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There is a telling graphic inside Friday's New York Times that puts into perspective the Republican Party's summer theme song, "Do-Nothing Congress." It bears remembering as just one example of the difference Democrats are trying to make in how our country is...

The following was emailed to Campaign for America's Future supporters by our Director of Online Communications Ian Mishalove. No progress on ending the war. No progress on new energy. No progress on health care costs. Why is the new Congress gridlocked? Conservatives...

“The strategy of being obstructionist can work or fail ... and so far it's working for us."   —Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott, R-Miss.    Roll Call, April 18 A partisan minority in the U.S. Senate has blocked legislation that would...

Later today, the Senate is expected to snuff out a filibuster and approve more health insurance for kids. But the bill is not likely get the 67 votes needed to overcome President Bush's threatened veto. Obstruction still reigns. Bush and other congressional...

The five-week long streak is over! A Watchdog question was actually asked on the Sunday shows yesterday. On ABC's This Week, George Stephanopoulos asked Sen. Chuck Schumer, if the Justice Department's Solicitor General failed to appoint a special counsel, would...

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....

When the McClatchy Newspapers reported that the conservative minority in the Senate may triple the number of filibusters, Republicans tried to spread the blame. McClatchy reported: Republicans also say that Democrats are forgetting how routinely they threatened...

No doubt there are legitimate arguments against funding children's health insurance by raising taxes on harmful products like tobacco. But this isn't one of them. (From CQ, sub. req'd): Kentucky Republican Ron Lewis tried his best to protect his tobacco state...

The corporate wing of the Democratic Party - the Democratic Leadership Council—will meet in its "National Conversation" this weekend in Nashville. The press is already noting that while all of the Democratic presidential hopefuls will appear at the YearlyKos...

A long-standing Weekend Watchdog question is why Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., hadn't exercised his authority to issue a subpoena to Karl Rove and other White House officials and their role in the Prosecutor Purge. Since then, several staffers have been subpoenaed. But...