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UPDATED Of course Donald Trump is just doing the birther thing to get publicity. But for those of us who find birtherism a sad and tedious spectacle rather than a cause for curiosity is there anyone who can end the idiocy once and for all? It turns out one man has the credibility, the standing, [...]
‘Tis the season for 2012 hopefuls to staff up their campaigns, and Tim Pawlenty has made a minor splash today by signing on the young GOP star Nick Ayers. Ayers, whom we touted in our “40 Under 40” package last fall (he’s just 28), is one of his party’s most celebrated young talents–in part thanks [...]
President Obama sprints up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to visit with tourists on April 9, a day after Congress came to agreement on funding the federal government. (REUTERS/Mike Theiler) –A 2011 budget deal may be done, or at least a compromise number reached and some riders ruled out, but lawmakers are still working [...]
At 2:30 PM on Saturday, President Obama took a victory lap at the Lincoln Memorial. He shook hands with surprised tourists, basked in their cheers, and took care to underline that Friday night’s grand bargain was the reason they were able to come pay their respects at Lincoln’s throne. “Because Congress was able to settle [...]
With just minutes to go before a midnight deadline, House Republicans and Senate Democrats announced they had struck a long-awaited deal to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year, averting a shutdown that would have furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal employees, stalled services for millions of Americans and brought potential political [...]
It’s almost like bizarro New Year’s Eve in the Capitol. Staffers seem slightly punch-drunk from all the speculation and hearsay. Cable networks are splashing countdown clocks and breaking-news banners everywhere. (A deal might be close!) Lawmakers are running out of insulting metaphors; Chuck Schumer today characterized the Tea Party wing’s sway over House Republicans to [...]
Obviously. Except when it’s a grant to a religious organization, in which case it’s obviously tightly segregated in order to prevent the appearance of government-funded religion and therefore the furthest thing from fungible.
The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List and Rep. Jim Jordan, head of the Republican Study Committee, just held a conference call in which Jordan said the fight is all about abortion. “The country’s broke. The vast majority of Americans, whether they’re pro-life or not, don’t want their tax dollars being spent to take the life [...]
Not a minute’s walk from where the Democratic caucus was taking their stand this afternoon — the room in which Sen. Harry Reid struggled to answer a question about why they were using their organizational skills to hold a press conference instead of to get back in a room with the Republican leadership — is [...]
Someone is lying. Or spinning us mercilessly, if you prefer to be charitable. A little after 2 PM, Harry Reid stepped in front of a slate of cameras to accuse House Republicans of “wanting to shut down the federal government over women’s access to health care.” If that sounds ridiculous, Reid added, “it is ridiculous.” [...]
