Tom Coburn: I Didn't Help Negotiate Ensign Affair Pay-Off
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., told me flatly that he did not offer to broker a million-dollar deal between his Senate colleague, John Ensign, R-Nev., and ...
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., told me flatly that he did not offer to broker a million-dollar deal between his Senate colleague, John Ensign, R-Nev., and ...
The Marine Corps Times | Rick Maze | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
Thirteen major military and veterans groups have joined forces to try to force one senator -- Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma -- to release a hold t...
New York Times | MARK LEIBOVICH | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics
Senator Tom Coburn's office is the rare Capitol Hill work space without a "me wall" -- the display of photographs of a lawmaker standing beside presid...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
Of all the things that have been written in support of derailing health care reform, the oddest yet is a recent op-ed co-authored by Senator Tom Cobur...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who has been leading a crusade against political science funding, on Tuesday compared the debt such spending would create t...
Winslow T. Wheeler | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics
In 30 years on Capitol Hill, I never saw Congress mangle the defense budget as badly as this year. Despite that, I see signs that we might be on the cusp of a change for the better.
Jacob M. Appel | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics
Senator Coburn claims physician-patient privilege to avoid testifying against Ensign. But this is not a "Get out of Jail Free" card for physicians who acquire knowledge outside of their work as doctors.
AP | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Ensign's former mistress and her husband sought an $8.5 million settlement from the Nevada Republican before the affair b...
Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics
Think Progress had someone videotaping at the Family Research Council's "Values Voters Summit" and they caught Michael Schwartz, the chief of staff fo...
Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics
As the battle heats up to pass meaningful health care reform with a robust public option, a video has emerged that captures the raw emotions of Americans suffering under the cruelty of the current system.
Angela Bonavoglia | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics
The Republicans protesting health care reform are the same people who have brought us an avalanche of governmental regulations dictating the availability of women's reproductive health care.
Warren Holstein | Posted 09.20.2009 | Comedy
An indignant Palin immediately released a series of searing Facebook status updates denouncing the impending alien immigrant infestation as "icky" and "un-American,"
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) joined a growing chorus of Republicans who have endorsed claims that health care reform will lead to "death panels" for the ...
Chris Rodda | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics
These soldier's appearances on religious programs in uniform isn't just a violation of military regulations, it's a good example of the multiple connections between fundamentalist groups.
Mitchell Bard | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics
If the Democrats in Congress don't find a way to become co-advocates with the president on these important issues, their future political problems will be the least of it.
The Hill | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
Too many conservative senators like Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) are to blame for the GOP's downfall, one of their retiring Republican...
Terrance Heath | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
Watching some members of the Senate Judiciary Committee last week was like a crash course in what I've often referred to as "self evasion of the mind."
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media
Morning Joe hosted Tom Coburn and John Barrasso Tuesday to discuss their opposition to the current health care reform proposals wending their way through Congress. It was about as relevant as you can imagine!
Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics
These Senators spend their precious minutes before the cameras posturing, except for when they're pandering. Except for when they're plodding.
Allison Silver | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics
The blogosphere erupted after Sen. Coburn (R-Okla.), while grilling Sotomayor, joked, "You'll have lots of 'splainin' to do." Coburn was repeating a line used regularly by Desi Arnaz in "I Love Lucy."
Phil Bronstein | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics
Ricky Ricardo always got blindsided, then hustled by his ditzy wife. All she needed to do was apologize and maybe cry a little. Neither Sotomayor nor Senator Coburn seem like they'll be doing any weeping.
Huffingtion Post/AP | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics
(AP) WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tom Coburn evoked a 1950s TV show Wednesday in a quip responding to Sonia Sotomayor's scenario about what he might do if she -...
UPI | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said Thursday he would invoke privilege if asked about advice he gave to Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., on handling an extramarit...
Las Vegas Sun | J. Patrick Coolican | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics
Doug Hampton spoke publicly for the first time today about the affair his wife had with Sen. John Ensign, saying the Nevada Republican continued his p...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics
Some general awkwardness occurred during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Tuesday as a few uncomfortable lawmakers...
George's Bottom Line | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics