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The Boxer Rebellion (Political Figures, Senate, The Left, Politics)

Her votes thrilled supporters and put some backbone into Senate Democrats.

John Nichols
Dick Durbin: Bush Fighter (Political Figures, Parties, Senate, Politics)

He can help mount an effective opposition.

John Nichols
Models of Opposition (Bush Administration, Parties, Senate, Politics)

George W.

The Editors
Letter From Ground Zero (Political Figures, Law, Senate, Politics, Society)

Click here for info on how you can help oppose Gonzalez's nomination.

Jonathan Schell
Flawed Intelligence Bill (Covert Ops, Senate, US Intelligence, Politics, Society)

The debate held before Congress voted to reorganize the nation's intelligence agencies under the authority of an all-powerful intelligence czar was generally portrayed as a simple struggle betwee

John Nichols
In Fact... (House, Parties, Senate, Politics)

REPUBLICAN BLOOD SPORTS

The Editors
Questions for Rice (Executive Branch, Political Figures, Senate, Politics)

"Dr. Rice, nice to see you again. Congratulations on your appointment. We Democrats on the committee are certainly in no position to block your nomination.

David Corn
Hammered (Political Figures, House, Senate, Politics)

Any election result that gives Tom DeLay cause for celebration--and, make no mistake, the 2004 election gave the dark prince of Congress plenty to celebrate--ought to send a sharp shiver through

John Nichols
Will the Senate Tip? (Legislative Campaigns and Elections, Parties, Senate, Politics)

The Democratic Party is poised to regain the majority.

John Nichols
The Judiciary Wars (Executive Branch, Senate, Politics)

Senate Democrats, who were so divided on the war and tax cuts, are
holding together impressively to stop the Worst of the Worst of
President Bush's judicial nominees.

Jack Newfield

Blogs

Senate to Investigate Texas Plant Explosion
George Zornick

Why won't the EPA regulate ammonium nitrate? Barbara Boxer wants to know.

April 30, 2013
Exit of Wall Street–Friendly Max Baucus is No Loss for Democrats
John Nichols

The Senate Finance Committee chair who often clashed with party progressives and populists is quitting. A very different Democrat might replace him.

April 23, 2013
What if Sherrod Brown, Battler Against 'Too-Big-to-Fail' Banks, Gets Banking Committee Chair?
John Nichols

The progressive populist senator from Ohio would hold big banks to account -- a new concept for Washington.

March 29, 2013
This Is What a 'Talking Filibuster' Sounds Like
John Nichols

Rand Paul provided an illustration of what filibuster reformers have been seeking.

March 7, 2013
This Week in Poverty: Gangnam-Style Counting With Senator Jeff Sessions
Greg Kaufmann

Republican Senator Jeff Sessions uses some very creative math to prove that people in poverty have incomes that are similar to the middle class.

March 1, 2013
Senator Harry Reid, D-Fool Me Twice
John Nichols

The Senate majority leader says it's “shocking” that Republicans are blocking Hagel. Really? What did he think would happen when he blocked filibuster reform?

February 15, 2013
Wait, Harry Reid Can Ignore Holds?
George Zornick

Why does the Senate majority leader let senators’ holds kill some nominations, but not others?

February 12, 2013
What We Will Lose When Tom Harkin Leaves the Senate
John Nichols

An FDR Democrat who got big things done, the retiring senator has been a rare moral voice in a chamber of compromise and cynicism—especially on human rights issues.

February 1, 2013
Appointing Senators, Be They Republicans or Democrats, Is Wrong
John Nichols

Massachusetts Governor Patrick skips over Barney Frank and picks a personal “ally” to join two other appointed-rather-than-elected senators. 

January 30, 2013
There Was No Reason to Surrender on Filibuster Reform
George Zornick

There’s a lot of unconvincing spin coming from the Senate Democrats who brokered an awful “filibuster reform” deal with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday morning.

January 24, 2013