 2013 6:09 AM PDT

The US Capitol Is Full of White Supremacists

The US Capitol's Statuary Hall honors some of the America's most notorious figures—and covers up their crimes.

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| Thu Mar. 21, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Paul Ryan's Budget Won't Balance the Budget in Ten Years

Because the Republican from Wisconsin claims $100 billion in defense savings that will never materialize.

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| Wed Mar. 20, 2013 6:38 AM PDT
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.).

Scandal-Plagued Menendez Donor Feted Obama and Chauffeured Harry Reid on His Jet

The tentacles of Salomon Melgen, Florida eye doctor and political donor, reach even further than first thought.

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| Wed Mar. 20, 2013 7:20 AM PDT

Climate Change Denying Congressman to Head Subcommittee on Climate Change

Rep. Chris Stewart has written Glenn Beck-endorsed end times novels. Now he might be dealing with the real thing.

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 8:21 PM PDT
John McCain and George W. Bush with cake

McCain's Lesson From Iraq: Surge Hard, But Don't Lie America Into War So Much

An an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute on Tuesday, the senator from Arizona dinged the Bush administration and talked a lot about surging.

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 4:09 PM PDT