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POLITICS
Longtime Democratic Rep. Louise Slaughter Dies At 88
By Marina Fang and Willa Frej
In 2007, she became the first woman to chair the powerful House Rules Committee.
POLITICS
GOP House Chair Tells Sean Spicer To Mind His Own Business On Obamacare Repeal
By Amanda Terkel
"I would encourage Mr. Spicer if he’s going to start talking about my business to give me a darn call."
POLITICS
Top Democrat Urges Paul Ryan To Disband Benghazi, Planned Parenthood Committees
By Jennifer Bendery
"You now have the chance for a fresh start."
POLITICS
Democrats Move To Abolish The Benghazi Committee
By Amanda Terkel
They'll try to do it by amending a GOP bill to investigate Planned Parenthood.
VIDEOS
Trade Deals Will Serve Up Toxic Food, Lawmakers Charge
A group of lawmakers and safety advocates demanded the White House to reveal what food safety provisions are in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, alleging they will prove inadequate.
POLITICS
Louise Slaughter Defeats Mark Assini In Unexpectedly Close New York Congressional Race
By Paige Lavender
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D) was re-elected to Congress on Wednesday after Republican Mark Assini conceded the race over a week
POLITICS
Friday Talking Points -- Past, Present and Future
By Chris Weigant, Contributor
Chris Weigant is a political commentator.
Forty years ago today, President Nixon addressed the nation to announce he would be resigning the next day -- the only time in US history this has happened. Today, President Obama announced the US will be dropping bombs on Iraq once again. That's a pretty heavy-duty amount of the past to contemplate, in one week.
POLITICS
House Takes First Step To Sue Obama
By Michael McAuliff
"Justice Scalia agrees with our explanation of why this lawsuit has no basis in precedent," Slaughter said. "Justice Scalia
VIDEOS
Boehner's Suit Against Obama Would Make U.S. Like France, Panel Is Told
House Speaker John Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration would make America more like France and other European countries, witnesses testified at a hearing on the proposed lawsuit.
POLITICS
How DC's Political Intelligence Biz Made Fat Cats Fatter
By Michael Winship, Contributor
Former senior writer, BillMoyers.com. President, Writers Guild...
As the revolving door spins faster than ever between jobs in government and corporate America, information and who you know are the currency that gets you through the tollgate, information that paying clients then use for ever greater profits and a competitive edge.
POLITICS
Republican Who Compared Political Correctness To Nazi Youth Challenges Rep. Louise Slaughter
By Eugene Mulero
Since 2010, Assini has been the supervisor of the town of Gates, and before that a Monroe County legislator. As a county
VIDEOS
House Republicans Adopted Record Number Of Closed Rules In 2013
Congress already closed out the year with the least productive legislative session in history. And now, House Democrats pointed out Monday, House Republicans can add another record to the roster: the most closed session in history.
POLITICS
House Republicans Adopted Record Number Of Closed Rules In 2013
By Sabrina Siddiqui
The statistics are detailed in a "Minority Views" article that Democrats will submit to the House record: Republicans adopted
POLITICS
Friday Talking Points -- Harry Reid's Explosive Week
By Chris Weigant, Contributor
Chris Weigant is a political commentator.
In fact, it was even a big week just for political anniversaries. Fifty years ago this week, an event of no little importance happened. I speak, of course, tomorrow's 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of Doctor Who by the BBC.
POLITICS
New Bill Would Force Congress To Stay In Washington Until It Passes A Budget
By Sabrina Siddiqui
Slaughter voiced similar frustration over the lack of legislative action in the House on Tuesday when a second vote series
POLITICS
Louise Slaughter: It's An 'Atrocity' That Republicans Rigged Rules To Continue Shutdown
By Jennifer Bendery
Doug Andres, a Republican spokesman for the committee, said the whole point of the rules change was to force Senate Democrats
ENVIRONMENT
Agricultural Abuse of Antibiotics: Looming Crisis Warrants Big Changes
By Steve Heilig, Contributor
Ethicist, epidemiologist, environmentalist, editor, educator, ...
The battle to reduce agricultural use of antibiotics continues. The stakes are high -- and may be even higher than before.
NEW YORK
This Summer's Bad News
By Agnes Gund, Contributor
President Emerita, The Museum of Modern Art
In this time of financial trouble and international turmoil, the arts and the humanities provide more than "enhancement," more than "benefit." They provide insight; they provide incentive; they inspire. They give us answers.
POLITICS
Obama's Willing Executioners of the Fourth Amendment
By Norman Solomon, Guest Writer
Guest Writer
It's now painfully clear that the president has put out a contract on the Fourth Amendment. And at the Capitol, the hierarchies of both parties are stuffing it into the trunks of their limousines, so each provision can be neatly fitted with cement shoes and delivered to the bottom of the Potomac.
POLITICS
Military Sexual Assault Pamphlet Suggesting Victims 'Submit' Adds To Discouraging Trend
By Molly O'Toole
"We share your concerns over some of the materials presented, and the Air Force has withdrawn the brochure from circulation
POLITICS
John Boehner: Abortion Bill Won't Affect GOP's Popularity With Women
By Laura Bassett
Jennifer Bendery contributed reporting. Asked whether the bill might turn off women voters, Boehner replied, "No. Listen
POLITICS
The Clock Starts Now: Women Demand House GOP Action on VAWA
By Stephanie Schriock, Contributor
President of EMILY's List and American Women
The Republican Party has plenty of backward policy positions, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this one. VAWA is an important part of promoting the health, safety, and economic security of American women.
ENVIRONMENT
Reintroduced ACHE Act Is the No-Brainer Bill of the Year: Will Congress Finally Deal With This Health Emergency?
By Jeff Biggers, Contributor
Guest Writer
With the daily silica-laced blizzard from five million pounds of toxic explosives in the background, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth and Rep. Louise Slaughter reintroduced the biggest no-brainer bill of the year for Congress -- the Appalachian Community Health Emergency Act.
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