Everybody Still Hates Ted Cruz
Fortunately for his wife, Ted Cruz is back on Capitol Hill. And unfortunately for absolutely every other member of Congress—Ted Cruz is back on Capitol Hill.
U.S. Senators on Track to Spend Least Amount of Time in Senate in 60 Years
Thanks to weekly four-day weekends and a general inclination to do anything other than legislate, The Politico reports this year’s Senate will likely spend the least amount of time in the Senate in more than 60 years.
Fight Inequality: Abolish the Senate
America's decades-long growth of economic inequality has plenty of causes. Here's one that doesn't get enough attention.
Without Campaign Finance Reform, Nothing Changes
If we ever hope to be a truly fair representative democracy, we need to have campaign finance reform. The Republicans in the Senate have just blocked a proposed Constitutional amendment that might help do that. In America, the money owns the people. Not the other way around.
Liz Cheney Is Pissing Off Conservatives In Wyoming
Liz Cheney wants to be in the Senate, and she wants to be in the Senate now. So much so that's she's thinking of challenging her not-not-evil father's old fishing buddy, Michael B. Enzi, which could start a Republican "civil war."
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski Endorses Marriage Equality
Just before the Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski made a clear endorsement of marriage equality. Murkowski, a Senator since 2002, joins two other Republicans in the Senate (Rob Portman of Ohio and Mark Kirk of Illinois), in supporting the rights of gay and lesbian couples to marry.
Senator Max Baucus (D - Mon.) plans to retire rather than seek re-election next year. And yet he still voted against background checks on gun sales last week.
Breakthrough Negotiations for Gun-Control Legislation Before Senate Vote
Senators Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin just announced a major breakthrough on gun-control legislation today, regarding the central feature in the gun legislation bill: the expansion of background checks on gun sales. The key negotiations come just in time for the Senate vote tomorrow, which will be the most significant…
Senator Rand Paul Takes Four-Hour Stand Against Drone Assassination on American Soil
For four hours now, Sen. Rand Paul (R - Ky.) has been filibustering the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director, following through on a threat he'd made earlier this month after Attorney General Eric Holder refused to rule out the use of unmanned drones in targeted assassinations on American soil in "extraordinary…
U.S. Senator Says 'Shitty Deal' One Million Times
Goldman Sachs is spending today being harangued on Capital Hill. Senator Carl Levin read a Goldman email about the "shitty deal" it made, and felt compelled to repeat the phrase a dozen times. Watch in amazement! [Clip by Matt Toder!]
Joe Lieberman Gets So Appalling Even the New York Times Can't Resist Mentioning It
Joe Lieberman may have got his way and gutted the healthcare reforms. But everyone hates the smug (redacted) with his smug (redacted) face — and even the Times can't resist mentioning it.
