Pot Activist Helps Illustrate the Limits of Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Political Courage
Spoiler: It's not very high.
Senate
Rand Paul Says Nope to AG Nominee Loretta Lynch
Says 'Mrs. Lynch has a track-record of violating the individual freedoms granted to us by our Constitution.'
Senate Votes 60 to 36 For Keystone XL Pipeline: Obama Veto Pen Ready?
Symbolic vetoes are not in the national interest.
AG Nominee Loretta Lynch Says Civil Asset Forfeiture 'Protections Are There.' Not When Her Office Ignores Them.
Long Island business had nearly half a million seized for more than two years without any court filing.
Senate Votes 98 to 1: Climate Change Is Real and Not a Hoax
Senators vote 50 to 49 that it is "sense of the Senate" that "human activity significantly contributes to climate change."
Ted Cruz: Loose Cannon or Libertarian Reformer?
The Texas senator might be just crazy enough to win the GOP presidential nomination.
Nationwide Keystone Pipeline Protests Today as Senate Prepares to Vote Approval
Would add just 1/100th of a degree to man-made warming by 2100
How Torture Became Just Another Government Bureaucracy
The battle isn't about morals or ethics, but rules and control.
USA FREEDOM and Rand Paul
Civil libertarians are disappointed by the Kentucky senator's vote against debate on NSA reform legislation.
Advice to the New Republican Congress: Don't Pass More Laws
GOP should put the wish lists away and let state and local governments manage themselves.
Democrats Anticipate Loss of Iowa Senate Seat
Originally considered a donkey party walk-away.
'War on Women' Rhetoric Not Translating to Election 2014 Support for Democrats
Evoking "The Handmaid's Tale" as a supposed GOP policy goal isn't guaranteeing success at the polls.
Cluster of Retiring Geezer Dems Boosts GOP Senate Hopes
Maybe they should try for renewal at Carousel.
Sen. Coburn Takes Aim Again at Wasteful Federal Spending
His last annual analysis before he retires
