Paul Ryan Willing To Be Speaker, If All His Conditions Are Met
Paul Ryan has never really wanted to be Speaker Of The House, but he’s take the job if House Republicans meet the conditions he’s set out.
Paul Ryan has never really wanted to be Speaker Of The House, but he’s take the job if House Republicans meet the conditions he’s set out.
Ben Carson will spend most of October on a book tour rather than campaigning for President. Further proof that he is not a serious candidate despite his standing in the polls.
Rand Paul’s flailing Presidential campaign seems to be raising concerns about his Senate seat among some Republicans.
Another political earthquake in Washington as Kevin McCarthy drops out of the race for Speaker, and the House GOP doesn’t seem to know which way to go.
September’s Jobs Report was disappointing to say the least, and calls into question the Federal Reserve’s apparent plan to raise interest rates in the near future.
Rowan County, Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis says she won’t interfere in the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Some House Republicans are trying to delay the vote on the Iran Nuclear Deal with an argument that has no merit whatsoever.
The 2016 election will be fought on a very small battlefield, and right now the makeup of that battlefield heavily favors the Democrats.
Rowan County, Kentucky Clerk Kimberly Davis was found in contempt of court and jailed for her refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
The Supreme Court has denied a Kentucky Clerk’s request to stay a ruling requiring her to comply with the law and issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Polling in three battleground states shows Hillary Clinton slightly trailing three top Republicans, but it means far less than you might think.
Taxes on wine, beer, and spirits vary wildly from state-to-state and even within each state.
When you’re being paid $65,000 to speak for less than an hour, you’re pretty much the poster child for privilege.
The people who continue to claim that the Confederate Flag is about anything other than hatred, racism, and a nation that celebrated slavery are lying to you and to themselves.
The head of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has resigned in the wake of criminal charges for covering up sexual abuse of children.
Kansas Republicans are threatening to cut off funding for the entire state judicial system if the state’s Supreme Court strikes down a law the legislature likes.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been charged criminally for its role in covering up sexual abuse of children by Priests.
The largely conservative state of Nebraska seems to be on the verge of repealing its law authorizing capital punishment.
If a new campaign succeeds, Harriet Tubman could replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
A series of mini-scandals point to the conflicts of interest around the Clintons.
Alec MacGillis argues for Slate that “Veterans Should Pay Taxes Like Everyone Else.” I agree!
Now that they control all of Congress, some Republicans are suddenly deciding that the filibuster should be repealed.
A new poll of 2016 primary voters shows that even Republicans are coming to accept that gays and lesbians should have the right to get married.
A new Patriots cheating scandal, or much ado about nothing?
Nebraska and Oklahoma are suing Colorado over the Centennial State’s decision to legalize marijuana, but they don’t seem to have much of a case.
The costs of more than a decade of war are far higher than many ever thought, and we’re still paying the price for the fiscal irresponsibility of the Bush Administration while they were being fought.
You’ve got your playoff College Football fans, as imperfect as it was inevitably going to be.
Texas has joined with 16 other states in a lawsuit against the Obama Administration over the President’s executive action on immigration. At first glance, it doesn’t appear to have much legal merit.
Based on the available evidence, there’s very little evidence that Voter ID laws had a significant impact on the midterm elections.
Same-sex marriage advanced in Kansas and South Carolina yesterday, and will soon be law in Montana, but the Supreme Court is what matters now,
A popular idea that does nothing useful while simultaneously violating the Constitution.
Republicans performed better among Latino voters this year than they did in 2012, but that doesn’t mean they’ve solved their problems.
Voter Turnout was lower this year than in any midterm since the one held eleven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
States may not add to Federal requirements for voter registration, the Court rules. Which makes perfect sense.
An unsurprising ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that only seems to bring closer the day when same-sex marriage will be legal nationwide.
2014 was not supposed to be a wave election, but it clearly qualifies as one.
With the midterms over, it’s time for Sarah Palin to start grifting again.
The B.C.S. was far from perfect, and the College Football Playoff system will be, at best, only slightly better.
Facing a tough re-election battle, Kansas Senator Pat Roberts is engaging in abject fearrmongering.
Things are looking good for the GOP to take over the Senate, but there are still several right races that could tip the balance one way or the other.
Polls continue to show that most Americans are largely tuning the midterms out.
There’s at least a 50-50 chance we won’t know who controls the Senate until weeks after Election Day.
Despite conventional wisdom, there remains little incentive for the GOP to change its position on immigration reform.
The Supreme Court’s expansion of same-sex marriage seems to be sitting well with the American public.