Poll: Confidence in Congress at an all-time low
Gallup 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 10Politics Gallup, Polling, Congress
U.S. Senate
Politics Gallup, Polling, Congress
Marco Rubio decides whether he wants to kill immigration reform or not
Does the conservative Florida senator still want to be instrumental in passing reform?
Monday, Jun 10, 2013 1:15 PM UTCPolitics Opening Shot, Marco Rubio
Rand Paul delusional about compromise
“I am the conduit” for deal on immigration reform, he tells Fox News, while standing on the far-right fringe
Monday, Jun 10, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 61News Rand Paul, Fox News, Immigration
Chris Christie effectively appoints himself to the Senate
The New Jersey governor didn't choose to fill his state's open Senate seat -- but now he'll still control its votes
Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 7:15 PM UTC 43Politics Chris Christie, Jeffrey Chiesa
Dear everyone: Chris Christie is conservative
UPDATED: How many times do we have to explain this?
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 1:16 PM UTC 35Politics Opening Shot, Chris Christie
Democrats fear blowing another Massachusetts Senate race
They still have PTSD from losing to Scott Brown. Now some worry the race to succeed John Kerry could bring déjà vu
Monday, Jun 3, 2013 6:45 PM UTCElections Massachusetts, Ed Markey
Ted Cruz’s personality problem
The Texas senator is annoying, and doesn’t play well with others. Will that doom his White House ambitions?
Saturday, Jun 1, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 240Elections Ted Cruz, U.S. Senate
Why I secretly recorded Mitch McConnell
EXCLUSIVE: My effort to expose the Senate minority leader's ugly campaign upended my life. Here's what happened VIDEO
Friday, May 31, 2013 3:08 PM UTC 390Elections Video, Kentucky, Mitch McConnell
David Vitter’s hypocritical, punitive, horrible new amendment
Senator's new measure denies food stamps for life to certain classes of ex-convicts (solicitation not included)
Friday, May 24, 2013 4:16 PM UTC 89Business David Vitter, Farm Bill
Weak, incompetent Democrats blow another one
Democrats had every advantage on the immigration issue -- and still caved on their goals, preemptively
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:44 PM UTC 39Politics Democrats, Republicans
How policy nihilists in the Senate doomed LGBT immigrants
Same-sex couples lose in Senate immigration reform fight, as Democrats pander to cynical Lindsey Graham
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:29 PM UTC 41Politics Opening Shot
How a fight with Rick Santorum made an IRS commissioner
Here’s the little-told story of how Doug Shulman, who led the IRS when targeting occurred, unexpectedly got the job
Friday, May 17, 2013 4:28 PM UTC 17Politics IRS, Scandal, Rick Santorum
GOP Cabinet boycott reaffirms Senate is archaic embarrassment
Republicans try the "you did it first" defense after attempting to sabotage yet another Obama appointee
Friday, May 10, 2013 12:18 PM UTC 70Media Opening Shot
Elizabeth Warren Q&A: Students “deserve the same break that big banks get”
The senator tells Salon about plan to lower student loan rates -- to match same rate banks pay to borrow from Fed
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 11:26 PM UTC 34Business Salon, interview
Toomey: Background checks aren’t happening “any time soon”
“It’s a pretty heavy lift to get five senators to change their mind," Toomey said
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:11 PM UTCPolitics Pat Toomey, U.S. Senate
What you need to know about Gabriel Gomez
The new GOP nominee in the race to replace John Kerry looks strong, but has plenty of problems
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:10 PM UTCElections Massachusetts, Ed Markey
GOP creates Ted Cruz, now thinks he’s a jerk
The Tea Party's favorite senator is what happens when you care more about activist love than legislating VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 11:46 AM UTC 62Politics Video, Opening Shot, Ted Cruz
How to interpret Kirsten Gillibrand’s political opportunism
The skilled, potential presidential candidate has changed many of her positions. But do the ends justify the means?
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 8:10 PM UTC 13Elections Kirsten Gillibrand, Mitt Romney
Poll: Most wanted background checks to pass the Senate
65 percent said the Senate should have passed the measure
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 1:18 PM UTCPolitics Gun Control, Gallup
Senate fixes the (part of the) sequestration (that affects rich people)!
Just in time for members to fly home, Congress averts the one cut it cares about. Hint: Not Head Start!
Friday, Apr 26, 2013 12:05 PM UTC 44News Opening Shot, U.S. Senate
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