Bush’s director of faith-based initiatives praises liberal successor
John J. DiIulio, a former GOP appointee, offers some pointed criticism of Bush insiders to the Washington Post
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 6:11 PM UTCPolitics Politics, Religion
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Tagg Romney considering Senate run for some reason
UPDATED: Mitt Romney's eldest son may carry on the family legacy of losing elections
Monday, Feb 4, 2013 8:42 PM UTC 34Politics Politics, U.S. Senate
GOP to Reid: Thanks for caving on filibuster reform, we will now destroy the Consumer Financial Protection Board
The Senate minority exercises its right to block an agency from functioning because they don't like it
Monday, Feb 4, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 51Politics Politics, U.S. Senate
Will Obama break the filibuster?
The D.C. Court of Appeals decision knocking out recess appointments may give him no other choice
Sunday, Feb 3, 2013 2:00 PM UTCPolitics The American Prospect, Politics
Ed Koch, iconic NYC mayor, dies at 88
He made the city look governable. A documentary on his life opens today
Friday, Feb 1, 2013 11:27 AM UTCNews New York City, Ed Koch, obituary
Americans shocked to learn that there isn’t actually a Social Security crisis
A survey shows that deficit fear-mongering works, but it's overcome by simple counter-arguments
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 9:11 PM UTC 94Politics Politics, Social Security
Paul Broun enters Georgia Senate race
Paul Broun, one of the true nuts in the House, tests how conservative 2014 GOP primary voters want their candidates VIDEO
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 9:27 PM UTC 51Politics Video, Politics, U.S. Senate
GOP prepares to blame Obama for immigration deal collapse
Republicans position themselves to walk away from immigration reform -- trying to score points along the way
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 72Politics Politics, Immigration
3 reasons to be skeptical that immigration reform will pass
Senate leaders are optimistic, but here's why you shouldn't expect anything to happen
Monday, Jan 28, 2013 8:35 PM UTC 39Politics Politics, Immigration
Judges and Harry Reid agree: Mitch McConnell runs the country
Senate Democrats' epic filibuster cave coincides with a decision giving the GOP the right to block all appointments
Monday, Jan 28, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 49Politics Politics, U.S. Senate
Salon limerick contest
This week, Salon's reader-poets get kind of meta
Sunday, Jan 27, 2013 4:59 PM UTCEntertainment salon limerick contest, Poetry
Obama talks football, guns and war
Five takeaways from President Obama's interview with The New Republic
Sunday, Jan 27, 2013 4:56 PM UTCNews President Obama, Congo, Syria
Never stop crossing borders
A look at the work of Reyna Grande, whose searing stories explore the lives immigrants and their children
Sunday, Jan 27, 2013 3:59 PM UTCLife Immigration, LA Review of Books
Tom Tancredo: I’ll smoke a “marijuana cigarette” in public
The former congressman once vowed to smoke a joint if pot was legalized in Colorado. Now, he's sticking to his word
Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 15Life The Fix, Politics, marijuana
Obama was lip-synching too
That big "liberal" speech sure sounded terrific — but it's almost too late for Obama to redeem his presidency
Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 183Entertainment Barack Obama, Inauguration
How will the NRA counter Obama’s gun control proposals?
Here's what they did during the Bush administration, the last time Congress tried to pass similar gun control laws.
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 10:12 PM UTCPolitics ProPublica, Politics, NRA
Virginia GOP jumps on the deform-the-electoral vote bandwagon
Republicans know America doesn't support them, so now they're looking to count less of America
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 77Politics Politics, Republican Party
With the economy, bigger isn’t always better
Why small and medium-size companies, not big businesses, will determine our country's economic future
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 9:36 PM UTCBusiness Next New Deal, Politics
The brilliantly stupid new plan to raise the debt ceiling without raising it
How pathetic are House Republicans? Paul Ryan has to sell them on a plan to avert default with tricky language
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 7:50 PM UTC 29Politics Politics, Debt ceiling, Paul Ryan
What do the Beltway moderates actually want?
Centrist thinkers keep begging Barack Obama to pursue "bipartisan" goals he already supports
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 15Politics Politics, Republican Party
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