Three reasons Congress is broken

Why is Congress so helpless and so hopeless? We’ve heard all the fashionable explanations: partisan gridlock; special interests and the impact of ...

Topics: Barack Obama , Democratic Party , Nancy Pelosi , Republican Party , US House of Representatives , US Senate , U.S. Congress , Government , Legislation

The Cruz Missile

John Dickerson for Slate 5 hours ago

Sen. Ted Cruz doesn’t have as many friends as he says he does. In the latest round of Cruz’s simmering debate with Sen. John McCain (who labeled Cruz ...

Topics: Barack Obama , Democratic Party , Republican Party , US Senate , U.S. Congress , Government

Josh Barro didn't leave conservatism. Conservatism left Josh Barro.

Ezra Klein for The Washington Post 4 hours ago

I know Josh Barro. Josh Barro is a friend of mine. Josh Barro does not climb trees and throw coconuts at you, as the Atlantic's graphic alleges.

Topics: Barack Obama , Democratic Party , Republican Party , US Senate , Government , Elections

The Fix's top 15 gubernatorial races

Aaron Blake, Rachel Weiner for The Washington Post 5 hours ago

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) isn't taking any chances. Riding high as polls continue to show he is a strong favorite to win reelection and one ...

Topics: Barack Obama , Democratic Party , Republican Party , Government , Elections

Ted Cruz vs. John McCain: Welcome to the new normal in the Senate

The Washington Post 5 hours ago

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) feuded this week. Then they feuded some more. It wasn't the first time tensions between the ...