Steve Cohen

Iran Threat Reduction Act Actually Enhances Threat of War

Stephen Zunes | Posted 01.14.2012

Stephen Zunes

Never in the history of this country has Congress ever restricted the right of the White House or State Department to meet with representatives of a foreign state, even in wartime. If this measure passes, it will establish a dangerous precedent.

Sam Stein

Interstate Concealed Carry Bill Heads For A Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.13.2011

WASHINGTON -- The arrest of a pro-gun-rights Tennessee lawmaker on charges of possession of a handgun while under the influence has provided a short-t...

Jason Linkins

Redskins Owner Dan Snyder Responds To City Paper's Legal Filing By Going To War With The District Of Columbia

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.03.2011

Even if Dan Snyder succeeds in the legal realm, his latest recent filing is another major failure in the world of public relations. There's almost nothing that rubs Washingtonians more raw than reminders of the limitations imposed on their representation in Congress.

Jason Linkins

Washington City Paper Files Response To Redskins Owner's Lawsuit

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.17.2011

As longtime readers may know, last February, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, following the advice of his P.R. guru, Tony Wyllie, decided that he...

Jason Linkins

Dan Snyder Inspires Lawmaker To Draft Legislation To Stop People From Doing Things Dan Snyder Does

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.01.2011

Yesterday, we brought you word that Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder -- in his continuing effort to mount a revenge fantasy in the courts over an ...

Steve Cohen's SAC Capital Investigated For Possible Insider Trading

Posted 07.21.2011

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Ann Saphir and Matthew Goldstein) - A powerful Republican lawmaker is investigating possible insider trading at SAC Capital Advi...

The Fed's 'White Whale' Of Insider Trading

Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK/BOSTON (By Matthew Goldstein and Svea Herbst-Bayliss) - Soon after prosecutors charged two of his former employees with trafficking in co...

Friday Talking Points [153] -- SOTU-palooza

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Weigant

The past week in politics was, quite obviously, dominated by President Obama's "State Of The Union" speech to Congress. For those of you who may have...

Refresher Course on That Nazi Thing

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

Stanton Peele

"Congressman Cohen -- can I call you Steve? -- what brings you all the way here from the hills of Tennessee?" "Well, it seems some people think I forgot the basics of the Congressional training course you taught."

WATCH: Stewart Shames Steve Cohen For Calling Republicans Nazis

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011

Thursday night's "Daily Show" followed up on the supposed "era of civility" we are living in after the tragic shooting in Arizona. At first, Jon Stewa...

Megyn Kelly: Fox News Pundits Don't Make Nazi References

Posted 05.25.2011

Megyn Kelly pushed back against a guest's assertion that Fox News commentators make regular references to Nazis on the air, telling him it was "just n...

Democratic Congressman Stands By Nazi Remarks

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — A Tennessee Democrat is defending his comparison of Republican health care arguments to Nazi propaganda. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memph...

Cooper Spars With Dem. Rep. Who Compared GOP To Nazis

Posted 05.25.2011

Anderson Cooper pressed a Democratic congressman to explain why he had compared Republicans to Nazis in a debate about health care reform During t...

Democratic Congressman Compares Republicans To Nazis On House Floor (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) spoke before a largely vacant House floor Tuesday night and referred to Republican efforts to repeal health care reform as ...

Not All Earmarks Are Evil

Bruce Kluger | Posted 05.25.2011

Bruce Kluger

Will the current political posturing over earmarks upend America's efforts to improve our kids literacy and, in the process, make for a stronger and better educated nation?

Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Reportedly Hosts GOP Strategy Session In His Mansion

Alpha | Lawrence Delevigne | Posted 05.25.2011

Hedge Fund manager Steve Cohen held a meeting at his home in Greenwich, Connecticut with Republican Party candidates to discuss strategy for the midte...

Dem Rep. Blasts Stephen Colbert's Forthcoming Testimony

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

Comedian Stephen Colbert is sure to draw plenty of media attention Friday morning when he testifies before a House Judiciary subcommittee about immigr...

Credit Reports Only Where Credit Is Due

Rep. Luis Gutierrez | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Luis Gutierrez

If credit checks reinforce discrimination, don't accurately measure financial responsibility, and don't dependably predict job performance, why are so many employers using them?

Fannie Mae Must Stop Bankrolling Lawsuits Against Underwater Homeowners with Our Money

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. John Conyers

What do the American people get for investing $86 billion and owning an 80 percent share in Fannie Mae? Have many millions of homeowners who are delinquent on their Fannie mortgages been helped?

Obama Endorses Steve Cohen, White Tennessee Incumbent, Over Willie Herenton, Black Challenger

AP | ADRIAN SAINZ | Posted 05.25.2011

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, a white incumbent who represents a majority black district in Memphis, landed the endorsement of Preside...

At Last! Simple New Test Shows if Your Politician's Telling the Truth About "Too Big to Fail"

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Richard (RJ) Eskow

Here's the greatest benefit this new test offers to voters. It lets us say to politicians, once and for all, on one of the most crucial issues of our day, those words every citizen longs to say to a long-winded public servant: Put up or shut up.

The 5 Best-Paid Hedge Fund Managers (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

We heard a lot about CEO pay when Wall Street firms doled out their annual bonuses earlier this year. Of course, any bonus at all could be interpreted...

Credit Checks For New Employees Called Into Question

New York Times | ANDREW MARTIN | Posted 05.25.2011

With millions of Americans nursing damaged credit reports after a bruising recession, some lawmakers are seeking to limit the use of credit reports as...

Rep. Steve Cohen: Sarah Palin Made John McCain Look Like "A Captured Soldier in North Vietnam"

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

Cenk Uygur

Certainly we don't see much of that maverick John McCain who was brave enough to be bipartisan anymore. There is definitely something to Rep. Cohen's observation that the roles have reversed since the presidential campaign.

Jason Linkins

Alex Chilton Commemorated By Rep. Steve Cohen (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

I may as well highlight Representative Steve Cohen's tribute to Big Star frontman and songwriter-extraordinaire Alex Chilton, who died yesterday at the age of 59.