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Archives for November 2014


Her family mousse looks delicious, and has 5,333 calories.


Neither the House or Senate had ever sued the administration before.


Lower student loan interest rates aren’t free.


Frivolous patent litigation is a big problem for the US economy. And Republicans in the Senate have a plan to stop it.


He criticized her for not allowing a pregnant House member to vote in leadership elections by proxy.


The Senate will vote on the USA Freedom Act, which limits bulk collection of Americans’ calling records and creates a new public advocate in the secretive FISA court.


The bill’s co-sponsor, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), needed 60 votes to overcome a filibuster by Senate Democrats. She only got 59.




So I guess that makes it a tie.


Does it rule out a presidential run?


The party just promoted her to a leadership position.


House Science chair Lamar Smith is trying again to limit funding to the agency’s social science programs. Here’s what you need to know.


During the lame duck, it’s going to be Ted Cruz vs. Mitch McConnell.


Boehner and McConnell lay out their plan, Obama reaches out to Iran, and same-sex marriage makes it to the Supreme Court.


Senate Republicans were very excited about their takeover of the Senate on Tuesday night. But perhaps no senator was excited as one Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.