Democratic Party

Examiner Editorial: Hill GOP can’t afford a one-and-out defund Obamacare vote

Washington Examiner · September 18, 2013 12:00 am

Make trade, not war

John Stossel · September 18, 2013 12:00 am

Adita Chicas, left, and her son Jessy Chicas, 10, of Woodbridge, Va., cheer as they arrive at the "Rally for Citizenship" on Capitol Hill on April 10, where tens of thousands of immigrants and their supporters are expected to rally for immigration reform.ÃÂ President Obama on Tuesday signaled that he is open to the House passing immigration reform through a piecemeal approach, provided that legislation includes a pathway to citizenship and stronger border security.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama open to piecemeal approach to immigration in House

Meghashyam Mali · September 17, 2013 4:00 am

Tea Party activists have come to see as their adversaries not only Republicans who support increasing the role for the federal government, but anybody who disagrees with their strategy for shrinking government.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Tea Party confuses tactical, ideological disagreements

Philip Klein · September 17, 2013 12:00 am

Poll: 51 percent favor government shutdown until Congress cuts Obamacare

Paul Bedard · September 17, 2013 12:00 am

Congress tepid about revival of gun control bill following Navy Yard shooting

Congress tepid about revival of gun control bill following Navy Yard shooting

Susan Ferrechio · September 17, 2013 12:00 am

British parliamentarian Douglas Carswell, in a Telegraph blogpost, interprets the Sept. 8 victory of Tony Abbott and his center-right Liberal party in Australia as a vote for full-throated conservatism. (AP File)

Republicans need future-looking policies, not old bromides

Michael Barone · September 15, 2013 4:00 am

Terry McAuliffe is the Democratic nominee for governor. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Political cronies keep cash flowing to Terry McAuliffe

Timothy P. Carney · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

Vice President gestures as he addresses a reception to commemorate the 19th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act at the Naval Observatory in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Joe Biden mocks House GOP as ‘Neanderthal crowd’

Brian Hughes · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

To win minority vote, GOP has to show it’s ready to battle privileged interests

Timothy P. Carney · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Dick Durbin will hold a hearing Tuesday to discuss the controversial "Stand Your Ground" laws - which the American Legislative Exchange Council helped write and implement - but did not invite ALEC to testify.ÃÂ (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Beltway Confidential

ALEC not invited to hearing on legislation it helped write

Ashe Schow · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., supported by Norquist and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., introduced a bill called the "Small Business Tax Equity Act" to differentiate legal cannabis dispensaries from illegal street drug sales.ÃÂ (Photo: Thinkstock)

Don’t bogart that tax reform: Lawmakers seek to help legal pot businesses

Tim Mak · September 12, 2013 4:00 am