“Darrell Issa is about to reach a regrettable milestone. The California Republican is one summons away from issuing his 100th subpoena since becoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee in 2011 — all of them without a committee vote and the vast majority without the concurrence of …

“Capitol Hill’s reputation as the “do-nothing Congress” is well-deserved. The current session of Congress is on track to pass historically fewer laws of substance, according to an analysis by The Hill. In fact, the major bills that have cleared the 113th Congress to date are nearly all “must-pass” measures or …

“Here’s the good news: A bipartisan bill has been introduced into the Senate that might just solve the single most pressing problem with student debt. Now the bad news: One of the sponsors is Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. And as Jonathan Chait once so succinctly put it, “Everything Rubio touches …

“Thirty strippers in the San Diego area filed a lawsuit against the San Diego Police Department on Wednesday, saying they were forced to be photographed while nude or nearly nude while officers claimed to be inspecting the clubs where they worked. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of …

“Former congressman Todd Akin (R-M0.) said Thursday that he used a poor choice of words in 2012 when he suggested “legitimate rape” rarely causes pregnancy, but stood by his argument, asserting that he should have used slightly different wording. Akin, whose 2012 Senate campaign was derailed by the controversy his …

“Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert (R) asserted this week that the crisis of women and children refugees seeking protection inside U.S. borders was so serious that it put “our continued existence at risk.” During a speech on the House floor on Tuesday, the Texas congressman renewed his called for border states …

“Martin O’Malley says that deporting the children detained at the border would be sending them to ‘certain death’ — but he also urged the White House not to send them to a facility in his own state. “Hours after the Maryland governor and prospective 2016 presidential candidate became the most …

“A wrongful termination lawsuit filed against the University of Oregon by a fired public safety officer contains some hilarious details about the man’s former work environment. Namely, a fantastic list his fellow officers compiled of people that should “eat a bowl of dicks.” The 225 names on the list are …

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“Former Congressman Allen West spoke recently at a Republican Women’s Club event in Florida and got a question from someone who said, ‘I personally believe that Obama is a Muslim.’ And in an exchange flagged by Media Matters, West gave an odd response, saying that President Obama ‘has an Eastern …