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March Madness on Capitol Hill March Madness on Capitol Hill

Now that everyone knows about AIG's bonuses, Congress decides to get angry about them.
By Mike Madden Mar 19, 2009

  • "There's still risk it could all blow up"

    AIG's CEO tells Congress that without the bonuses, financial disaster looms. Congress is unpersuaded.
    By Andrew Leonard March 18, 2009

  • Stick it in your earmark

    President Obama urges pork reform and signs a bill with earmarks in it on the same day. Republicans make an unconvincing show of outrage.
    By Mike Madden March 12, 2009

  • Predatory lending with a smiley face

    Obama is banking on "loan modifications" to help struggling homeowners -- but mortgage brokers are the real winners.
    By Alyssa Katz March 4, 2009

  • This is not George Bush's budget

    Budgets are about priorities, not numbers, and President Obama's first budget marks a sea change from the past eight years.
    By Mike Madden February 27, 2009

  • Blinded by the AIG bonuses

    At a congressional hearing, Democratic and Republican politicians are outraged. So what else is new?
    By Andrew Leonard March 18, 2009

  • Wherein I break one of my rules

    For a lot of reasons I never endorse candidates, but I'm backing Tom Geoghegan for Rahm Emanuel's old House seat in Chicago.
    By Joe Conason February 27, 2009

  • Senate will advance torture commission

    Is there a lot America doesn't know about Bush torture policies? There is, says Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. "This is going to be big."
    By Mark Benjamin February 24, 2009

  • GOP governors take the (stimulus) money and run

    For higher office, and away from their earlier statements about how much they hate the whole idea of the stimulus.
    By Mike Madden and Gabriel Winant February 20, 2009

  • Maybe the stimulus is popular after all

    Republicans gleefully pointed to polls showing Americans opposed the package, but other surveys have consistently shown that the bill gave Democrats a boost.
    By Alex Koppelman February 17, 2009

  • Republican sound and fury, signifying (almost) nothing

    Senate Republicans trash an economic stimulus bill that many of them will probably vote for very soon.
    By Mike Madden February 3, 2009

  • Telcos to Congress: More Money Please

    By Stacey Higginbotham January 30, 2009

  • "The comeback starts now!"

    Welcome to the Republican National Committee's winter meeting -- and the GOP's alternate reality, where happy days are nearly here again.
    By Mike Madden January 30, 2009

  • What's love got to do with it?

    Republicans gush over their meeting with Obama, but that doesn't mean they're going to vote for his economic stimulus package.
    By Mike Madden January 28, 2009

  • Senate OKs DTV Delay, Still Needs Money for Coupons

    By Stacey Higginbotham January 23, 2009

  • Automakers Tally Wins, Losses in $825B Stimulus Plan

    By Josie Garthwaite January 16, 2009

  • What mandate for change?

    Barack Obama is already facing pushback from Congress about his economic stimulus plan. But it's coming from Democrats.
    By Mike Madden January 12, 2009

  • Reid demands a friendly-fire investigation

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid joins two other members of Congress in pushing for a fresh look at an alleged friendly-fire incident in Iraq first reported by Salon.
    By Mark Benjamin December 9, 2008

  • The Republican comeback of 2010

    The midterm elections are only two years away. Can the Democrats defend their gains?
    By Thomas Schaller December 8, 2008

  • Goode goes down -- maybe

    Controversial Virginia Republican Rep. Virgil Goode has apparently lost his reelection fight by 745 votes, but he'll reportedly be asking for a recount.
    By Gabriel Winant November 24, 2008

  • The GOP's problem? It's not right-wing enough

    The House Republicans' newly elected leaders hail from the most ideologically conservative bloc in their ranks.
    By Mike Madden November 20, 2008

  • Bush sets free-trade trap for Obama

    The outgoing president wants to spur Democratic infighting by attaching an agreement with Colombia to the economic stimulus package. Obama should say, "no deal."
    By David Sirota November 15, 2008

  • Obama's debt to Howard Dean

    As Dean leaves the helm of the Democratic National Committee, one thing is clear: He got it right with his controversial 50-state strategy.
    By Mike Madden November 12, 2008

  • Obama's designated a--hole

    Even a poetic president needs a ruthless deal maker to help execute his agenda. Enter Rahm Emanuel -- aka "Rahmbo" -- the legendary Democratic operator.
    By Mike Madden November 7, 2008

  • Bachmann snatches victory back from jaws of defeat

    She almost torpedoed her campaign during an appearance on "Hardball," but the Minnesota Republican was able to salvage a narrow win.
    By Alex Koppelman November 4, 2008
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