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Reid Calls Cruz A 'Schoolyard Bully'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) shot down an objection from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Monday, calling him a "schoolyard bully" for trying to ...

Reid Backs Off Looming Cuts

AP | Posted 03.31.2013 | Politics

BY ANDREW TAYLOR, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top Democrat in the Senate said Tuesday that lawmakers should redouble their efforts to r...

Republicans Should Listen to Gingrich

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 03.09.2013 | Politics
Hoyt Hilsman

While Newt Gingrich represents much that has been wrong with the Republican party for the last 20 years -- and is as responsible as anyone for the extreme partisanship in Washington today -- he has clearly learned some lessons from the past.

Time for an American Spring?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 03.04.2013 | Politics
Hoyt Hilsman

Okay, it's clear they don't get it. After several elections, the Great Recession and lots of moaning and groaning about the stalemate in Washington, o...

Sarah Bufkin

What Could Fall Off The Fiscal Cliff?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sarah Bufkin | Posted 11.15.2012 | Politics

As the media frenzy over the so-called fiscal cliff picks up, lawmakers are drawing their respective lines in the sand (at least publicly) with respec...

Christie: Reid's Romney Tax Talk A Screen For Senate Inaction

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 09.21.2012 | Politics

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) defended GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's decision to release only two years of tax returns in an interview T...

(Dukakis + Kerry) x Nixon = Romney

Paul Slansky | Posted 10.03.2012 | Politics
Paul Slansky

At long last it's the Republicans who are stuck with one of these pathetically miscast electoral losers, and don't think they don't know it. Mitt Romney is not just barely tolerated but is roundly despised by many of the people whose job it is to sell him.

Reid Looms Over Big Battle

AP | CRISTINA SILVA | Posted 06.19.2012 | Politics

LAS VEGAS -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid isn't on the ballot this year, but he's very much in the game. With Republicans clamoring to take away...

Harry Reid: Filibuster Rules Must Be Reformed

Politico | Posted 05.11.2012 | Politics

An angry Harry Reid took to the floor Thursday and demanded changes to the Senate’s hallowed filibuster rules, siding with junior Democrats who have...

Reid Stands Firm On Tough Cuts

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.09.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's top Democratic ally in the Senate said Wednesday that he won't block much-feared automatic spending cuts to the...

Senate Leaders Drop Standoff

AP | Posted 03.14.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Senate Republican and Democratic leaders ended their standoff Wednesday over President Barack Obama's judicial nominations and agreed to...

Luke Johnson

Congress Nears Deal On Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Extension

HuffingtonPost.com | Luke Johnson | Posted 02.14.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Congress was close to a deal to extend a popular payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits, according to several reports. The pending...

Is Peeing in a Little Plastic Cup Violating Your Constitutional Rights?

Daphne Daly | Posted 02.18.2012 | Politics
Daphne Daly

Drug testing isn't unconstitutional, but what should be unconstitutional is blowing tax dollars on assisting individuals who knowingly break the law -- criminals.

Democrats Considering Dropping Key Demand In Payroll Tax Cut Fight

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 02.13.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Democrats backed away from their demand for higher taxes on millionaires as part of legislation to extend Social Security tax cuts ...

Reid Draws The Line On Key Bill

AP | Posted 02.13.2012 | Politics

DAVID ESPO And ALAN FRAM, The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Officials say Democratic lawmakers are considering whether to jettison their demand fo...

Republicans Embrace High-Stakes Showdown With Obama

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 02.12.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Sensing a political opening, House Republicans on Tuesday approved a plan that links speedy approval of an oil pipeline from Canada...

'Millionaire Job Creators Are Like Unicorns'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.12.2011 | Politics

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) compared millionaires who create jobs to unicorns Monday on the Senate floor. "Millionaire job creators ...

Reid Sets Up Battle With House Over Crucial Expiring Provision

AP | ALAN FRAM and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 02.08.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — House Republicans unveiled a bill Friday renewing the Social Security payroll tax cut and extending but trimming unemployment benef...

Senate Rejects Bill To Extend Crucial Provision

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 02.07.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama vowed to delay Congress' year-end vacation as well as his own Thursday for "as long as it takes" to extend S...

Group Secretly Rating Obama Nominees Shrinks Number Of Women, Minorities For Judgeships

New York Times | Charlie Savage | Posted 11.23.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The American Bar Association has secretly declared a significant number of President Obama's potential judicial nominees "not qualified,...

Congress' Wealth Increases Dramatically

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.01.2012 | Politics

Despite the economic recession and declining household wealth, the net wealth of members of Congress continues to rise, according to a Roll Call analy...

Obama Draws Heat For Controversial Vegas Comments Ahead Of Trip

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.24.2011 | Politics

LAS VEGAS — President Barack Obama has a Sin City problem that won't go away. Obama is counting on Nevada's support for reelection next year. He ...

White House, Dems Press Forward With Jobs Bill After Big Setback

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.12.2011 | Politics

By ANDREW TAYLOR and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- A day after Senate Republicans killed his $447 billion jobs bill, Pres...

Reid Blasts Republicans For Blocking Jobs Bill

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.11.2011 | Politics

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) criticized Republicans for holding up President Barack Obama's jobs legislation and defended his precedent-...

Zach Carter

Patent Reform Refuses To Die, Congress Keeps Cashing In

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 11.06.2011 | Politics

UPDATE: The patent reform bill cleared a filibuster on Tuesday by a vote of 93 to 5. WASHINGTON -- The seemingly endless congressional circus known...