Who says the campaign season ends?
Congress
Marco Rubio’s Gulpgate
Sen. Marco Rubio had a dry mouth during the Republican Address to the Nation, leading to an awkward, off-screen grab for a Poland Spring bottle. UPDATE: Rubio responds.
Marco Rubio Responds to Obama’s State of the Union
The response to the State of the Union is a lousy assignment. Considering the circumstances, Florida senator Marco Rubio did OK.
Marco Rubio: The Rest of the Story
There was a lot of interesting feedback about my Marco Rubio cover story, most of it about stuff that wasn’t in the story. The writer responds.
Immigrant Son
Marco Rubio wants to sell the GOP on a path to citizenship for undocumented Americans. So why is his mom calling?
A Guide to Sequestration, the Bad Budget Policy We May Not Be Able to Avoid
Amid President Obama’s call to postpone the pain of sequestration, signs that a solution may be elusive.
Brown Out
According to the Boston Herald, Brown will not run for Senate in the special election to succeed John Kerry. Massachusetts holds their gubernatorial election in 2014. UPDATE: Brown confirms.
John Kerry Bids Farewell to the Senate After 28 Years
Yesterday Kerry said goodbye to the Senate in a wide-ranging speech on partisan gridlock, comity, the media, money in politics, and what made him love public service.
House GOP Postpones Debt-Limit Fight–For Now
Republicans’ short-term suspension of the debt limit is a tactical retreat, but it sets up another budget showdown very soon.
5 Better Ways For Congress To Punish Itself
Today the U.S. Congress will vote on an unconstitutional proposal to stop paying themselves a salary if the cannot get their act together. Surely there must be a better way to self-flagellate. Actually, there are at least five.
House Republicans Cave on Debt Ceiling Brinkmanship
In a strategic withdrawal, House Republicans announce plans to pass a short-term debt-limit extension
The Leverage
Republicans are now talking about raising the debt ceiling, but just for a month or two. That would open up a number of key Fiscal Cliff 2 questions.
By Testing the Gun Lobby, Obama and Biden are Launching a Broader War on the Other Party
It’s been Washington’s worst kept secret: Just what new gun regulations will Barack Obama and Joe Biden recommend in the wake of the Sandy Hill Elementary mass shooting?
