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Joe Biden threatens to strangle Republicans, quickly reassures press it’s just a figure of speech. Orrin Hatch wants to drug-test welfare

I don’t think the founder of Big Hollywood is too bothered by Matt Corley’s obsessive look into his tweeting about Ted Kennedy.

Late last week, it seemed as if the tide of Democratic support was shifting away from Ben Bernanke’s bid to serve a second term atop the Federal Reserve. Just a

Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) are set to roll out long-awaited climate legislation this morning. The two senators, who chair the

Another broadside launched against Defense Secretary Bob Gates’ budget is that it unduly cuts missile defense. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) brought that up to

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert announce competing rallies. Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin star in a Citizens United film. Mike Huckabee endorses Rand

John Boehner says he’s never used a tanning bed. Boston mayor says he would slowly torture murder suspects. Jon Steward wonders if our country is run by

Since the Texas Democratic Party sued the Houston tea party group King Street Patriots last fall, accusing the group of engaging in partisan politics without

Half of the members of Congress are millionaires. Bristol Palin and The Situation teach kids about safe sex... ...and Palin’s fans rig the Dancing With

After Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and his Judiciary subcommittee officially announced its intent to hold a hearing on the Office of Legal Counsel torture

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Tea Party activists turn to an unlikely handbook. On a private call, Tea Party organizers say their goal is to kill health care reform. The AP flatly

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis forced the cancellation of an LGBT event Saturday at the St. Frances Cabrini Church in Minneapolis

VP hopeful doesn’t have Reagan’s Aw Shucks charm, but she plays the small-town America, nostalgia card well.

During this morning’s Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on torture, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) who chaired the hearing, asked Philip Zelikow, the

The Detroit Free Press reports: As expected, President Barack Obama this morning signed into law a bill extending benefits for out-of-work Americans who have

Excerpts released by C-SPAN in advance of its upcoming series on the Supreme Court, scheduled to begin airing October 4, suggest that some of the more

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — As winter approaches in this prosperous-looking northern Michigan city, it is clear the safety net has ripped. Thousands of households can’t afford to heat their homes and aid agencies predict many people will be forced to choose between eating and staying warm. Yet there are signs Republicans in Washington may be listening.

Here’s a brief summary of the day’s health care news. In anticipation of President Obama’s major health care speech next Wednesday, pundits and officials