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Maine Democrat Tries to Make Marijuana and NSA Wedge Issues
Susan Collins is the only Republican Senator facing re-election in a state carried by Obama in 2012. Yet her Democratic challenger, Shenna Bellows, a former Maine American Civil Liberties Union director, has received little …
Senate Women Win Civility Award
Being nice can pay off (sorta) in Washington D.C.
Hollywood Is Coming to Capitol Hill
Actors Ben Affleck and Seth Rogen will appear before two different Senate panels February 26
In the Ring: Harry Reid, John McCain Look to KO Boxing Brain Injuries
In a rare bipartisan moment, Reid and McCain come together to fight boxing head injuries
Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn Retiring From Congress
Citing health and other concerns, ‘Dr. No’ says no more
McConnell Laments Loss of Minority Rights in Senate
Outlines his plan to fix the Senate should Republicans win back the majority
Harry Reid Released From Hospital
Doctors diagnosed the Nevada Senator with exhaustion, but he is now “cleared to go back to work”
Jeh Johnson Confirmed as Head of Homeland Security
He will be the first African American to head DHS
Clergy Urge Senate Intelligence Committee to Declassify CIA Interrogation Report
The 6,000-page report, which documents use of torture, was approved last year, but has yet to be made public
Senate Pulls All Nighter on Post-Nuclear Nominations
As if things could get even more log-jammed in Congress, the Senate grinds to a virtual halt
Fallout From the Filibuster Rule Change
With a historic and controversial move, Senate majority leader Harry Reid renders the sober Senate more like the hyperpartisan House
Senate Democrats Go ‘Nuclear’ to Curb the Filibuster
Senate Democrats pushed through a historic change to the chamber’s rules on Thursday, doing away with filibusters on executive appointments and most judicial nominations in a bid to ease the gridlock gripping the chamber.
The …