12 min ago | Politico
Senate Republicans are warring over the budget, creating rifts between the old and new guards, the mainstream and the tea party and Sens.
2 hrs ago | KRMG-AM Tulsa
Highlights from around the Capitol
Nearly 2,000 people went to Gov. Rick Perry 's website in January to sound off on how lawmakers should cut taxes by $1.8 billion.
6 hrs ago | Daily Kos
Biggest GOP food stamp foe gets huge farm subsidies
Rep. Stephen Fincher has been making a big splash with his supposedly Jesus-inspired opposition to the government helping to keep poor people alive by giving them food stamps.
7 hrs ago | The Janesville Gazette
Paul Ryan writing political autobiography
Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin answers a question during the vice presidential debate at Centre College, Thursday, Oct.
8 hrs ago | Daily Kos
Progressive activist Sara Johann planning run for public office in Wisconsin in 2014
About a week or so ago, I stumbled on this Facebook group that was created by a progressive political activist by the name of Sara Johann, where she announced that she intends to run for public office in Wisconsin in 2014 , although did not specify exactly which office she intends to run for.
13 hrs ago | Salon
Is it time, at long last, for the citizens of the United States to enjoy the constitutional right to vote for the people who govern them? Phrased in that way, the question may come as a shock.
15 hrs ago | GPB.org
Book News: Lydia Davis Wins Man Booker International Prize
Lydia Davis poses during a photocall in May for the finalists of the 2013 Man Booker International literary prize in London.
19 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal
Opinion: SNAP (formerly the Food Stamp Program) is most effective anti-hunger initiative
A sign in a market window advertises the acceptance of food stamps on October, 2010 in New York City.
Wisconsin's Scott Walker: Anti-union governor comes to labor town
News about Seattle City Hall, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Seattle and King County government and more The political right's top event of the year in this corner of America's "Left Coast" is the annual dinner of the Washington Policy Center, where guests have ranged from ex-Florida Gov.
Wis. governor to court Iowans, stoke 2016 talk
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is gearing up for re-election next year, his third race in four years.
With Austerity Under Fire, Countries Seek a More Balanced Solution
Six years after the onset of the global financial crisis, economists and policymakers continue to fight bitterly over how to tackle the world's economic woes.
No, Ted Cruz Doesn't Trust Paul Ryan
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas conceded Wednesday that he doesn't trust fellow Republicans to not agree to fast-track a debt-ceiling increase as part of a budget conference, after prodding by Sen.
The book will be "a mix of autobiography, political analysis, and policy prescriptions," wrote Robert Costa, National Review's Washington-based political reporter.
Tesla's loan payback would give Obama a green-energy win
Tesla Motors Inc. is giving President Barack Obama's green-energy strategy its biggest win after almost two years of failures pounced upon by Republicans.
The LA mayoral race is a case study on the Latino vote | Timothy Spangler
City councilman Eric Garcetti carried 33% of the vote but gained no clear majority over Wendy Greuel, his opponent in the runoff.
Immigration reform isn't 'amnesty'
If, as the saying goes, "words are the clothes that thoughts wear," American politics has become a full-fledged masquerade ball.
While there has been plenty to find fault with in the revelation that the IRS targeted some tea party groups seeking tax exempt status, some of the Republican rhetoric has been an overreach.
Koch brothers acquiring Tribune newspapers? I'd bet against it
I'm not a fan of speculating who will buy newspapers that are on the block. But I'll make an exception with some quick thoughts on Tribune Co.'s publishing group - currently attracting investor interest as expected but likely months away from actually being sold.
The Atlantic: The Economic Geography of America's Abortion Wars
"We don't want a country where abortion is simply outlawed. We want a country where it isn't even considered," said Representative Paul Ryan in a speech a few weeks ago.
Both parties vow to "get to the bottom" of IRS scandal
What and when administration officials knew about the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups for excessive, often burdensome, scrutiny will monopolize the hot seat this week at two more congressional hearings where lawmakers hope to determine whether the scandal extended beyond the agency's Cincinnati branch.