Top story: Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia — half of the Manchin-Toomey background checks bill that went down in defeat two weeks ago — says his bill… Read More
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Top Links: Why Sen. Joe Manchin thinks second time’s the charm on background checks
12:11 PM on 4/29/2013
Top Links: You can thank austerity and sequestration (in part) for today’s mixed bag of a GDP report
11:32 AM on 4/26/2013
The economy is growing more this quarter than last. But don’t start celebrating just yet. Read More
Mark Sanford’s hubris on full-page display
9:41 AM on 4/23/2013
Polls show Sanford badly trailing Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch — and a new full-page newspaper ad addressed to voters shows why. Read More
Top Links: Conservatives, McConnell keep it classy after blocking expanded background checks
12:06 PM on 4/18/2013
Republicans used “lies” and “hogwash” – in the words of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia — to defeat expanded background checks. The way they celebrated is part of the story. Read More
Sanford’s ‘trespass’ costs him GOP support – and possibly a win
6:08 PM on 4/17/2013
It’s going to be an interesting Father’s Day in the Mark Sanford household – at least as interesting as the last 24 hours of his campaign. Read More
Top Links: Mark Sanford’s new ‘trespassing’ scandal has conservatives groaning and Tweeters joking
10:35 AM on 4/17/2013
The Appalachian Trail just took a weird turn in the Mark Sanford saga — to the possible benefit of his Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Colbert Busch. Read More
Top Links: The sound and the fury (and the facts) over Obama’s 18.4% tax rate
12:48 PM on 4/15/2013
Top story: A few conservatives are having a good time hitting President Obama over the 18.4% tax rate he paid in 2012. However, a little context is in… Read More
Top Links: So what exactly DO we know about North Korea’s missiles? And what does ‘moderate confidence’ mean?
11:32 AM on 4/12/2013
As Secretary of State Kerry visits South Korea, the latest assessment out of the Pentagon only adds to the confusion about what we do and don’t know about North Korea’s ability to successfully launch a nuclear-armed missile. Read More
Top Links: Conservative Mickey Kaus goes on a ‘search’ for Marco Rubio’s ‘manhood’ over immigration
11:09 AM on 4/11/2013
The one-two punch of possible immigration and background check deals does not a happy far right make. Read More
Top Links: The chained CPI debate and the Obama budget’s last dig at Romney
11:02 AM on 4/10/2013
There are a lot of numbers in the newly released White House budget. A lot. But let’s focus on the most contentious one. Read More
McConnell’s Ashley Judd tape shows lack of ‘real moral leadership’
6:41 PM on 4/9/2013
Mother Jones' Washington bureau chief David Corn said the most incriminating moments on tape were McConnell failing to stop his campaign from making below-the-belt attacks. Read More
Top Links: McConnell hops aboard GOP’s filibuster bandwagon. Hope they see that cliff ahead.
11:18 AM on 4/9/2013
There are now 14 senators ready to prevent even a debate on gun control legislation — something which may energize the base but won’t help efforts to rebrand. Read More
Top Links: Remembering ‘Maggie’: Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013
11:11 AM on 4/8/2013
A look back at one of the most polarizing — and powerful — leaders of the 20th Century, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who passed away this morning. Read More
Top links: Why the bad jobs report? It’s the payroll tax, stupid
10:56 AM on 4/5/2013
The March jobs report was, well, not so good. But don’t blame the sequester — blame the payroll tax. Read More
Top Links: Welcome to the Jim DeMint Era at Heritage — and in American politics
11:32 AM on 4/4/2013
Jim DeMint officially takes the reigns at the Heritage Foundation today — and the American political landscape is about to change because of it. Read More
Top Links: Mark Sanford hikes the Appalachian runoff today
11:32 AM on 4/2/2013
Most campaign watchers believe former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford should win his GOP congressional primary today — but his contest versus Stephen Colbert's sister is still an open question. Read More
Top Links: Rubio may want to read up on what Gallup says about the GOP and ‘compromise’
11:46 AM on 4/1/2013
Sen. Marco Rubio doesn’t want anyone who’s not him spiking the ball on comprehensive immigration reform — even as Gallup says that the biggest “brand” problem for the GOP is a failure to compromise. Read More
Top Links: No Judd? No worries. Election 2014 will have plenty of daytime soap opera-worthy storylines
11:40 AM on 3/28/2013
Top story: Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, seems safe from Ashley Judd or any other candidate his haters want to throw at him — for now. But his race is… Read More
Karl Rove’s romance…with rewriting his history on same-sex marriage
6:20 PM on 3/27/2013
Karl Rove's approach to same-sex marriage is one any tradition-minded American could approve of. Read More
Top Links: Everything you always wanted to know about the Supreme Court’s DOMA case (but were afraid to ask)
11:29 AM on 3/27/2013
The Defense of Marriage Act is part love story, part tax nightmare — which means it has something for everyone, liberal or conservative. Read More
