"While serving as the 3rd president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson discovered a piece of technology that he could simply not live without. It was the Polygraph: a machine that made direct copies of handwritten letters. In 1809, he wrote that "the use of the polygraph has spoiled me...
What better way to spend a restful holiday break than playing chicken on a fiscal cliff? The last week showed that DC isn't about to break out in a round of kumbaya, but that cooler heads can prevail. After weeks of tense negotiations between the White House and congressional Republicans,...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the adult in the room renewed his claim to the title “master political tactician” and still the most important GOPer in DC. VP Joe Biden, the closer who came off the bench when talks broke down. House Min. Leader Nancy Pelosi, who delivered all but...
(First Read): “Yes, liberals and Senate Democrats think President Obama gave up too much for a deal. And, yes, there's another fiscal fight coming up. But he got a deal, proving that the GOP "fever" did break, at least for a while. He also delivered on a campaign promise to...
“Congress will have to raise the Treasury Department’s $16.4 trillion borrowing limit by late winter, and Republicans see the debate as their best opportunity to extract spending cuts out of the White House. That’s why they effectively conceded the tax rate battle to President Barack Obama,” Politico wrote. “So while...
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