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Paul Ryan: Never mind I thought a super committee was a crappy idea in 2011—let's do that now!
Remember all the way back to 2011 and the Budget Control Act in which Republicans…
Senate Village Idiot (Rand Paul) Shuts Down Govt. Over Deficit After Voting For Deficit Exploding $1 Trillion Tax Cut
Republicans are so incompetent when it comes to running the federal government that they have…
From Clinics to Child Insurance, Budget Deal Affects Health Care
A budget deal billed as a measure to stabilize government funding is chock-full of provisions…
Shutdown watch: Yep, Republicans are shutting this down
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) did not lift his block of the short-term spending bill that…
Senate adjourns till 12:01 a.m. EST without approving budget deal
The U.S. Senate adjourned on Thursday until 12:01 a.m. EST (0500 GMT) without approving a…
How Partisan Has House Intelligence Panel Become? It’s Building a Wall
Since taking up its Russia inquiry last year, the committee, once an oasis of country-first…
Open thread for night owls. Cronin: Resistance must do more to put forward people with disabilities
Eileen Cronin’s memoir, Mermaid, is on Oprah Winfrey’s list of Best Memoirs of 2014 and has…
This bill would prohibit South Dakota teachers from acknowledging transgender kids exist
For the second year in a row, South Dakota could be the first state legislature…
Rachel Maddow Exposes Rand Paul As A Deficit Fraud Desperate For Attention
Rand Paul – a man who voted for a $1.5 trillion tax cut for the…
Unwelcome Attention for John Kelly, the Man Enlisted to Bring Calm
President Trump is calling the chief of staff he pushed out, Reince Priebus, to complain…
U.S. prison conditions are so bad, Britain's putting a hold on some extraditions
British resident Lauri Love was arrested on suspicion of having hacked into key U.S. computer…
DHS reportedly weighing rules targeting immigrants who use public benefits
The Trump administration is reportedly considering making it harder for immigrants who use public assistance…
Chuck Todd Unloads On Trump: The White House Has Reached A ‘Level Of Crazy’ We’ve Never Seen
“It feels like we’ve reached a level of crazy in the White House, and it’s…
White House Regrets Its Handling of Rob Porter Case: ‘We All Could Have Done Better’
White House officials conceded that they regretted the way they handled accusations against the staff…
Eighth annual survey finds nearly 10,000 solar jobs shed in '17, but long-term trend remains strong
After years of soaring growth, the number of U.S. jobs in the solar industry fell…
GOP congressman powers his off-grid solar home with a Tesla battery
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is an MIT-trained engineer and libertarian who has been living off-grid…
Democrats Obliterate Rand Paul For Holding Government Hostage Over Phony Deficit Concerns
What’s obvious is that Republicans don’t truly care about the deficit – they never have….
Union Leaders Protesting DeVos Are Left Out in the Cold
The leaders were not allowed access to the Education Department building to deliver failing “report…
200 million Americans live in the 100-mile zone where Border Patrol can ask for papers
Incidents of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents asking for the citizenship status of passengers…
Republican Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian paid Seb Gorka a $5,000 ‘speaking fee’
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian paid Sebastian Gorka, the former deputy assistant to President…
Donald Trump Jr. Just Provided Proof That He Is Colluding With Fox News And Putin To Kill The Russia Investigaton
An effort by to smear the top Democrat on the Senate Russia investigation, Sen. Mark…
Republicans Learn to Love Deficit Spending They Once Loathed
After years of professing fiscal discipline, Republicans are embracing budget deficits as the nation’s debt…
New York law is letting police officers get away with rape
There are nationwide rules prohibiting probation officers, as well as prison and jail guards, from…
White House tries to defend John Kelly’s conduct in domestic abuse scandal, only makes things worse
On Thursday afternoon, White House Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah made his first appearance at…
Pentagon Won’t Answer Who Would Pay for Trump’s Expensive Military Parade
When asked who would pay for the cost of the parade, White said the Pentagon…
John Kelly: From Order to Disorder?
John F. Kelly was brought in to restore order to a chaotic West Wing. But…
Trump's pro-torture, anti-gay judicial nominee gets one step closer to a lifetime appointment
Senate Republicans rammed yet another far-right judicial nominee through the Senate Judiciary Committee by a party-line…
Florida lawmaker wants to force Lorde to cancel her shows because of her stance on the BDS movement
Lawmakers in Florida want Lorde’s concerts in the state canceled because of the singer’s involvement…
Democrats To Turn Blue Wave Into A Tsunami By Targeting Over 100 House GOP Seats
Democrats are competing everywhere and expanding the map by targeting 100 Republican-held House seats. NBC…