Republicans in the Senate have taken a few hasty steps back from calls for normal procedure now that Democrats have assembled a budget.
Patrick Caldwell
Patrick Caldwell is a writing fellow at The American Prospect.
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Patty Murray in 19 Takes
How the senator from Washington quietly became one of Capitol Hill’s most influential players
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Ringside Seat: Live from CPAC
Patrick Caldwell reports from the 2013 conservative convention
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Outmatched
Conservatives’ support for state-based think tanks is paying off in regressive legislation. Liberals are scrambling to keep up.
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Ringside Seat: You Don’t Know Jeb
The other Bush takes an about-face to the right on immigration, with 2016 being the wind at his back.
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A Shiny New GOP?
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor plots out a new direction for the GOP, leaving the details for later.
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How to Vote Down Voter ID
Minnesotans defeat the GOP’s plan to restrict the franchise.
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Leave Julia Alone!
Why is The National Review obsessed with a relic of the Obama campaign?
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Chicken Hawk Ted Cruz Smears Kerry and Hagel
The Texas Tea Partier accuses the two veterans of being anti-military.
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It’s Getting Hot in Here
Today’s Ringside Seat: So take off all your ideological clothes.