Salon Directory › c › Congress (160 stories)

Congress

Page 1 of 7 oldest ⇒
Congressional candidate crush
Vote Darcy Burner, and her dog
Lynn Harris Jul 2, 2008
When corn senators attack!
Defenders of ethanol, unite -- you have nothing to lose, except maybe your subsidies.
Andrew Leonard May 23, 2008
The dismal state of George W. Bush
In his last annual speech to Congress, the president used Osama bin Laden to justify Iraq, bravely denounced pork-barrel spending and waxed amnesiac about Iran.
By Walter Shapiro Jan 29, 2008
King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Congress tackles steroids again. Conclusion: They're still bad! Grandstanding? "Perish the thought."
By King Kaufman Jan 16, 2008
Congressional Dems concede SCHIP fight
Stymied by their inability to override a presidential veto, the Dems walk away from plans to expand the health insurance plan -- Republicans are claiming victory.
Alex Koppelman Dec 19, 2007
The Republicans who would've impeached Bush?
Not so long ago, members of Congress put the rule of law above partisan politics and loyalty to the White House.
By Vincent Rossmeier Nov 26, 2007
Hypocrite much?
Bush complains that Democrats are playing games with the budget -- just like he and the GOP did two years ago.
Tim Grieve Oct 30, 2007
Those uncompromising Democrats
And what Congress have you been watching?
Tim Grieve Oct 30, 2007
Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: The raw politics of telecom immunity
Anonymous Liberal Oct 24, 2007
Red, white and mercenary in Iraq
Under the cloak of freedom, the U.S. exempted Blackwater and other contractors from Iraqi law -- and destroyed its own democratic credibility.
By Sidney Blumenthal Oct 4, 2007
Less popular than Bush? Not exactly
Parsing the polls and dismantling a GOP talking point on Democrats in Congress.
Tim Grieve Oct 2, 2007
Blackwater by the numbers
A congressional memo looks into the private security contractor's activities in Iraq, the State Department's responses and taxpayer costs.
Oct 2, 2007
Iraq and roll over
Why the antiwar surge failed in Congress.
By Walter Shapiro Sep 26, 2007
Ari Fleischer's misleading message
Freedom's Watch, the former press secretary's new pro-Iraq war group, has little to do with veterans and everything to do with politics.
By Joe Conason Aug 24, 2007
Can you say "cut and run"?
Another GOP leader to retire from the House.
Tim Grieve Aug 15, 2007
The three stooges
The president won't fire Alberto Gonzales. He needs him to protect White House secrets, including the scheming roles of Cheney and Rove.
By Sidney Blumenthal Aug 2, 2007
Lead, follow or get out of the way
Democrats' poll numbers drop in the wake of timeline capitulation.
Tim Grieve Jun 5, 2007
Dithering Democrats
Six months ago, the new Congress missed its chance to shift the debate on Iraq -- and to avoid this week's defeat on a timetable for withdrawal.
By Joe Conason May 25, 2007
Poor, poor Gonzales
Republicans, many of whom seem too dense to comprehend the damage he's inflicting on the Justice Department, express sympathy for the attorney general's ordeal.
By Joe Conason May 11, 2007
"All roads lead to the White House"
As Alberto Gonzales returns to Capitol Hill to testify, the whodunit at the heart of the U.S. attorneys scandal remains.
By Mark Benjamin and Walter Shapiro May 10, 2007
The legend of Rahm
Was Rahm Emanuel the reason the Democrats took back the House in the 2006 election? A Chicago reporter makes the case.
By Edward McClelland May 8, 2007
The private war of Chuck and Tom Hagel
After saving each other's lives in combat, Chuck Hagel, the future Republican senator of Nebraska, and his brother Tom fought about Vietnam and Iraq -- until they finally saw eye to eye.
By Myra MacPherson Apr 30, 2007
Upending the Mayberry Machiavellis
It's up to Congress to save the executive branch from Bush's and Rove's radical experiment to transform it forever.
By Sidney Blumenthal Apr 12, 2007
Alberto Gonzales must go
The U.S. attorney general's willingness to serve as the president's ultimate yes man makes him unqualified for the office.
By Joe Conason Mar 12, 2007
Been down so long it looks like up to me
Congress' approval rating stands at 31 percent, but that's almost twice what it was before the midterm elections.
Tim Grieve Mar 9, 2007
Page 1 of 7    oldest ⇒
Salon Directory › c › Congress (160 stories)

Daily Newsletter

Get Salon in your mailbox!