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Not the horse. Here’s the statement from Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee’s health subpanel, reacting to reports that

It wasn’t just Republicans leaders who were thrown a curveball today when Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter switched parties to become a Democrat. Rep. Joe Sestak

After three weeks of stalling over controversial amendments to legislation extending unemployment benefits, Senate GOP leaders are floating a new message as

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After a request from the U.S. Department of Justice for more information on Texas’ new law requiring state-issued photo ID at polling places, the Texas

TWI’s David Weigel made an appearance on MSNBC’s Countdown last night, chatting with Lawrence O’Donnell about all things Palin: her hand scribblings, her

At a luncheon held at the Heritage Foundation, Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) was cautiously open to the idea of a three-year non-defense discretionary spending

The Senate this afternoon killed a proposal, sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), to return the Democrats’ health reform bill to the Finance Committee in

Lawmakers are enraged that banks are sitting on billions in taxpayer funds rather than lending, but economists say there should be no surprise.

The Wall Street Journal posts an interesting story, noting that ultra-affluent customers -- who spend more than, gulp, $7,000 a month on their credit cards

For a man who read the morning paper during a congressional hearing on the Waxman-Markey climate bill last week, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) sure seems to be

In a letter to the chief executives of Visa and MasterCard, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) lambasted the companies for misconstruing his reforms of credit card

This year, unlike in 1994, the Democrats are carefully planning to mitigate possible electoral losses. Mark Kirk on his military award flap: I simply

9/11 had many horrendous consequences, and among them was the Bush administration’s descent into embracing torture in the name of preserving freedom. Some, like

Today, Christina Romer leaves her post as the head of the Council of Economic Advisers to return to the West Coast. The economist was among the most liberal in

As first reported by Firedoglake’s Marcy Wheeler, a federal judge has ruled that the Bush administration illegally wiretapped the defunct Islamic charity

Groups of postal service employees will protest the possible downsizing of the U.S. postal service at rallies all over Florida tomorrow. “Save America’s Postal Service” is hosting rallies (.pdf) at the offices of congressional representatives all over the state.

Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.)’s amendment to strip funding for the F-22 fighter jet passed five minutes ago on the Senate floor. Levin’s