President Obama unleashed the Kraken this evening as he addressed the successful filibuster of...
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Mitch McConnell Spikes the Ball While the Victims’ Families Cry
As the families of the victims of Newtown and survivors of the Tuscon, Arizona shooting watched...
Running With Scissors
As expanded background checks appear to be headed for defeat today, mired in filibuster...
Framing the President’s Budget
I don’t approve of framing this as winners vs losers because that’s an...
Priorities
While we’re discussing Mitch McConnell — apparently the vote to confirm Patty Shwartz...
The Ugly McConnell Tapes
In another big scoop for David Corn of Mother Jones, a recording of Mitch McConnell and his aides...
Sequestration is Catching Up to the Economy
The jobless rate fell during the month of March to 7.6 percent, but this drop was mostly due to...
This is Encouraging
According to a new Quinnipiac poll, if the 2014 election were held today, Democrats would retake...
What Could Go Wrong?
From the Department of Running With Scissors. With the aide of Democratic Senator Mark Pryor (D...
Louis Gohmert Lands On Free Parking
CREW, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, has filed a complaint against Rep Louis...
They Aren’t Serious
We may take for granted the idea that the GOP is hyper-focused on cutting the federal budget and...
Get Ready for the Next Hostage Crisis
House Speaker John Boehner says the only way the House will approve the next hike of the national...
Seniors Have Saved $6 Billion On Drugs. And House Republicans Just Voted to Take it Back.
A press release from the Department of Health and Human Services published this morning states that...
Makeover
Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, the Senate passed a bill today to fund the federal...
The Jury is Still Out
The fox is guarding the hen-house. via Tim Murphy As the new chairman of a key House subcommittee...
Chart of the Day
Mother Jones brings us the chart of the day on the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Since...
Let’s Defund Obamacare. Again.
That’s what some GOP senators are proposing right now, and who they are proposing it on...
House GOP Kills Minimum Wage Increase
Just in case you needed a reminder of whose side they’re on. via TPM House Republicans...
Do The American People Need Bazookas?
Watch Senator Dianne Feinstein make Senator Ted Cruz look like a horse’s ass. As if he needs...
Universal Background Checks Clear Senate Committee
Good news — the Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced a bill that would institute near...