Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling that the Republicans may be open to a temporary increase to the debt-ceiling. (Reuters) - Congress and the White House could raise the debt limit...
Artist - RJ Matson In other news, out-going Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned congress today not to make any rash decisions on Libya, and Senator John McCain theorizes that immigrants may be...
Last week, Governor Scott Walker and the Republicans of Wisconsin passed legislation, which oversaw deep cuts to education and social programs, at 3 a.m. in violation of his own pledge to not, ya'...
Remember the giant pallet of raw cash that the Bush Administration sent to Iraq? The pallet of cash which mysteriously vanished into the wind upon its arrival never to be seen again? The original...
Artist - Adam Zyglis In other news, Rep. Darrell Issa (R), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is threatening to eliminate the National Labor Relations Board, and the...
I do not live in New York, and it may be a long time before I ever have a chance to visit there, but this still really pisses me off. NEW YORK (PIX11)— In a City Council hearing Thursday, president...
Artist - RJ Matson In other news, House Republicans voted to cut food safety funding today, instead relying on the industry to "police itself," and two aides to former Maryland Governor Robert...
Last Sunday on the eve of the first "serious" Republican president debate, Tim Pawlenty infamously referred to Mitt Romney's healthcare plan as "Obamneycare." Many predicted, including myself, that...
Following a request by Gawker Media for records of correspondence between Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey and Roger Ailes of Fox News, Gawker recieved a letter back declaring that Ailes is a...
Artist - Bob Englehart In other news, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a memo ordering a suspension of his new law requiring all state workers undergo drug testing pending a lawsuit challenging the...
Good news -- The Senate voted to end ethanol subsidies today in a vote that was actually quite bi-partisan. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted 73 to 27 on Thursday to wipeout billions of dollars...
As it was previously noted, House Republicans are considering a bill, which has already been approved by committee, that would oversee deep spending cuts to programs that provide food and nutritional...
Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, the Fifth Circuit Court opined today that illegal immigrants are not guaranteed Fourth amendment rights, and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was released from the...
Courtesy of the Labor Department -- the share of national income taken home by working people is now at a record low. Meanwhile, Corporate America continues to rake in record profits. The only thing...
Republicans just say No to more economic stimulus. Two leading Republicans say they do not support President Obama's plan to broaden, deepen, and extend a payroll tax cut to stimulate the economy in...
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities -- Tim Pawlenty's grand strategy for achieving continuous 5% economic growth. Specifically, in 2013 the Pawlenty plan would give people in the top one...
Artist - Joe Heller In other news, the Wisconsin Supreme Court overruled Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi today with a 4-3 conservative majority giving Governor Scott Walker's union-busting bill the go...
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is beginning debate today on a food and farm spending bill which will oversee deep cuts, amounting to roughly $47 billion dollars, to social...
A word-cloud generated for last night's Republican presidential debate.Three words: Tea. Party. Movement. Also -- Coke is bigger than Santorum. word-cloud via Nicole
Artist - Jen Sorensen In other news, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor may finally be warming up to the notion that defaulting on the national debt really is a very bad idea, and Rep. Allen West (R...
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