“The congressional budget process is broken.” It’s a lament heard from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in recent years, as the House and Senate have been increasingly unable to agree on an annual spending blueprint amid partisan bickering. Read full article > >

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Congress could be made to pay for its budget failures

Support for Israel has long been one of issues that both sides of the aisle could agree on. But during the last round of midterm elections, Republicans repeatedly argued that the Obama White House had been tougher on Israel than previous…

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Can the GOP Actually Help Israel?

After MSNBC suspended Keith Olbermann from “Countdown” for making contributions to political campaigns, activists and pundits on both sides of the aisle used the occasion to speak out on journalistic integrity and freedom of the press. read more

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Bernie Sanders Wants NBC-Comcast Merger Stopped Following Olbermann Suspension

Well, that’s one way of reaching across the aisle: Republicans are making increasingly tempting offers to Democratic West Virginia Senator-elect Joe Manchin in hopes of luring him to switch parties. In addition to his pick of committee assignments,…

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