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Congress Forcing The Army To Buy Tanks It Doesn’t Want

Once again, politics is dictating military policy.

The Attack In Boston Is Not Relevant To The Immigration Debate

Opponents of immigration reform are deceptively attempting to use the bombing attack in Boston to derail immigration reform.

Congress Wants Exemption from ObamaCare Exchanges (Or Does It?)

There’s bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill that they don’t want to participate in ObamaCare.

Sales Taxes On Internet Purchases Seem To Be An Inevitability

The days of tax-free online shopping are coming to an end.

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Maureen Dowd Discovers That Barack Obama Is Neither Andrew Shepherd Nor Josiah Bartlett

If you want to understand contemporary politics, the last thing you should do is reference an Andrew Sorkin project.

A No Vote On Manchin/Toomey Is Unlikely To Hurt Any Senator

The odds that any of the Senators who voted no on Manchin/Toomey will pay a political price for doing so is low.

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The US Senate, Where Down is Up

The filibuster is now so commonplace that it’s baked into the expectations.

Manchin-Toomey Background Checks Bill In Trouble

The prospects for gun control appear to be dimming.

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Coming Next: A Senate Deal On Immigration

The Senate looks like it’s about ready to take up a bipartisan immigration reform package.

The Background Check Deal: Grandstanding Or Good Idea?

The Manchin/Toomey proposal on background checks isn’t perfect, but it isn’t horrible either.

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Secret McConnell Tape Records Politicians Being Politicial

Mother Jones’s recording of a secret McConnell campaign strategy meeting is much less than meets the eye.

The Odd Politics Of The GOP’s Gun Control Filibuster

The GOP’s decision to filibuster the Senate Gun Control Bill doesn’t make a lot of political sense.

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Odds Of A Democratic House Takeover Low

The odds for a party switch in the House of Representatives remain quite low.

One Congressman’s Fate Demonstrates What’s Wrong With The GOP

One Virginia Republican Member of Congress recently got a lesson in what going against the GOP’s hyperpartisan atmosphere feels like.