Trump creates so much daily chaos that it is easy to lose track of why Congress has moved ahead with impeachment hearings. A simple analogy ...

An interesting study here depicts how little overlap there is in voting in Congress compared to what it was decades ago. As you can see...

Budgets are the clearest expression of values. Right now they are negotiated slowly and if a vote comes down to just one or two senators, sa...

We're on the first step towards turning healthcare into a right rather than something one needs to earn. I should feel wildly enthused a...

I generally dislike term limits. They seem to me a way to ensure that the lobbyists have all the experience and the legislators are perpetua...

It is a testament to Stevens' popularity — he was once named "Alaskan of the Century" — that he won nearly half the votes, eve...

This nation faces a credit crunch. Car sales are down from last year. Home sales are down. We're teetering on the brink of - or more pro...

I think that I may have to side with Bush on this one. It does not make sense to rescue the mortgage industry with legislation that will co...

It is time to set loose the jesters. Today, the United States congress debated and passed a spending bill for our troops in Iraq. I can only...

“The British created a civil service job in 1803 calling for a man to stand on the Cliffs of Dover. The man was supposed to ring a bell if h...