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Senate seats in play

Congress nellie - January 6, 2010 65

Whether Obama bashing, teeth gnashing, tea party crashing, or GOP trashing—it's time for progressives to stop talking the talk and start walking the walk....

Blame Rumsfeld

Congress KevenSeven - January 4, 2010 65

We have come far enough from the Christmas attack to start to draw some conclusions. For this discussion, I will not assume that there...

Call Out Hypocrisy in 2010

Congress Emerald1943 - December 31, 2009 125

In perusing the headlines at HP, I stumbled upon a very interesting article by Congressman Eric Massa of New York. Apparently, the most...

Death to the “Death” Tax?

Congress AdLib - December 29, 2009 8

Thanks to a discussion on NPR yesterday, I became aware of a little provision in tax law that in the age of the wealthy...

Senate Passes Health Care Bill in Final Vote

Congress Scheherazade - December 24, 2009 13

WASHINGTON DC -- On a cold Christmas Eve morning the United States Senate met for one last vote on H.R. 3590. With Vice President...

Almost There on HCR… Or Are We?

Congress Scheherazade - December 23, 2009 4

Talking Points Memo has just put out this sobering article: Fragile Health Care Agreement Fraying? Whispers, But Not Yet Some Democrats are popping champagne and already...

Senate HCR Bill Clears Final Procedural Vote

Congress Scheherazade - December 23, 2009 2

From Talking Points Memo: Senate Votes Again And Just One Vote Left On Health Care The Senate just cleared its next-to-last procedural hurdle before passing its...

Welfare Kings and Queens in Congress

Congress SueInCa - December 22, 2009 17

It would seem that while railing about "Socialism", "Marxism", or just plain old "Obamanism", some of our hypocritical Senators and Representatives have themselves been...

Health Care Bill Clears Senate Test

Congress Scheherazade - December 21, 2009 86

Amidst a DC blizzard Senators arrived for a cloture vote that began at 1:01am EST to determine whether or not to end the debate...

No? Nukes!

Congress AdLib - December 20, 2009 102

The battle over Health Care Reform, the Stimulus Bill, global warming legislation, etc. has brought one thing clearly into focus. The filibuster has transformed The...

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The Job Market Has Been Resilient. The Trade War Could Be Its Undoing.

The U.S. economy has largely withstood inflation and high interest rates. But tariffs could bring new price increases and put a damper on hiring. [...]

Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools

State education officials will be required to verify that they have eliminated all programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion that the administration deems unlawful, according to a new memo. [...]

FDA Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety

Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who advance generic drug approvals were also dismissed. [...]

Hungary Says It Will Exit ICC as Netanyahu Visits

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who is visiting Hungary despite facing an international arrest warrant, praised the move. [...]

What Is the ICC? What to Know After Hungary’s Announcement

Hungary said it would pull out of the International Criminal Court as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited the country. [...]

Israel Hits Syria With New Strikes and Ground Raid as Tensions Soar

Israel defended the moves as necessary security measures, but Syria accused it of trying to destabilize the country. [...]

What’s His Age Again? Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus (Now 53) Looks Back.

The band’s singer and bassist recounts his personal struggles and the dramatic ins and outs of the trio’s history in a new memoir, “Fahrenheit-182.” [...]

Even After the Salman Rushdie Attack, Turmoil at Chautauqua Institution

Charges of antisemitism and liberal bias, and dismay over cuts to the opera budget, have led to a small mutiny at Chautauqua Institution. And this was after the attack on Salman Rushdie. [...]

It’s Day 1 of a New Mayor’s Race in New York

What do a disgraced former governor, a once-indicted mayor and a former Guardian Angel have in common? They all may be on the November ballot in the New York City mayor’s race. [...]

Trump’s Fight Against Antisemitism Has Become Fraught for Many Jews

American Jews have watched with both alarm and enthusiasm as strong-arm tactics, including arrests of activists, have been deployed in their name. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Europe hopes for Trump tariffs deal but prepares for the worst

The EU's message is that it is ready to negotiate with the US but at the same time poised to hit back too. [...]

Israeli strike on Gaza City school kills 27, health ministry says

Palestinian authorities say children were among the dead, while Israel says it hit a Hamas command-and-control centre. [...]

Hungary withdraws from International Criminal Court during Netanyahu visit

The move is announced hours after Israel's PM, who is sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrives in Budapest for a state visit. [...]

Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000

Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to attend a summit of the seven countries that border the Bay of Bengal. [...]

Is South Africa's coalition government about to fall apart?

The pro-business DA rejects the budget leaving the ANC to rely on other parties to get it passed in parliament. [...]

Marine Le Pen's ban outraged France's far right - and they may well take revenge

Could the National Rally retaliate in parliament by attempting to bring down the fragile coalition government? [...]

Indonesia volcano eruption creates huge column of ash

Mount Marapi erupted on Thursday, sending a column of ash towering into the sky. [...]

Zambians protest over heinous child rape reports

Protesters in Zambia call for a change in the law after heinous child rape reports. [...]

Court gives Drake access to Kendrick's contracts

The star requested access to the sensitive documents in his defamation lawsuit over Not Like Us. [...]

Deaths of British couple in France treated as murder-suicide

The bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle, who previously lived in East Lothian, were found at their home near Toulouse. [...]

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Senate seats in play

Blame Rumsfeld

Call Out Hypocrisy in 2010

Death to the “Death” Tax?

Senate Passes Health Care Bill in Final Vote

Almost There on HCR… Or Are We?

Senate HCR Bill Clears Final Procedural Vote

Welfare Kings and Queens in Congress

Health Care Bill Clears Senate Test

No? Nukes!

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