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...
View ArticleA 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,...
View ArticleMeet 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...
View ArticleSchumer 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...
View ArticleNadler 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’...
View ArticleAs 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...
View ArticleOnion 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleSenate 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...
View ArticleHarry 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...
View ArticleObama 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...
View ArticleHarry 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...
View ArticleObama 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...
View ArticleBloomberg 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...
View ArticleSupreme 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...
View ArticleBill 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...
View ArticleSchumer 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...
View ArticlePIPA 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
View ArticleLaw 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
View ArticleMuch 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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