Intra-Party Fight Over SALT Cap

Some New York Republicans are fighting for their constituents and against the GOP leadership.

Harris Breaks Tiebreaker Record

A milestone that should never have been approached.

Joint Chiefs Stymied by One Idiot Senator

Tommy Tuberville’s stunt is now impacting the highest levels of the military.

FAIR Act Progress

Asset forfeiture may finally get reined in.

Comity in the Senate

Every once in a blue moon, a glimpse of humanity can be seen.

Journalistic Ethics and Mangled Quotes

Striking the balance between cruel and misleading.

Barring Kids From Social Media

An odd set of Senators have a really bad idea.

Age, Illness, and American Politics

The controversies over our geriatric Congress continue.

Feinstein Steps Down from Judiciary

The inevitable next shoe has dropped.

War Criminal Employed by Congressional Republicans

Donald Trump is apparently not the only one with a fetish for war criminals.

Patricia Schroeder, 1940-2023

The trailblazing Congresswoman is gone at 82.

“Ukraine Fatigue Resolution”

Another bill doomed to die.

Mitt Romney’s Future

The anti-Trump Republican could find re-election difficult.

A Thought or Two on Negotiating the Debt Limit

The Biden administration has a point.

Debt Limit Will Be Reached Today!

The infuriating fight to authorize spending already-allocated money is back.

A Few Thoughts on the 118th Congress

Mostly about the majority party.

Spineless Coward Elected Speaker

After 15 votes and innumerable concessions, Kevin McCarthy is nominally in charge of the House of Representatives.

The Chaos is the Point

The anti-McCarthy holdouts have no end game.

GOP Clown Show Continues

After two days of futility, a deal is coming together to make futility permanent.

Congress 101

You gotta have the votes.

Chip Roy’s Call for Debate

He is proving the opposite of his argument.

The GOP Clown Show

Just when you thought they couldn’t get more incompetent.

Republican ‘Hardliners’ Are Idiots

Castrating their party’s Speaker is not smart politics.

Richard Shelby and the Old Senate

“You can’t be against everything.”

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Follow Up On Yesterday’s Santos Column

Why a paper got the story right and no one paid attention and polls over opposition research

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A consequence of shrinking newsrooms

How an apparent serial fabulist got elected to Congress

Election Reform Through the Back Door

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

Omnibus Bill Has Everything But the Kitchen Sink

A 4155-page, $1.65 trillion dollar budget deal has been reached.

Congress to Make Trump’s Taxes Public

House Democrats are releasing them because they can.

Trump Committed Four Crimes, Say January 6 Committee

The ball is now in Merrick Garland’s court.

Trump Facing Multiple Criminal Charges

The January 6 Committee is expected to make a minimum of three referrals.

Dems Considering Releasing Trump Tax Records

It would be an abuse of power.

Kyrsten Sinema’s ‘Side Hustle’

The Arizona Senator runs an online thrift store in her spare time.

Kyrsten Sinema Leaving Democratic Party

Because of course she is.

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Congress Overturns Military Vaccine Mandate

A truly bizarre vote.

Congress ‘Concerned’ About Military Retirees’ Foreign Employment

Shockingly, the Defense Department doesn’t keep up with former employees.

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Biden and Congress Stop Rail Strike

Washington has imposed a contract that workers rejected.

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Bipartisan Bill Protects Same-Sex and Interracial Marriages

Congress is poised to legislate protections previously mandated by the courts.

A Consensus Speaker of the House!

More centrist fantasies.

House Margin Exactly Flipped

There will be 222 Republicans and 213 Democrats in the next Congress.

Leadership Battles in the GOP

Losing has a way of creating intraparty strife.

Impeachment in a System of Checks and Balances

What should be the bar? Can it ever be reached?

Native American History in the House

Mary Peltola’s election was a milestone for America’s First Peoples.

Inflation Reduction Act Passes Senate

And a comment on news coverage of the passage.

The Ongoing Mystery of Sinema

Her price to sign on to the Inflation Reduction Act was, well, odd.

Learning From Joe Manchin

Has the frustrating process of securing his vote taught Democrats anything?

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What’s Politics For, Anyway?

Capitol Hill Republicans are turning the concept on its head.

Build Back Better Than Nothing

Joe Manchin has come around on a pared back BBB, surprising just about everyone.

The Respect for Marriage Act Versus The Filibuster

Another example of why the filibuster needs to go.