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59 Votes, 1,500 Pages, and One ‘Good Day': Senate Passes Financial Reform Bill

Wall Street’s Wild West days are almost over. Tonight, by a count of 59 to 39, with four Republicans voting along with the Democratic majority, the Senate passed a 1,500-page financial reform bill. It...

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A Guide to the Gaffe

Gaffes seem to be gushing as much as Gulf Coast oil. John Boehner’s antsy metaphor and Joe Barton’s apology to BP were heartfelt PR disasters. After his interview, General McChrystal was on his own,...

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Meet the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Developer

Park51 developer Sharif El-Gamal, accidental protagonist of the most politicized real estate story in recent memory, sat behind the blond-wood desk in his office six floors above the lower Broadway...

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Schumer Plans More China Legislation Soon

After a press conference on E-Z Pass fees this afternoon, Senator Chuck Schumer talked a little bit about his recent trip to China, where he met with some of the top American business leaders in the...

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Nadler Nudges Obama: 'Make Room for the 14th Amendment'

Representative Jerry Nadler thinks there’s a “high likelihood” of a complete breakdown in negotiations between House Republicans and the president over the debt ceiling, and he thinks the Democrats’...

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As the Debt Ceiling Rises, the Dow Drops

Boehner and Obama. It would almost seem that the stars had finally aligned. After weeks of stalled talks and contentious meetings between House Republicans and Democrats that escalated into a public...

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Onion Pic Shows John Boehner Pointing Gun at Child’s Head

(Photo: The Onion) In a “breaking news” story in The Onion this morning, the satirical newspaper reported Congress took a group of touring school kids hostage in the Capitol rotunda, demanding $12...

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New York Attorney General Begs Senators to Oppose Gun Bill

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asked top Senators to help defeat a bill that he said would compromise his ability to fight crime in New York State. Mr. Schneiderman wrote a letter to...

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Senate Postponing PIPA Vote

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced this morning that his chamber would postpone a vote on PIPA, the controversial legislation to curb online piracy. “In light of recent events, I have decided...

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Harry Reid Shuts Down Reporter: ‘That’s A Clown Question Bro’

Harry Reid (Photo: Getty) In a press availability with reporters this afternoon Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid shot down a reporter’s question using some rather colorful language. “I don’t want to...

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Obama Campaign Asks Romney to ‘Prove It’ on Taxes

President Obama (Photo: Getty) At an event in South Carolina today, Mitt Romney rebuffed the repeated questions the Obama campaign has raised about him not revealing more than two years of his tax...

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Harry Reid Misidentified as a Republican After Car Crash

Harry Reid (Photo: Getty) As the news broke that Nevada Senator Harry Reid was in a car accident, a major paper in his home state, the Las Vegas Review Journal, mistakenly identified the Democratic...

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Obama and Congressional Leaders Powwow in Attempt to Avoid Fiscal Cliff

(Photo: Getty) Earlier today, President Barack Obama gathered with the majority and minority leaders of both houses of Congress to move forward in avoiding automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to...

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Bloomberg Chides Harry Reid for Poor Multitasking Skills

Mayor Michael Bloomberg. (Photo: Getty Images) Mayor Michael Bloomberg chided Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this morning after the lawmaker acknowledged Senate Democrats have abandoned their...

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Supreme Court Justice Breyer Talks ‘Bush v. Gore,’‘Citizens United’

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer with Professor Thane Rosenbaum (Photo: Will Bredderman). Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer last night revisited two of the most contentious decisions of his...

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Bill de Blasio Thinks There’s a Good Shot Democrats Will Hold the U.S. Senate

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) He doesn’t have a crystal ball. But Mayor Bill de Blasio said this afternoon he thought there was a “good shot” for Democrats to...

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Schumer Believes He’ll Return to the Majority in 2016

Senators Charles Schumer and Harry Reid in 2006, when the Democrats captured the majority in the Senate. (Photo: Lauren Victoria Burke/Getty Images Senator Charles Schumer doesn’t think he’ll be in the...

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PIPA Goes the Way of SOPA As Senators Rush to Distance Themselves

Ooh, ooh, ooh. What a little blackout (and 4.5 million signatures) can do for you! In the wake of unprecedented

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Law Firm at Center of Silver Scandal Donated Huge Sums to Dems

Moreland Commission figures Eric Schneiderman and Kathleen Rice were among biggest recipients of Weitz & Luxenberg political contributions

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Much Ado About Nothing: Chuck Schumer’s Rise Won’t Salve The Senate

Reid’s leadership of his party in the senate coincided with a time of heightened partisanship in Washington. As Senate majority leader during President Obama’s first term, Mr. Reid was instrumental in...

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