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GOP gets a grip: How the righteous fury over Obama’s immigration action cooled down
Jim Newell
Republicans once seemed ready to take extraordinary measures to stop Obama's action. Is the appetite gone?
Congressional GOP sneaks anti-science provision into government shutdown bill
Joanna Rothkopf
In only a truly dysfunctional society can what food we eat be separated from how we produce it
The disgusting “Cromnibus” spectacle: When “compromise” reigns supreme, the people get hosed
Jim Newell
The House pass, and the Senate is about to pass, an atrocious piece of legislation. But hey, it's a compromise!
A new day for liberals: What we learned in the epic clash over the spending bill
Joan Walsh
An apparent loss for the left conceals signs of new life in the Democratic Party -- a powerful new bloc emerges
Congress hates the reefer: Sells out D.C. again, says no to legalized pot
Jim Newell
Budget deal includes Rep. Andy Harris' language scuttling D.C.'s pot legalization. Great effort, morons
Fox’s mortifying Limbaugh spat: Titans of GOP clash over government shutdown
Joan Walsh
Rush comes to Fox to trash Obama and push a government shutdown -- and Chris Wallace (meekly) challenges him
Obama, GOP-led Congress prepare for veto showdowns
Charles Babington, Jim Kuhnhenn
Erickson goes nuts on immigration: RedState’s resident alpha male challenges Boehner’s manliness
Simon Maloy
Erick Erickson wants John Boehner to have the "balls" to act like a self-destructive extremist for no reason
House passes bill to block Obama’s immigration action
Luke Brinker
But the measure is dead on arrival in the still-Democratic Senate
Evolution of a late-night host: A Stephen Colbert retrospective
Sarah Gray
Watch the emergence of the Colbert Nation
“Speaker Ted Cruz” is back, right on schedule, to make John Boehner’s life a nightmare
Jim Newell
Ted Cruz and House conservatives are once again trying to derail John Boehner's plans. Who could've guessed?
Ted Cruz’s despicable immigration strategy: Tea Party favorite attempts to drive racial wedge
Luke Brinker
Senator claims that President Obama's immigration action hurts African Americans
GOP’s “Cromnibus” ploy: How Boehner hopes to appease the right and avoid a shutdown fiasco
Simon Maloy
House Republican leaders formulate a plan for tackling Obama on immigration: lots of complaining, little substance
Boehner’s historic self-delusion: The speaker doesn’t want history to dwell on his failures
Simon Maloy
John Boehner wants to be remembered as an effective government leader, and not as John Boehner
GOP internal divisions are flaring: Why Boehner’s plan to let conservatives “vent” is doomed
Jim Newell
House leaders want to fund the government while letting the right "vent." Here's the fundamental problem with that
GOP’s fake new makeover: How the media sat down on the job in 2014
Luke Brinker
The political press corps found their narrative about "new" Republicans and stuck to it -- the facts be damned
Republicans’ real enemy is their base: What’s behind their new offer to Obama
Simon Maloy
Republicans couldn't sell Obama on vague promises of immigration action -- maybe they can convince conservatives!
Don’t make heroes of women who die in childbirth
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A mother's untimely demise makes headlines -- but the reporting goes too far
GOP plots pathetic new ways to pester Obama: Don’t let him give a State of the Union!
Jim Newell
GOP leaders are trying to determine how best to express rage at King Obama. Some options are funnier than others
GOP plots its revenge: How it hopes to get Obama back for “executive amnesty”
Jim Newell
Here are Republicans' various options for retaliating against Obama's Royal Amnesty -- along with pros and cons
John Boehner’s looming humiliation: Why his Obamacare lawsuit is staring down an embarrassing failure
Simon Maloy
Boehner finally found a lawyer and filed his suit against Obama. Now all that's left is for a judge to throw it out
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