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Extending unemployment assistance could be funded by cutting the money in the war budget that was put there for Pentagon contractor pork.

Last night, President Obama delivered his State of The Union address, and what we didn't hear is almost as important as what he said.

On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had to delay a crucial vote on unemployment benefits so that Republican lawmakers could finalize their list of demands, and more.

Robert Naiman: Blowing up President Obama's diplomacy with Iran would be the foreign policy equivalent of repealing ObamaCare.

Republicans in Congress have worked to keep federal funds from supporting syringe exchange programs. Now, lawmakers have a chance to change that.

A change in filibuster rule restores the possibility of a functioning Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of government.

The Senate voted on Thursday to eliminate the use of the filibuster against most presidential nominees, a move that will break the Republican blockade of President Obamau2019s picks to …

H.R. 2655 is just another backdoor tactic by corporate lobbyists seeking to make it difficult for consumers and employees to hold corporations accountable for wrongdoing.

Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell negotiated a deal to end the economic standoff.

Today, for the first time since August 21, 2003, the National Labor Relations Board has a full complement of five Senate confirmed members.