Later this month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in one of the most closely-watched cases in its history: the challenge to the 2010 Affordable Care Act. But in the weeks leading up to those arguments, another fight will be taking place in the U.S. Senate on an issue that...

We all heard about the War on Women's Health last year, when Tea Party-empowered state legislatures passed a record slew of anti-choice laws -- including deluded bills such as Arizona's ban on "race-based abortions" and dangerous ones like Virginia's attempt to shut...

It is no secret that our political system is corrupted by the influence of corporate money in elections. Pick any issue - financial regulation, energy policy, healthcare reform - and its problems can be traced back to unspoken quid quo pro agreements between politicians and their campaign backers.

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The Senate GOP under President Obama has mastered the art of proactive apathy. Not content with neglecting their own jobs, Senate Republicans have expertly used their own dysfunction to prevent other parts of government from doing theirs. These efforts have consequences far beyond bureaucratic procedure: whether it's by crippling the...

Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF), an energy-industry funded and allegedly non-partisan organization, has begun its latest broadside against the Obama administration as it embarks on a campaign-style tour. Making its way through the states in which the Koch brothers and other energy-industry magnates are heavily invested, the "Running...

Rep. Darrell Issa took the reins of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee with one apparent goal in mind: to reward the big corporations that have loyally funded his congressional campaigns. He set off on a seek-and-destroy mission, scouring the law books for rules, regulations, consumer protections...

Yesterday morning, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa invited Wisconsin Gov. Walker to testify to the committee about fixing state and municipal budgets. It was an interesting choice of witness.

Walker has, in recent weeks, become a walking symbol of exactly the way Americans don't want to solve government budget...

The results of this week's midterm elections have spawned multiple analyses about why voters seem so disaffected with the Democrats and with President Obama. After rescuing the economy from global collapse, expanding healthcare to millions of Americans, securing measures to protect consumers from Wall Street excess, Democrats got hammered at...