Spare us your salary sequestration stunts
Obama & co. take small salary dips, as if rich people losing a few bucks takes the sting out of anti-poverty cuts
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 32Politics Opening Shot, Sequestration
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One thing we don’t know about Hillary
Did she learn any lessons from 2008?
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 2:17 PM UTC 81Politics Opening Shot, Politics
Rubio isn’t immigration reform’s only potential saboteur
Before Chuck Schumer pops the champagne, he's got to deal with senator's delay tactics and a Republican House
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 11:46 AM UTC 11Politics Opening Shot
Anti-gay marriage: Indefensible
Ross Douthat and others try their best, but the arguments for "traditional" marriage aren't getting any better
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 87Politics Opening Shot, Gay Marriage
Steve Kornacki blows “Up”
Salon senior writer named new host of brainy MSNBC weekend show
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 4:57 PM UTC 25Entertainment Steve Kornacki, MSNBC, up, TV
The GOP’s phony silver lining
No, GOP governors haven't stumbled on a magic formula for the national party
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 11:46 AM UTC 16Politics Opening Shot, Republican Party
Is Rand Paul the next Robert Taft?
His CPAC performance and new mainstream persona are latest hints he's not just the second coming of his father
Monday, Mar 18, 2013 11:20 AM UTC 34Politics Opening Shot, Rand Paul, Ron Paul
Hey, guys, there was an election
Why House Republicans and their leader are behaving like Obama didn't win
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 11:47 AM UTC 93Business Opening Shot, John Boehner
CPAC: 3 things to watch for
The event, which starts today, has never seemed like more of a caricature of itself. But we can still learn from it
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 11:45 AM UTCPolitics Opening Shot, Rand Paul, CPAC
Paul Ryan and the problem with losing
Like myriad candidates before him, Paul Ryan is learning how damaging being part of a failed ticket can really be VIDEO
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 4:54 PM UTC 23Politics Video, Opening Shot, Paul Ryan
Did Obama get played by the Republicans?
With the sequester taking hold, the New Year's Eve fiscal cliff deal is starting to look a lot different now
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 11:30 AM UTC 45Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
A reality check for Ashley Judd
What she's really up against, if she does run against Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. Inside the numbers and history
Monday, Mar 11, 2013 11:30 AM UTC 54Politics Opening Shot, Ashley Judd
Can we forgive Bill Clinton for DOMA?
17 years later, he comes out against one of the worst laws he signed (and campaigned on) as president
Friday, Mar 8, 2013 1:32 PM UTC 42Politics Opening Shot, Bill Clinton, DoMA
Rand: Craftier than his dad
What his epic filibuster tells about the way he plays politics -- and what his party thinks of him
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 12:40 PM UTC 28Politics Opening Shot, Rand Paul
It’s almost like the Tea Party won
The election was a rebuke of austerity -- but the hard right is getting its way on the sequester
Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 1:04 PM UTC 49Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
The exoneration of Bob Menendez?
The salacious allegation at the root of his recent troubles seems to be evaporating before our eyes
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 12:37 PM UTC 24Politics Opening Shot, Bob Menendez
Obama can’t escape the GOP
Why his plan to win back the House in '14 is such a long-shot -- and why Democrats shouldn't (necessarily) despair
Monday, Mar 4, 2013 2:32 PM UTC 87Politics Opening Shot, Editor's Picks
Portrait of a powerless man
There's only one way for Boehner to save Republicans from themselves on the sequester. And it's going to be ugly
Friday, Mar 1, 2013 4:44 PM UTC 57Politics Opening Shot, John Boehner
Chris Christie is no moderate
Don't believe the hype. Despite a CPAC snub and hostility from conservatives, Chris Christie is a true right-winger
Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 12:40 PM UTC 17Politics Opening Shot, Chris Christie
Hillary the field-clearer
When it comes to non-incumbent White House candidates, she really could break the mold if she runs
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 12:39 PM UTC 26Politics Opening Shot, Hillary Clinton
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