Energy Secretary Confirmed; EPA Pick Advances
On May 16, President Obama's pick to head the EPA, Gina McCarthy, was approved on a 10-8 party-line vote by a Senate Committee and advances to the ...
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“Democrats look to President Obama on gay rights in immigration”
Politico: Senate Democrats are in such a bind over addressing gay rights under immigration reform that they’re turning to President Barack Obama for ...
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Democrats say delay won't fix Alabama tax credits
Alabama's Republican governor isn't getting support from key Republicans or Democrats for his proposal to delay private school tax credits for two ...
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Democrats, LePage clash over hospital debt
AUGUSTA, Maine — House Speaker Mark Eves says a Democratic proposal to expand Medicaid while paying off hospital debt is a deal that Republican ...
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Democrats: Enough with Benghazi, already
Republicans insist, meanwhile, that the administration is showing "remarkable arrogance" when it comes to controversies like ...
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Revive filibuster reform
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may finally be ready to acknowledge the glaringly obvious — that the U.S. Senate will remain a dysfunctional mess ...
Murray, Steinbrueck endorsed by 46th District Democrats
Self-consciously progressive Democratic legislative district organizations in Seattle have borrowed a power play from old-time Democratic machines of ...
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Christie picks up support from Burlington mayor, a Democrat
Burlington Mayor Jim Fazzone praised the Republican governor for his response to Hurricane Sandy
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A Den of Liberals
Maybe it wasn’t the best idea for acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller to resign before talking to Congress. He appeared before the House Ways and ...
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Washington Press Corps Catches Up to 2002, Discovers Surveillance State
We’ve had three big stories this week, each showing how the right plays the scandal game better than the left. Of the three, one is a non-scandal ...
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