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Arlen Specter's defection likely means a filibuster-proof Democratic Senate majority. Choose your metaphor -- rats, ships, small tents -- but will the last Republican to leave please turn out the light?
By Mike Madden
April 28, 2009
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The Nebraska Democrat thinks you've got an awfully nice reform package here, and it'd be a shame if something were to happen to it.
By Gabriel Winant
April 23, 2009
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Bush officials said they only tortured terrorists after they wouldn't talk. New evidence shows they planned torture soon after 9/11 -- and used it to find links between al-Qaida and Saddam.
By Mark Benjamin
April 22, 2009
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The secretary of defense began laying the groundwork for detainee abuse years before Abu Ghraib.
By Mike Madden
April 22, 2009
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Democrats line up an array of groups to keep a compromise on the table; the GOP may not have the firepower to just say no.
By Gabriel Winant
April 20, 2009
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Jonathan Chait warns of a party in disarray, saying it could tank the president's plans, but the moderates' self-interest might prevent that.
By Gabriel Winant
March 30, 2009
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After a successful press conference, the president works a tougher crowd –- congressional Democrats.
By Mike Madden
March 26, 2009
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The Federal Reserve Chairman tells the Senate that an economy recovery is possible in 2010. But it definitely won't happen all by itself.
By Andrew Leonard
February 24, 2009
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The Constitution contains enough wiggle room to allow Illinois to fire its embarrassing senator.
By Garrett Epps
February 19, 2009
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Voting on the stimulus has begun, but isn't likely to end before 10 p.m. ET.
By Alex Koppelman
February 13, 2009
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The margin of victory was razor-thin last time, and now one Democratic senator won't be voting and another will be flying in late.
By Alex Koppelman
February 13, 2009
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Supporters of the bill successfully invoked cloture Monday afternoon; an up-or-down vote scheduled for Tuesday is now just a formality.
By Alex Koppelman
February 9, 2009
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The package has run into a wall in the Senate, where Republicans and moderate Democrats are demanding changes.
By Alex Koppelman
February 4, 2009
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Senate Republicans trash an economic stimulus bill that many of them will probably vote for very soon.
By Mike Madden
February 3, 2009
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Does a new offensive by liberal groups mean that a tough 2010 for Senate Republicans will follow the catastrophes of 2006 and 2008?
By Gabriel Winant
February 2, 2009
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As Congress' upper house begins debate on the package, one question remains: Are there 60 yes votes out there?
By Alex Koppelman
February 2, 2009
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Citing House Republican intransigency on the stimulus plan, the economist says the White House should never have made any concessions at all. But what about the Senate?
By Andrew Leonard
January 29, 2009
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As Biden and Clinton say goodbye, the Senate's Democratic majority girds for ... collegiality.
By Mike Madden
January 16, 2009
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The recount shows that he won the Minnesota Senate race. The lying liars who say otherwise have no evidence of cheating.
By Joe Conason
January 9, 2009
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Two recent polls showed very different results; was one prompted by the incumbent senator's fear of Palin?
By Vincent Rossmeier
January 7, 2009
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Despite what the New York Times Magazine argues, the wannabe senator's crass play for political power doesn't teach us much about moms reentering the workforce.
By Rebecca Traister
January 6, 2009
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Salon does its best to figure out the state of the fight between Senate Democrats and Rod Blagojevich's pick to join them.
By Gabriel Winant
January 5, 2009
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The federal complaint that details Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged attempt to trade Barack Obama's former Senate seat for personal gain.
December 9, 2008
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The midterm elections are only two years away. Can the Democrats defend their gains?
By Thomas Schaller
December 8, 2008
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Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss has apparently prevailed in a run-off against Democrat Jim Martin.
By Alex Koppelman
December 2, 2008
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