Senate Retires Blackberries for Staffers; In Other News, Senate Staffers Were Still Using Blackberries
It’s probably a good time to shut down their MySpace pages, too.
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Charlie Rangel Says Good-bye
For the first election season in more than 40 years, the Harlem congressman won't be appearing on a ballot.
By David FreedlanderOf Course the Zika Funding Bill Excludes Birth Control and Planned Parenthood
Congress, tossing women's health around like a football since forever.
By Susan RinkunasOne of the Only Ways for Members of Congress to Earn Name Recognition These Days Is to Act Crazy on Cable News
Another is spending a fortune on paid ads.
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The House the GOP Built: How Republicans Used Soft Money, Big Data, and High-Tech Mapping to Take Control of Congress and Increase Partisanship
Hillary may win the presidency, but the House belongs to the GOP.
By David DaleyIt’s Like This Hot Congressman Doesn’t Even Know How Embarrassing Vaping Is
Somebody should tell him.
By Jessica RoyObama Wants $1.8 Billion to Fight Zika
One big swat.
By Samuel LiebermanSteve Israel Is Retiring So He Can Focus on Being a Novelist
The Long Island representative is also “looking forward to spending more time home and frequenting my beloved New York diners."
By Jaime FullerCongress Just Finished Wrapping Its End-of-the-Year Present for You (It’s a Year Without a Shutdown)
They also want you to know it's not the best present, but it's the best they could do.
By Jaime FullerCongress Gives Itself a 5-Day Extension to Solve This Whole Budget Thing
No shutdown this weekend. But next weekend? Who knows?
By Jaime FullerHouse Passes Bill to Remind Everyone It Isn’t So Sure About Welcoming Syrian Refugees
Since it still seems unlikely the bill will become law, it probably won't do much else than that.
By Elaine GodfreyCongress Passes Bill That Might Make It Even Harder to Close Guantanamo
President Obama will probably sign it.
By Jaime FullerAfter an All-Nighter at the Capitol, Congress Sends a Budget to Obama
Ted Cruz was first given ample time to call the bill Obama's "diamond-encrusted, glow-in-the-dark Amex card."
By Jaime FullerPaul Ryan Is the Next Speaker of the House
One person voted for Colin Powell.
By Jaime FullerC-SPAN Did a Dramatic Close-up on Boehner’s Tissue Box During His Farewell Speech
His last speech to the House featured a "few tears. Nothing wrong with that."
By Jaime FullerRepublicans Officially Decide That Paul Ryan Should Be the Next House Speaker
The whole House will vote on this matter tomorrow — and then Boehner will finally get to peace out.
By Jaime FullerThe Dirty Barn That Is Congress Is No Longer Full of You Know What, Boehner Says
He also leaves the Freedom Caucus with a final eye roll.
By Jaime FullerCalifornia Congressman Forced to Despairingly Sing ‘Meet the Mets’ on House Floor
He lost a bet.
By Jaime FullerObama Issues a Veto for the Fifth Time Ever
House Republicans are going to try and override the veto on November 5.
By Jaime FullerHouse Republicans to Finally Pick New Speaker Next Wednesday
At least that's the plan now.
By Jaime Fuller