McCain manages to surprise
There was an interesting argument on the Senate floor yesterday in which Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) debated Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on the budget ...
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The Women Versus the Ted
The Senate seems a bit less polarized and more productive this term. Is that because there are more women in power or is it thanks to Ted ...
Greg Sargent: Why Dems haven't (completely) given up hope on GOP cooperation
In an interesting paradox, the most ostentatious display of Tea Party intransigence in quite some time is persuading Democrats not to (completely) ...
Paul plans re-election bid for U.S. Senate in 2016
Republican Rand Paul will run for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2016 regardless of any decision to launch a presidential bid.
Greg Sargent: The Morning Plum: Government of, by, and for the Tea Party
A trio of far right Tea Party Senators -- Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Mike Lee -- continues to block the Senate from entering into negotiations over the ...
Are background checks a wedge issue for 2014?
The Senate's rejection of a popular expansion of background checks for firearms last month marked an abrupt end to the campaign for gun restrictions ...
UNA in the House: What now?
MANILA, Philippines - The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) of Vice President Jejomar Binay has 3 new senators, 8 House members and at least 3 ...
Binay: UNA eyeing coalition with Lakas
By Jess Diaz MANILA, Philippines - The opposition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) of Vice President Jejomar Binay is eyeing a coalition with the ...
Morning Memo: N.C. Realtors launch new effort against tax plan
REALTORS TO LAUNCH NEW TV CAMPAIGN AGAINST TAX PLAN: The N.C. Realtors Association is preparing to launch a second, big-dollar campaign to challenge ...
Letta wants to renew electoral law and Senate system before summer
Enrico Letta said that the life of his government depended on the reform of the current election law and specifically on a change of the present ...