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Could Gun Control Bill Pass This Year?
by L.A. Times
Gun control backers use ads and protests to try to press a few senators, like Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), to change their minds on background checks.
Will Palin Run for Seat in Senate?
by L.A. Times
Some tea party activists want Sarah Palin to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Alaska.
The Latest Democrat Pictures
Since Mitt Romney lost to President Obama on Nov. 6, the conventional wisdom has been that the Republican Party is in trouble. The less conventional truth is that it's the Democrats whose chances may be more bleak.2,227 votes2013/04/24 15:18:17-
California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris was referred to by President Obama as "the best-looking attorney general." Then, he apologized. Did he owe her an apology?1,010 votes2013/04/05 19:00:00-
As part of his new budget, President Obama will propose cutting Social Security and other government benefits, putting a key GOP negotiating demand into a formal proposal for the first time.1,274 votes2013/04/05 15:57:40
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Newt Gingrich said that Senate Democrats can thank Obama if they don't muster the votes needed to break a promised GOP filibuster on gun-control laws.711 votes2013/04/02 13:43:51
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will not be facing a challenge from actress Ashley Judd when he runs for reelection next year. But does that mean he's more likely to get the vote?1,226 votes2013/03/29 15:00:00
Shifting attitudes among some conservatives and many businesses is altering the landscape around gay marriage, long considered a uniquely liberal and political issue, at one of its most crucial junctures.1,976 opinions2013/03/25 21:49:39
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont introduces a bill meant to strengthen Social Security. Do you support it?776 votes2013/03/22 20:00:00
In one speech at the National Prayer Breakfast last month, pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson went from political unknown to conservative darling, and now he's talking about a possible presidential bid in 2016.1,464 opinions2013/03/21 16:00:00-
On Tuesday, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced that her assault weapons ban would not be part of a package of gun legislation that is heading to the Senate floor.2,644 votes2013/03/20 15:00:00
A federal ban on assault weapons passed a Democratic-run Senate committee Thursday in a party-line vote after main sponsor Sen. Dianne Feinstein clashed with Sen. Ted Cruz over the 2nd Amendment.2,673 opinions2013/03/14 21:00:00
House Republicans unveiled a budget proposal Tuesday that they say would achieve the ambitious goal of balancing the budget in 10 years. Do you approve?927 opinions2013/03/12 16:00:00
A judge recently struck down the 16-ounce size limit for sodas and other sweet drinks as arbitrary and outside city health regulators' purview. But Bloomberg still defends it as a groundbreaking anti-obesity effort.574 opinions2013/03/12 13:13:21
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a critic of Obama’s healthcare law, reversed course to seek a Medicaid expansion in his $32.9 billion spending plan.895 votes2013/02/28 18:00:00
House Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday that the $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester could still be averted.396 opinions2013/02/26 13:00:00
Conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh proclaimed on Thursday that for the first time in his career, he was ashamed of the United States of America.2,035 opinions2013/02/22 14:25:46