United States Congress

Israeli Official: Boehner And Netanyahu Conspired “To Defy and Humiliate President Obama”

Israeli Official: Boehner And Netanyahu Conspired “To Defy and Humiliate President Obama”

Obviously Boehner is frustrated that he has been outplayed and out-maneuvered at every turn by the President, and lacking the…

10 years ago

Rand Paul’s Read the Bills Act Relies on Congress to Tell the Truth

Rand Paul says he wants Congress to read bills before they vote, relying on them to tell us truthfully if…

10 years ago

SCOTUS, Interrupted: Wolf PAC Takes Citizens United Repeal To The States

Enter Wolf PAC. A grassroots effort spawned by the enormously popular Young Turk Network, Wolf's mission is boldly simple. Per…

10 years ago

According to Republicans The 114th Koch Congress Is Focused On Koch Priorities

Republicans are beginning the 114th Congress with the mindset that "nothing is going to get in the way of our…

10 years ago

113th Congress Produces 22% of “Do-Nothing” 1947-1948 Counterpart

Similar to overpaid NFL "star" Jay Cutler's reign of terror as the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears, the best…

10 years ago

Americans Will Pay For Republican-lite Democrats’ Compromise “At All Costs”  

Whatever the reason, the so-called compromise appropriations bill is an affront to the American people, and revealed that many Democrats…

10 years ago

Cheaters Never Win – Winners Never Cheat? A Close Look At November 4th

This will be my last mid-term general election contribution. At least in my state of South Carolina, it ain't pretty.

10 years ago

Tea Party Congressman Threatens Government Shutdown If Obama Issues Executive Orders

On Wednesday morning, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) issued a threat to the country by saying a government shutdown will occur…

10 years ago

Democrat Tim Sheridan Primed To Defeat Ken Calvert and Help Take Back the House in 2014

On Wednesday morning, I was able to speak with Tim Sheridan. Sheridan is a Democratic candidate for Congress who is…

11 years ago

Taking Back the House, Vol. 19: John Campbell and California’s 45th District

This is the nineteenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House.The purpose of this…

11 years ago

Democrats Make Ted Cruz Look Like a Fool by Reviving Gun Control Bill

Ted Cruz (R-TX) to boasted to a tea party gathering in Texas that he was a major force in killing…

12 years ago

Guns are Just the Latest Symptom of the Right’s Anti-Obama Delusion

The current outrage from gun-fanatics that President Obama is sending federal forces to confiscate their precious firearms is a microcosm…

12 years ago

Eight Changes We Need to Make to Our System to Fix DC

The actions of Congress during the last couple of weeks make it abundantly clear that our political system is broken.…

12 years ago

Republicans Fulfill Their Destiny of Creating the Worst Congress in Nearly 70 Years

Republicans are on pace, and appear pleased, to hold the distinction as the most unproductive Congress since the 1940s, and…

12 years ago