Congress

DREAM Act Comes to the Senate Next Week

DREAM Act Comes to the Senate Next Week DREAM Act Comes to the Senate Next Week

Senators decide next week if hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people will get a path to citizenship. Student activists are mobilizing to convince them to say yes.

Sep 16, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

Melber on Why the Majority Should Rule Melber on Why the Majority Should Rule

Ari Melber shares his plan on how to fix Congress—let the majority win.

Sep 1, 2010 / Press Room

Melber on Why the Majority Should Rule Melber on Why the Majority Should Rule

Ari Melber shares his plan on how to fix Congress—let the majority win.

Sep 1, 2010 / MSNBC

Rod Blagojevich, ‘Bumbling Crook,’ Gets Off With Only One Conviction Rod Blagojevich, ‘Bumbling Crook,’ Gets Off With Only One Conviction

Rod Blagojevich's trial verdict showed that the line between criminal corruption and the base line corruption continues to blur.

Aug 18, 2010 / Press Room

Message From Missouri: No Mandates but Not Necessarily No Reform Message From Missouri: No Mandates but Not Necessarily No Reform

Missouri voters rejected federal mandates. But that mean that they are against expanding access to healthcare? Not necessarily.

Aug 10, 2010 / John Nichols

The Breakdown: How to Bust the Filibuster

The Breakdown: How to Bust the Filibuster The Breakdown: How to Bust the Filibuster

Could the Senate start getting things done, if only legislators didn't have to face filibuster threats? This week on The Breakdown: the history of the filibuster, and how to get ri...

Aug 5, 2010 / Chris Hayes

The NRA Won’t Call the Shots on Kagan Confirmation The NRA Won’t Call the Shots on Kagan Confirmation

The National Rifle Association is trying to block Elena Kagan's nomination. But it is failing, badly.

Aug 5, 2010 / John Nichols

Food Stamps or Teachers? Food Stamps or Teachers?

The fight over Congress's jobs bill has made the GOP's midterm election strategy clear: stubbornly oppose anything and everything that might improve the economy and hope voters b...

Aug 4, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

War Opposition Grows As 102 House Dems, 12 Republicans Oppose Obama’s Afghan Surge War Opposition Grows As 102 House Dems, 12 Republicans Oppose Obama’s Afghan Surge

House approves "emergency" Afghan war funding, but 114 members vote "no" in one of the strongest shows of antiwar sentiment since the Vietnam era.

Jul 28, 2010 / John Nichols

It’s Time to Fix the Estate Tax It’s Time to Fix the Estate Tax

It's been said that only death and taxes are certain. But the "death tax" is anything but certain right now. Costing the Treasury billions, Congress has allowed the estat...

Jul 26, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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