Senate Republicans are signaling that they are going to block Elizabeth Warren’s bill to help 40 million students refinance their loans because it would raise taxes on millionaires.
Republican lawmakers’ plan to show how well they understand women instead proves how little they understand.
GOP Senator Saxby Chambliss said if he had been told of the exchange of the Gitmo prisoners for Bergdahl, he’d have raised “holy hell” in “public opposition”.
Sen. Bernie Sanders joined Rachel Maddow tonight to explain why the bipartisan VA bill isn’t politics as usual. This legislation actually has a good chance of passing.
Graham is doing his best to take up the slack and perpetuate racial animus toward people of color; particularly the person of color occupying the Oval Office.
President Obama has been trying to close GITMO for years, but Sen. Lindsey Graham warned the president that Republicans will impeach him if he releases any more prisoners or tries to close the prison.
Might as well put this conclusion on repeat. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke and PolitiFact found him mostly false. After President Obama announced that we negotiated for America’s “only prisoner of war”, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, to be safely returned to us, Republicans freaked out like they do every time Obama is successful at something.
Iowa Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Joni Ernst referred to the recent Isla Vista killings as an “unfortunate accident” in a primary debate.
Obamacare’s most devoted troll, Republican Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, would support funding the expansion of Medicaid, but somehow without Obamacare.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham thinks President Obama is emboldening the enemy by announcing a drawdown in Afghanistan. He accused Obama of “losing” wars.
A Rasmussen Poll released on Friday shows Democrat Michelle Nunn leading both her potential rivals in the Georgia U.S. Senate race.
McConnell’s team has tried to paint her as a Hollywood liberal whose values are all wrong for Kentucky. Recently, it has been revealed that McConnell is a huge hypocrite.
Rick Santorum says his party has been hostile to workers and that their opposition to raising the minimum wage “makes no sense”.
Iowa State Sen. Joni Ernst, who is trying to grab the GOP nomination for Iowa’s open US Senate seat, released a new TV ad this week in the hopes of grabbing some mainstream attention.
Maine GOP Senator Susan Collins plans not to support a proposed increase in the federal minimum wage to 10.10 an hour.
Scott Brown called Obamacare a monstrosity in the home of a NH state rep who has saved 88 percent in healthcare costs because of Obamacare.
If Democrats wish to neutralize the Tea Party’s ability to harm the country, they cannot afford to wait until 2016 to mobilize.
Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and the talking heads over at FOX News may think the president is weak, but the American people disagree.
The Associated Press blundered by incorrectly declaring David Alameel the winner in the Democratic Senate primary.
Few states are as friendly to Tea Party candidates as Texas, but the Tea Party may very well come up short on Tuesday in the Republican primaries.
Kesha Rogers, a LaRouche supporter who equates Obama to Hitler and calls for his impeachment, is leading the Dem Senate primary in TX.
A newly released poll shows Tea Party Congressman Steve Stockman closing the gap on Senator Cornyn, setting up a possible May runoff.
Broun asks a question based on a false premise: “does it fit the Judeo-Christian Biblical principles that our nation is founded upon?”
Senator Pat Roberts is not a current resident of Kansas. This issue has opened the window for the Kansas Tea Party to primary him in the fall.
OK Senate candidate Jim Bridenstine (R) responded to a woman who advocated executing the President by pouring gasoline on her paranoid rage.
GOP Senators voted almost unanimously to block a three month extension on benefits for the long term unemployed.
A newly released Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey from Alaska reveals how badly tarnished the GOP brand is even in the Last Frontier State. Mark Begich, the Incumbent Democratic Senator, leads all Republican opponents in the poll. Alaska voters are not thrilled with Mark Begich’s job performance. 43 percent of Alaska voters approve of…
Leave it to House Republicans to find a way to both enrage their base and alienate an entire voting bloc all in a single afternoon.
School lunches were confiscated from dozens of grade school children at Uintah Elementary School this week.
Republican US Senate candidate Greg Brannon wants to abolish the Department of Agriculture because he thinks food stamps are slavery.
Justin Amash whined that Congress must “step up and take charge and point out when the President is going beyond his constitutional powers.”
A newly released PPP poll shows MItch McConnell clinging to a one point lead over his Democratic opponent, Alison Lundergan Grimes.
Only one of the five Democratic candidates seems worthy of support from progressives, liberals and centrists interested in flipping the seat from red to blue. That candidate is El Paso attorney Maxey Scherr.
Will Senator Elizabeth Warren’s political economic populist movement change US economics and politics now and in the future?
There are a bunch of Republicans besides McConnell who, when Bush was president, said they’d never, ever filibuster a nominee.
Barton is not a scientist. He is not a historian. He pretends to be a constitutional scholar but has no law degree. So why is Ted Cruz listening to him?
The Senior Senator from Utah is endangering lives by putting his personal gain before the public’s health.
They claim to defend religious liberty but they need to read the Pledge of Allegiance with its vow of “liberty and justice for ALL”
There were many winners and losers (and one who won and lost) in last night’s elections, but the biggest winner was liberalism.
The ‘Civil War’ between the Tea Party and old guard wings of the GOP is being fought in Republican Senate primaries.
When he says he is going to shut down the government and then shuts down the government and then says he never shut down the government but he will do it again, dammit, you better listen.
The Senate theoretically has the Constitutonal power to expel Ted Cruz by a two-thirds vote immediately and with no recourse.
The Tea Party and the Republicans could have led a much-needed national debate about the role and size of the federal government during this shutdown, but they haven’t.
The year 2004 saw Republican sex, crotch grabbing, finger-giving and f-you’s and Ditka missing his big chance to change history
Mitch McConnell and John Boehner have lost control of the Republican Party and handed its future to hardcore ideologues like Texas Senator Ted Cruz..
The Republican Party’s hell-bent obsession with shutting down the government will not end well for them if they succeed.
Had guns not been allowed in Yellowstone, a three year-old girl might not have been able to shoot herself in the park this weekend.
The hearings on Syria did not answer every reasonable question about a possible U.S. punitive strike, but they exposed some questions as unreasonable.
As candidates evaluate the merits of authorizing force in Syria they must also consider the potential political consequences at home.
In her efforts to placate the most extreme elements of the Republican base, Liz Cheney tossed her sister under the bus.
The government is better equipped than private industry for large scale cooperative projects that serve the public interest such as suppressing major wildfires.
A Tea Party opponent has now targeted Lamar Alexander as not conservative enough, illustrating just how far right-wing the modern GOP has become.
Ted Cruz told Republicans that they can’t impeach Obama unless they get the Senate under Republican control, which is not true. He ought to know better; he’s a U.S. Senator.
Since only a communist would oppose rampant crony capitalism and its corporatist/theocratic ideals, Democrats must be commies
While Republicans work to impose a religious apartheid on America, Alaska’s Joe Miller points the finger at Barack Obama
Booker appears politically invincible in his bid to become the Democratic nominee for US Senate in New Jersey.
In four of the most competitive Senate races, Southern Democratic women hold the key to Democratic Senate control in 2014.
In his ongoing feud with NJ Governor Chris Christie, Rand Paul again revealed his selfish mentality when he mocked hurricane relief victims.
Mitch McConnell’s diminished popularity and the fact that he must fight on two fronts means his Senate career could come to an end in 2014.
Mitch McConnell got so angry as Harry Reid floated a few ideas to change the filibuster rules that he said such a change would be inscribed on Reid’s ‘tombstone’.
Harry Reid (D-NV) hinted to reporters that he will have a caucus on this Thursday to discuss filibuster reform, and aides confirmed it.
More border fencing and more agents may be needed to secure Republican votes in the House but they are not needed to secure the border.
The Republican party has alienated highly educated voters of all races, to the point that their electoral prospects have grown dim.
Senator Al Franken, a long-time supporter of marriage equality, said we are closer toward ensuring marriage equality for every American, but the fight is far from over.
House Republicans want government small enough to fit in your womb. And we need to make sure women remember that in 2014.
Conservatives still oppose First Lady Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity program, because freedom. But when it comes to progressive legislation, the right-wing get very weight conscious.
There are a lot of facts that have yet to come out about the Benghazi operation. When they do, they’ll expose the latest committee hearings
You probably didn’t know this but gun safety laws are “pagan” and it was prayer that defeated Manchin-Toomey
Reid mocked the Republicans, ‘It seems House Republicans don’t want to be seen discussing even the possibility of compromise with Democrats, for fear that there will be a Tea Party revolt.’
More troubles for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District candidate, Mark Sanford. He’ll face a judge after his special election. This presents an opportunity for Elizabeth Colbert-Busch
The House managed to pass a Senate passed bill in 30 seconds. The bill kills parts of the STOCK Act, which addressed shady stock trades based on insider information.
After the brutal slayings of 20 precious Sandy Hook children, the son of Pastor Rick Warren shoots himself with an unregistered gun purchased on the Internet, and still the NRA doesn’t care.
POTUS Obama has revived a plan that will cost those who can least afford it, money. Elderly seniors could lose up to $1,000 monthly by 85.
Former Congressman and South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is about as immoral and unethical as they get, but God is reviving his career.
A prominent Senator, the AFL-CIO and the Chamber of Commerce have sent the Senate an agreement on an low-skilled immigrant worker visa.
Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Sarah Palin seem to have captured the spirit of the current crop of Republicans; still extreme and still anti-Obama.
The five Democrats who killed the assault weapons ban will further embolden the million caliber wackjobs to make this the most dangerous county on the planet, wars notwithstanding.
The legislation being proposed by the GOP House is pathetic. Yet, little is heard from Democratic constituents. Activism is the answer.
The U.S. has an enormous number of military personnel and weaponry in the U.S. territory of Guam. It’s legit, but are other ‘occupations?’
The primary purpose of House Bill 933 is to perpetuate the bloat of the defense budget and decimate domestic programs.
It’s clear that there will be no effective gun legislation passed as long as the House remains in Republican hands, but fashion has the answer.
While the Senate may indeed find a bi-partisan path to citizenship for undocumenteds, look for any positives to be scuttled by the House.
John Boehner, back to the wall, has come out swinging a middle finger, offering an F-bomb to Harry Reid and to the victims of Hurricane Sandy
Grover Norquist tried to defend his pet congressmen and women while simultaneously branding President Obama as an enemy of liberty
Unlike most of the words that come out of Republicans like John Bolton’s mouths, Sec. of State Hillary Clinton was telling the truth about her concussion and now blood clot.
South Carolina Governor, Nikki Haley has made history in appointing a black Republican, but was the move historical or hysterical?
An obscure investment player of many years experience has emerged to buy the NYSE. He’s a big derivatives guy with powerful insider contacts
Five decent, caring, dedicated and hard working adults were wiped out in Sandy Hook Elementary School by someone brandishing two 9mm pistols (a Glock and Sig Sauer) and a Bushmaster .223 AR-15 rifle. Tragically, 20 little boys and girls were also killed, either kindergartners or first graders. The school was populated by 5-10 year olds….
Republicans have managed to give the public Republican rule via the filibuster, even though the public elected Democratic rule.
Jim DeMint is leaving the Senate to take over the Presidency of the Heritage Foundation. Another extremist will undoubtedly take his place
Bryan Fischer introduces Barack the Destroyer, the man who wants to destroy America and make Americans suffer because of their racism
Senate history may have been made today when GOP Sen Mitch McConnell attempted to filibuster his own bill on the debt ceiling. Reid called him out, ‘I guess we have a filibuster of his own bill.’
Cracks begin to appear in the no new taxes wall as Saxby Chambliss signals a willingness to rethink the question of revenue
The 2012 election was especially satisfying for the Presidency and the new faces that will show up in Congress, especially the Senate.
George Will writes about an agency founded and briefly run by newly-elected Senator Elizabeth Warren. Will tells many half-truths and lies.
Army General, David Patraeus was destined for greatness from his first year at West Point. Sadly, an affair tainted his stellar reputation.
Ohio Secretary of State, Jon Husted wants to dramatically change electoral votes to favor Republicans, and make it nearly impossible for Democrats to win Ohio.
As the absentee vote count continues in Miami-Dade county. Post-election, Rick Scott should be investigated
Incredible amounts of money were spent on the 2012 General Election. And lots of that money was wasted when expensive attack ads didn’t work
