Congress

On Tuesday, Senator Ted Cruz took the floor of the Senate to launch an all-night phony filibuster, and more.

The partisan divide is sharper today than it has been in almost a century.

Richard Blum, is feeding at the Postal Service privatization trough through an exclusive contract to handle sales for the Post Office's $85 billion of property.

MSNBC continues on with its campaign to cast the Tea Party Republicans in the role of principal villains in the imminent Government budget/government shutdown crisis and the likely coming …

Orders prosecutors to remove any reference to quantities of illicit drugs that trigger mandatory minimums and to apply provision to pending cases.

Freedom of the press may be one of the founding principles of the United States, but Senator Dianne Feinstein is on a mission to limit these powers.

The American republic and worldwide republicanism, not to mention global peace and justice, once again hangs in the balance.

Republicans in the House are like a bunch of 3-year-olds playing with matches, which means President Obama has to be the disciplinarian in this dysfunctional family.

Members of Congress reported an avalanche of calls and emails from constituents, almost all opposing military involvement.

Bill Moyers says that the White House, Congress and the punditry of the Beltway may ultimately be grateful to a public that weighed in on a potential military strike …