South Carolina Rift Highlights Debate Over G.O.P.
When Senator Lindsey Graham joined forces last month with Senator John Kerry on a compromise to the climate change legislation known as cap and trade,...
When Senator Lindsey Graham joined forces last month with Senator John Kerry on a compromise to the climate change legislation known as cap and trade,...
nytimes.com | KATE PHILLIPS | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics
In a post on Wednesday, conservative and liberal bloggers alike criticized a proposed resolution that would would deny funding and endorsements to Rep...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics
David Broder simply doesn't understand the way that today's Senate operates, Jim Manley concluded on Wednesday. Manley, the senior communications advi...
Jeff Cohen | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics
From the stimulus to health care, Obama's shown a Clinton-like willingness to roll over progressives on his way to corrupt legislation and frantic efforts to compromise for the votes of corporate Democrats or "moderate" Republicans.
Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics
A bi-partisan commission that would tame the federal deficit by limiting cost-cutting decisions to a select number of lawmakers is gaining traction in...
AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are investigating e-mails stolen from a British climate change research center that they say show scientists ...
Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living
If my title is too ambiguous, allow me to clarify in stating that new research shows fellatio is a good thing, for those among us still unaware. ...
Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics
Republicans are poised to cement their complete opposition to everything Obama and reap a huge political win by twisting their political principles to oppose further escalation of troops in Afghanistan.
Jennifer Donahue | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics
When members of the House and Senate return home, they will probably face the wrath they did last summer in town hall meetings. It is not anger aimed towards one party, or one president.
AP | CALVIN WOODWARD and DOUGLASS K. DANIEL | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Republicans are using everything short of forklifts to show Americans that Democratic health care legislation is an unwieldy mounta...
Susan Bevan | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics
Like it or not, abortion is a legal medical procedure and a decision that has to be left to doctors and families. Why are women being singled out and denied coverage, even through private plans?
Will Marshall | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics
In taking a purely obstructionist stance, the GOP has evinced scant empathy for tens of millions of fellow Americans who lack basic protection against illness or injury. So much for compassionate conservatism.
Richard Walden | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics
If the current legislation fails to curb costs or vastly increase access to care, it should be scrapped and a full on national, or even state by state, health care plan substituted in its place.
New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media
AT last the American right and left have one issue they unequivocally agree on: You don't actually have to read Sarah Palin's book to have an opinion ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics
Harry Reid sealed the biggest legislative victory of his career Saturday night with a kiss. And then a hug. Emotionally reserved doesn't begin to des...
AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON (AP)-- Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics
The Senate has voted to move forward with the health care bill. The vote was 60-39 in favor of debating the bill put forward by Senate Majority Leader...
editorandpublisher.com | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics
Forever a part of American electoral history, Joe Wurzelbacher--better known as "Joe the Plumber"--is hitting back at the media for its coverage of hi...
Steven Weber | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics
if you're big enough to wage war you'd better be able to handle the responsibility. The mechanism of Democracy needs to be exercised, not suppressed.
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green
Washington has doled out hundreds of millions in stimulus funds to foreign renewable energy firms, which compete with and run all over fledgling U.S. firms that were supposed to get the money.
Josh Nelson | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics
Of the early contenders for the Republican nomination, five outright deny or question climate science, while the remaining three are opposed to all meaningful action.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics
Despite losing two straight congressional elections, more Republicans say they would prefer to support a candidate who was ideologically pure than one...
Reuters | Kevin Drawbaugh | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key U.S. congressional panel moved toward toughening a plan for dealing with "too big to fail" financial firms on Tuesday, wh...
Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics
Democrats in Congress want to use unspent TARP funds to support homeowners and struggling workers, according to The Hill. More than half of the Democ...
John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
The Republicans' strategy of slowing down change couldn't be more evident than in the perpetually extending health care debate. But they have been successful at promulgating the idea that they, too, are touting change.
nytimes.com | SHAILA DEWAN | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics