Countdown to Another Fiscal Fail
Lawmakers in both parties could face a dangerous political dilemma after they return to Washington: Either endorse a second round of damaging sequester cuts or prepare for another government shutdown....
View Article>N. Georgia key battleground in Senate GOP primary
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — At the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains sits one of the most Republican congressional districts in the country that is home to Georgia's governor, lieutenant governor and...
View ArticleN. Georgia key battleground in Senate GOP primary
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — At the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains sits one of the most Republican congressional districts in the country that is home to Georgia's governor, lieutenant governor and...
View ArticleUnions target Senate Dems in pension reform battle
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Up against a determined effort to curtail state employees' retirement benefits, Illinois' unions are staging an all-out campaign to thwart approval of a breakthrough proposal to...
View ArticleLawless power play?
The Nov. 22 article GOP loses power to veto Obama appointees marks another milestone in America’s sad descent into one-party rule. Back in the days...
View ArticleLetters to the editor on civics teachers, filibuster change, special days
Great time to be civics teacher What a majestic time to be a Kansas civics schoolteacher. Every single day there are living and breathing examples of the wonders of our democracy/republic and how it...
View ArticleCharles Krauthammer: An outbreak of lawlessness
For all the gnashing of teeth over the lack of comity and civility in Washington, the real problem is not etiquette but the breakdown of constitutional norms. Such as the one just spectacularly blown...
View ArticleAbortion Cases in Court Helped Tilt Democrats Against the Filibuster
WASHINGTON — Within hours of each other, two federal appeals courts handed down separate decisions that affirmed sharp new limits on abortion and birth control. abortion clinics across Texas to close....
View ArticleSenate Democrats Just Took Us a Step Closer to the Imperial Presidency
By David FrumDecember 1st 20136:45 am More Stories by David Frum Why would the Democrats, who never seem to stop worrying about overweening presidential control, roll back the filibuster—and hand...
View ArticleConservative group targets Sen. Mary Landrieu on judicial nominees
Follow @sethmclaughlin1 Recent Entries A conservative group released television ads Monday attacking Sen. Mary Landrieu for supporting President Obama’s judicial nominees. In the 30-second spot, the...
View ArticleAmerica Is 'Less Safe' Than 2 Years Ago, Intelligence Committee Chairs Say
The lawmakers who lead the House and Senate intelligence committees both said on Sunday that they believe the United States is less safe from a terror attack than it was two years ago. Interviewed on...
View ArticleEditorial: Dam busters
The debate regarding Democratic changes to filibuster rules has brought out the worst not only among partisans but also...
View ArticleAn outbreak of lawlessness
WASHINGTON — For all the gnashing of teeth over the lack of comity and civility in Washington, the real problem is not etiquette but the breakdown of constitutional norms. Such as the one just...
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WASHINGTON — For all the gnashing of teeth over the lack of comity and civility in Washington, the real problem is not etiquette but the breakdown of constitutional norms. Such as the one just...
View ArticleEnd of Senate filibuster marks end of equality [Letter]
In the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence it specifically states that "all men are created equal." My fellow Democrats in the U.S. Senate did the...
View Article'Do-Nothing' Congress Was Way More Productive Than the Current One
With a handful of days left, can congress pass a farm bill, negotiate a budget deal and set Pentagon spending levels? Comment () Tweet Despite being known as the "Do-nothing Congress," the 80th...
View ArticleIf not Cuccinelli, then who? GOP field against Mark Warner in 2014 still a...
Despite sweeping losses in this month’s off-year elections, Virginia Republicans are hoping that the botched rollout of the health-care law will drag down Democrats across the country in 2014 —...
View ArticleKrauthammer: Outbreak of D.C. lawlessness
WASHINGTON — For all the gnashing of teeth over the lack of comity and civility in Washington, the real problem is not etiquette but the breakdown of constitutional norms. Such as the one just...
View ArticleOutbreak of D.C. lawlessness
WASHINGTON — For all the gnashing of teeth over the lack of comity and civility in Washington, the real problem is not etiquette but the breakdown of constitutional norms. Such as the one just...
View ArticleKrauthammer: Washington lawlessness
WASHINGTON For all the gnashing of teeth over the lack of comity and civility in Washington, the real problem is not etiquette but the breakdown of constitutional norms. Such as the one just...
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