John Boehner and Mitch McConnell are refusing to make any recommendations for the Death Panels: The top two Republicans in Congress informed President Obama on Thursday that they will refuse to fulfill their duty under the...
Read MoreToday, the House will vote on a bill that would authorize the Treasury Department to prioritize debt payments in the event that the debt limit is exceeded. The bill has no chance in the Senate and would be vetoed by the...
Read MoreThirty-six years ago the Grateful Dead played their most renowned concert in Barton Hall at Cornell University. Last May it was formally recognized by the Library of Congress: On May 23, the Library of Congress’ National...
Read MoreNot long after he was shit-canned for having an affair, former DCI David Petraeus explained to Congress that the Intelligence Community deliberately omitted any public reference to any terrorist organizations that might have...
Read MoreSteve Benen makes an observation: Not only is this year’s deficit on track to be significantly smaller than [last] year’s, to the tune of about $200 billion, it’s also on pace to be even better than optimistic...
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