Senate Confirms Srinivasan To Powerful D.C. Circuit Court
The Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to confirm President Obama’s nominee to the second most powerful court in the country.…
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Harry Reid Downplays Nuclear Option Threats
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) forcefully criticized GOP obstruction again Thursday but sought to downplay his nuclear option threats,…
Huge Majority Of GOP Supports Background Checks
A whopping 81 percent of Republicans favor background checks for private gun sales, according to a Pew Research poll released…
McConnell Rejects Reid’s Nuclear Option Threats
The battle over the filibuster escalated Wednesday as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) jumped in the fray to lash…
GOP Senator Misleads Constituents On Gun Control Vote
Facing pushback on his vote against expanding the scope of background checks for gun purchases, Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) is…
GOP Nominee In Virginia Called Three-Fifths Clause An ‘Anti-Slavery Amendment’
The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia has called the Constitution’s original clause to count blacks as three-fifths of…
McCain, Collins Slam Republicans For Budget Hypocrisy
In the latest expression of Republican frustration with conservative GOP colleagues, Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Susan Collins (R-ME) excoriated…
Reid Mulls Nuclear-Style Filibuster Reform For Nominations
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is telegraphing his intention to use the nuclear option to reduce or eliminate the…
Massachusetts Senate Election: GOP Candidate Lashes Out At Ed Markey For Invoking Newtown In Attack Ad
In the Massachusetts Senate race, Republican nominee Gabriel Gomez is reacting strongly to a TV ad launched Thursday by Democrat…
House GOP Votes To Repeal Obamacare — And Chop The GOP’s Own Budget
House Republicans voted on Thursday afternoon to repeal Obamacare — the third dead-end vote to wipe out the law entirely…
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