How epic GOP bumbling could inadvertently save food stamps
GOP felt $20 billion in cuts to the poor weren’t enough, so it killed the bill. The likely result? Fewer cuts. Oops
Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 3:05 PM UTC 10Business Farm Bill, Eric Cantor
GOP felt $20 billion in cuts to the poor weren’t enough, so it killed the bill. The likely result? Fewer cuts. Oops
Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 3:05 PM UTC 10A smoking gun shows Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is a big liar -- and it's not the first time
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 4:02 PM UTC 96Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner said he's "disappointed" the Supreme Court decided to strike down a key part of the law
Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 1:36 PM UTCPeople are celebrating it today. But yesterday’s voting rights call was one of the worst SCOTUS ones ever (UPDATED)
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 12:20 PM UTC 226Court rules states with a history of discrimination no longer need federal approval to change voting regulations
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 4:00 PM UTCCongress pivoted too soon from unemployment to the budget deficit. Is the Fed making the same mistake?
Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 12:00 PM UTCSixty-two Republicans voted against the legislation, which would have dramatically cut the food stamp program
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 9:17 PM UTCActivists today invoke the 2nd and 4th Amendments as if they're kindred spirits with Madison. Here's the real story
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 11:44 AM UTC 85Republicans are still trying to roll back the clock on abortion and immigration reform.
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 1:36 PM UTC 39Today's congressional hearing was a joke. The reason: Firms like Booz Allen bankroll and own Congress. Here's how
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:40 PM UTC 32NSA argues that it has "probable cause" to surveil us at all times -- meaning we're all terrorist suspects. What?
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 2:50 PM UTC 79Gallup finds that only 10 percent say they have faith in Congress, the lowest for any institution since 1973
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 1:32 PM UTC 10Agency director Keith Alexander offers a forceful defense of spy operations in his first congressional testimony
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 11:47 AM UTC 16His attempts to mislead the nation -- and absurd claims afterward -- should get him fired and prosecuted
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 5:31 PM UTC 135Workers are currently renovating the two-stall bathroom to make room for a record number of female lawmakers
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 4:32 PM UTCDirector of National Intelligence James Clapper says government does not act unilaterally to obtain online data
Monday, Jun 10, 2013 11:32 AM UTC 17There’s plenty of fault to go around, from Bush to Obama to NSA itself. But the legislative branch truly failed us
Saturday, Jun 8, 2013 10:30 AM UTC 36The president defended his government's secret surveillance during a press conference Friday
Friday, Jun 7, 2013 4:37 PM UTC 10Expect unemployment rates to remain high, especially with more people entering the job market
Friday, Jun 7, 2013 3:03 PM UTCFaris Fink, better known to taxpayers as Spock, told Rep. Issa that the agency regrets making the clip VIDEO
Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 5:35 PM UTCPage 1 of 9 in Congress