Friday A/V Club: A Nightmare Vision of a World Without Congress
The 1947 "instructional" film The Powers of Congress
Congress
Casino Magnate Finds Legislators to Support His War on Online Gambling
Death to the competition! For the children, of course.
Republicans Craft Tax Hike for Harvard and Yale
The GOP should be thinking up ways to cut taxes, not raise them.
Ban the Dollar!
Congressman points out silliness of Sen. Manchin's complaints about bitcoins
John Dingell's Wife Favorite to Replace Him—Updated
Dingell replaced his father in a special election in 1955
House Republicans To Pass Anti-Regulation Legislation
Believe regulation hampers job creation
Congress Unconscionably Silent on Obama's Constitutional Crimes
The president's willingness to violate the Constitution publicly calls into question his fitness for office.
Congress Pressures Obama To Punish Ukraine Amid Unrest
At least 25 killed in recent violence
Lawmakers Attempt to Stop Obamacare Food-Labeling Mandates
Say they go much further than they intended and would be impossible to implement
Freshman Calif. Congresswoman Will Not Seek Re-Election
Would rather pursue a county position
Former NFL Player to Run for Congress in Wash.
Tea Party Republican looking to take seat of retiring Doc Hastings
Obama Wants Congress to Take Up Immigration, Minimum Wage
Why not worry about your own problems there, Mr. President?
Republicans Drop Plan To Tie Debt Ceiling Increase To Restoration of Military Benefits
Plan doesn't have enough support
Wealthy Democrats Call for Public Campaign Financing
How about reducing the scope and power of government to reduce the incentives instead?
GOP Leaders Urge IRS to Scrap Rule Targeting Political Non-Profits
Argue it suppresses free speech
Legislators 'Disturbed and Angered' After 'Very Highly Classified' Briefing on Snowden Leaks
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) says what the NSA whistle-blower engaged in espionage
Obama's Executive Order Tyranny
How dangerous is a president who wants to rule by pen and phone?
Clay Aiken Says He is Running For Congress in North Carolina
"American Idol" star will run in North Carolina's 2nd District
Rep. Rogers Accuses Glenn Greenwald of Selling Stolen Materials
By which he means the Snowden documents
12-Term NJ Congressman Rob Andrews Reportedly Resigning This Month, Recently Investigated by House Ethics
Former Senate, Governor hopeful now moving to lucrative lobbying job; local Dem powerbroker may try to replace him
Rep. Grimm Apologizes To Reporter He Threatened To Throw Off "F***ing Balcony"
Wasn't happy with one of the reporter's questions in post-State of the Union
House Passes $1 Trillion Farm Bill
Senate expected to vote on the overdue legislation next week
Syria Peace Talks Disrupted After Congress Approves Continued Aid to Rebels
United Nations officials says talks will not continue this afternoon
Sen. McCaskill: Karzai is 'Divorced From Reality'
Lawmakers are increasingly frustrated with the Afghan president
Most Americans Shrug at State of the Union Spectacle
As President Gerald Ford once said, "the state of the union is not good"
