The Senate Majority Leader shows not only that he has a sense of humor, but also that he’s hip to Twitter’s trendy six-second video format
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Three Days From a Shutdown, the Senate Can’t Even Vote About a Vote
An arcane procedure holds up voting for another day
Cruz Ends 21-Hour Anti-Obamacare Speech
He held court in the chamber since Tuesday afternoon
Ted Cruz Reads ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ on Senate Floor — And That’s Not the Weird Part
What’s weird is that Cruz’s marathon speech, in protest against Obamacare, is technically not a filibuster
Cruz Loses Support for Anti-Obamacare Tactic
He’s trying to block a bill he supports because he’s worried Democrats will restore funding for health care law later
Inhofe Asks Hagel Why Iran Endorses His Nomination
Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) asks Chuck Hagel when he stopped beating his wife during the SecDef confirmation hearing.
Todd Akin Resists Calls to Withdraw from Missouri Senate Race After Rape Comments
Politics is tribal. When a candidate commits a typical gaffe, his opponents attack while his allies mount a defense. That’s just the way it goes. But once in a while, a candidate says something so devastatingly stupid everything …
The Obama Presidency in Pictures
As Barack Obama campaigns for a second term, TIME’s photo editors recap his White House tenure to date.
Cruz Wins in Texas as the GOP Establishment Cracks
Thirty years ago, it was said Texas Republicans were so few that they met in a phone booth. These days, a Roman amphitheater might be a more suitable venue. The colossal $45 million GOP U.S. Senate primary battle that culminated …
Bain Already Killed Mitt Romney Once. And I Was a Witness.
I haven’t studied the details of Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain & Co. And I’m no expert in political tactics; when I write about them, it’s usually to make a larger point about a politician. My only credential for discussing whether Bain will hurt Romney in 2012 is that I lived in Massachusetts in 1994, when he was running for …
Political Pictures of the Week, April 14-20
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Dick Lugar and Barack Obama: The End of Bipartisan Bromance
It was Washington’s most charming bipartisan bromance. When Barack Obama ran for President in 2008, he was eager to embrace Indiana’s Republican Senator, Dick Lugar. Obama dropped Lugar’s name into his announcement speech, featured him in a TV ad, and cited him as a key foreign policy influence in a debate. Hugging Lugar, the …
Senate Blocks Republican Contraception Measure, but the Debate Can’t Be Voted Away
In a 51-48 vote on Thursday, the Senate rejected a Republican amendment that would have allowed any employer to deny medical coverage for services it objected to on religious grounds. Drawn up in the wake of the Obama Administration’s decision to mandate contraception coverage at Catholic universities and hospitals, the amendment, …