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A ‘Border Surge’ Breakthrough Emerges in Senate

</p> That’s the symbolically important goal set by proponents of the bill, who believe such a show of support would persuade a majority of the House’s majority Republicans to ultimately embrace similar

Boehner Holds Cards Close to Vest on Immigration

That’s a question Boehner isn’t yet prepared to answer, but he knows the Senate bill isn’t strong enough.</p> “This week, the Congressional Budget Office agreed,” Boehner continued.

Drink at Pour House, So Others Might Eat

Now that the farm bill has gone down in flames on the House floor, it’s on to the next competitive venture on Capitol Hill: Democrats and Republicans seeing who can buy more booze, with the proceeds going

Some Appropriators Long for Earmarks

“What was done to us in this process was troubling, because whether we’re talking about a federal transportation bill, which used to be the most bipartisan measure considered by the House and Senate …

Learn More About the Senate With This Guide

recent esoteric incidents, like the posthumous election of Mel Carnahan, D-Mo., in 2000 — which the authors call “a tactic without precedent” — and the “diagnosis” of Terri Schiavo by Majority Leader Bill

A Good Test of Exactly How Screwed Up Washington Is

</p> But this year (following last year’s failure to produce a comprehensive bill), many of the usual suspects on the left and the right are once again approaching the bill as if it’s a crucial test on

Senators Find Money in … Helium?

</p> Changing the way helium gets sold scores as a winner, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The Senate version of the bill would save roughly $495 million.