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  1. oh congress!
    Congressional IP Address Banned From WikipediaA House IP address has earned a ten-day editing ban.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  2. so sue me
    House Republicans Are Suing Obama for Failing to Enforce ObamacareBy delaying the employer mandate, which they voted to repeal.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    Obama Still Daring Congress to Do Something on Immigration Before He Does“Pass a bill! Solve a problem,” he says.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  4. oh congress!
    Before Benghazi: Congress’s Most Controversial InvestigationsThe new select committee is part of a long, and not exactly proud, tradition.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. oh congress!
    Meet the Republicans on the Benghazi Select Committee Including a memorable “Better Know a District” subject.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  6. oh congress!
    House Votes to Hold Former IRS Official in ContemptThough experts say she was allowed to invoke the Fifth Amendment.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. oh congress!
    Congress Decides Now Is Not the Time to Give Themselves a RaiseAmericans were opposed too, judging from the obscene phone calls.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. oh congress!
    Harry Reid Suggests the GOP Helped Russia Annex CrimeaBoehner says he’s “unhinged.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. oh congress!
    Senate Democrats Pull All-Nighter to Prove They’re Serious About Climate ChangeThey’re hoping to get a bill passed in the next few years.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. oh congress!
    Schumer Urges House to Pass Immigration Reform Without BoehnerUsing an obscure legislative tactic.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. oh congress!
    Boehner Says Immigration Reform Isn’t Happening, Claims It’s Obama’s FaultRepublicans can’t trust him to get things done.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. oh congress!
    Rep. Grimm Threatens to ‘Break’ ReporterAnd it’s all on camera.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. oh congress!
    Members of Congress Keep Getting WealthierFor the first time, a majority are millionaires.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  14. oh congress!
    Immigration Reform Has One Brief Shot in 2014After the primaries, but before the general election.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. oh congress!
    Senate Just Wants to Go Home, Agrees to Yellen VoteSix other nominees have to start over again.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. oh congress!
    Congress Didn’t Do Much in 2013, Doesn’t Plan to Do Anything in 2014 EitherDemocracy at work.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. oh congress!
    Everyone in the Senate Is Extremely Sleep Deprived Right NowAnd cranky, unsurprisingly.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. oh congress!
    Congress Rushes to Pass Defense Bill, Minus Military Sexual Assault AmendmentThough it does include some major changes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. oh congress!
    Rand Paul Will Put Hold on Janet Yellen’s NominationBut she’ll still be confirmed.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. government shutdown
    Congress Waits to See If It’s Sufficiently Scared EveryoneAs we edge closer toward default.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. oh congress!
    Senate Takes the Lead in Shutdown NegotiationsJohn Boehner’s talks with the White House fell apart on Friday night, leaving Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to try to reach a deal.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  22. oh congress!
    Boehner Passed Up Chance to Trade Crazies With ReidA lighthearted moment before the cursing starts.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. oh congress!
    House GOP Votes for Shutdown, Says That’s Not What They Did Meanwhile, Obamacare’s new healthcare exchanges will still start signing people up on Tuesday.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  24. politics
    House Republicans Increase Likelihood of Government ShutdownWith a vote to add anti-Obamacare measures to the Senate-approved spending bill.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  25. oh congress!
    In Rare Bipartisan Move, House Passes Student Loan BillDon’t get used to it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. oh congress!
    Some Freaks Actually Approve of the Job Congress Is DoingThese are those freaks.
    By Dan Amira
  27. oh congress!
    Republican Senators Block Hagel Vote With Unprecedented FilibusterThough they’ll probably change their minds in ten days. 
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. the waiting game
    Members of Congress Camp Out All Day for a Chance to Meet the PresidentCongress has an impressive knack for doing nothing all day.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. oh congress!
    Senate Nears Filibuster Deal, Might Become Slightly Less IneffectiveNo one’s going to be reading from the phone book.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. oh congress!
    Congress Is More Popular Than Gonorrhea, Less Popular Than Head LiceCongress sucks.
    By Dan Amira
  31. oh congress!
    A Salute to Outgoing Members of CongressWe’re losing some distinguished statesmen and notable nutjobs.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. oh congress!
    Harry Reid Isn’t Interested in Shaking Up CongressHe’ll support an incumbent any day.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. oh congress!
    Eight Things Congress Doesn’t Know About Sex“When a mommy and a daddy love each other very much …”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. oh congress!
    FBI Says Americans Are Free to Skinny-dip All We WantThat’s a relief.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. oh congress!
    Congressional Republicans Called Out for Skinny-dipping in Holy LandIt was a religious thing … or maybe they’d just been drinking.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. oh congress!
    America Hates Congress a Lot, StillGallup measures an all-time low approval rating.
    By Dan Amira
  37. oh congress!
    Congress Has Been Super-Busy LatelyFixing typos.
    By Dan Amira
  38. politics
    House Votes to Hold Eric Holder in ContemptSeventeen Democrats voted in favor, while others walked out.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. oh congress!
    Congress Wasted Some More Time TodayOn student loans.
    By Dan Amira
  40. oh congress!
    Congress Somehow Manages to Become Even More UnpopularJust get it over with, John McCain.
    By Dan Amira
  41. oh congress!
    Congress Will Not Get a Break From Doing Nothing Next WeekHarry Reid cancels recess.
    By Dan Amira
  42. oh congress!
    Congressmen Taunt One Another in 27 Percent of Their Press ReleasesJust think of press releases as the Internet comment board of elected officials.
    By Dan Amira
  43. bons mots
    Senator Mitch McConnell Makes Gracious Overture to President Obama“If the president is willing to do what I and my members would do anyway, we’re not going to say no.”
    By Dan Amira
  44. oh congress!
    Congress Somehow Manages to Get More UnpopularOnly 13 percent of Americans approve of how Congress is handling its job, a record low in the poll’s 35-year history.
    By Dan Amira
  45. oh congress!
    GOP Immediately Regrets Decision to Ban EarmarksRepublicans are just now wondering how they’re going to pay for projects in their states.
    By Dan Amira
  46. politics
    House Passes DREAM ActAnd the Senate may shoot it down.
    By Stephanie Vallejo
  47. oh congress!
    Republicans Don’t Want Anyone to Get the Idea That They’re Going to Start Being Cooperative in Any WayThey’re circulating a letter calling for a filibuster of almost everything.
    By Dan Amira
  48. oh congress!
    Senator Ben Nelson Stands Up for Poor Warren BuffettAt least one senator is standing up for the world’s richest men!
    By Dan Amira
  49. oh congress!
    Democrats Might Actually Do Something About the Filibuster EventuallyUnfortunately, not for a while.
    By Dan Amira
  50. oh congress!
    Senate Republicans Do That Thing Where They Vote for a Bill They Tried to Block Two Days AgoThat’s cute.
    By Dan Amira
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