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Which immigration amendments passed today?

Ed O'Keefe — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:25:36 GMT

Updated 6:22 p.m. ET The Senate considered several more amendments Wednesday to the bipartisan immigration bill. Every time that the Senate plans to vote on amendments, we’re providing a summary of each proposal and handicap its prospects for passage. Here’s … Continue reading →

Alex Sink says Charlie Crist would be ‘a disaster’ as Democratic nominee

Sean Sullivan — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:44:42 GMT

EARLIER ON THE FIX: Harry Reid’s support for D.C. statehood is nothing new Which immigration amendments will pass next? The remarkable consistency of President Obama’s job approval numbers Rush Holt is no Cory Booker. And he’s just fine with that. … Continue reading →

Harry Reid’s support for D.C. statehood is nothing new

Ed O'Keefe — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:50:22 GMT

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) used his remarks Wednesday during the formal dedication of a statue honoring Frederick Douglass to voice support for making the District of Columbia a full-fledged state. “Washington, D.C. residents pay taxes, just like … Continue reading →

The remarkable consistency of President Obama’s job approval numbers

Chris Cillizza — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:29:08 GMT

Here’s the truth about President Obama’s job approval numbers: They don’t move around all that much. New numbers from Pew Research Center tell that story. Forty nine percent of respondents approved of the job President Obama while 43 percent disapproved. … Continue reading →

Rush Holt is no Cory Booker. And he’s just fine with that.

Sean Sullivan — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:39:20 GMT

Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.), in his own words, is no Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D). “I’ll be the first to admit, I’m no Cory Booker,” Holt says in an introductory campaign video released Wednesday. “I don’t have a million Twitter … Continue reading →

Who will be the next Republican senator to embrace gay marriage?

Sean Sullivan — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:40:23 GMT

Note: We originally posted this item on April 5. We’re resurfacing it now, in light of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s Wednesday announcement that she supports gay marriage. With the Supreme Court expected to rule soon on cases involving gay marriage, the … Continue reading →

Americans don’t believe in much of anything — and why that’s a terrible thing for politics

Chris Cillizza — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:24:25 GMT

People no longer trust their government, their media or much of anything else to do the right thing. That lack of confidence, which has accelerated in the last decade or so, is a major (and often overlooked) factor in the … Continue reading →

Chris Christie, Marco Rubio and the politics of sports

Sean Sullivan — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:19:13 GMT

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is a Dallas Cowboys fan in a New York Giants/Jets world. And Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is the guy with the off-the-mark NBA Finals prediction. Those are both good things for them in the … Continue reading →

Jimmy Fallon on the Senate immigration bill (VIDEO)

Sean Sullivan — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:47:09 GMT

Why is the Senate’s immigration bill so long? NBC’s Jimmy Fallon has an answer.

How Germany feels about Obama — in 2 magazine covers

Aaron Blake — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:29 GMT

President Obama returns to Berlin today to deliver a speech at the Brandenburg Gate, five years after a speech by then-candidate Obama drew more than 200,000 people (and made its way into a negative ad from Arizona Sen. John McCain). To … Continue reading →

Poll: Public wants congressional hearings on NSA surveillance

Scott Clement — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:20 GMT

Americans are divided when it comes to charging Edward Snowden with a crime for leaking portions of the National Security Agency’s sweeping surveillance of phone records and Internet activity, but they clearly want to know more, according to a new … Continue reading →

Poll: Americans view GOP in less favorable light than Democratic Party

Sean Sullivan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:27:53 GMT

FIRST ON THE FIX: Gessler poll shows trouble for Hickenlooper: A Magellan Strategies poll conducted for Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler (R) shows him running about even with Gov. John Hickenlooper (D), with the incumbent at 44 percent and … Continue reading →

The story of Barack and Vladimir — in 8 photos

Chris Cillizza — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:56:33 GMT

The G-8 summit in northern Ireland is over. And, while there was plenty of policy discussed – and you should read all about it – our lasting memory of the gathering will be the awkward body language between President Obama and Russian … Continue reading →

2 amendments to immigration reform bill passed, 2 defeated

Ed O'Keefe — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:14 GMT

Updated 4:32 p.m. ET The Senate voted Tuesday on amendments to the bipartisan immigration reform bill, marking the first time since debate started that senators were making changes to the massive legislative proposal. Every day that the Senate plans to … Continue reading →

Rand Paul is the most interesting man in the (political) world

Chris Cillizza — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:45:43 GMT

The first six months of 2013 have made two things very clear: 1) Rand Paul is running for president and 2) Rand Paul is the most interesting politician in the country at the moment. From his filibuster over drones to … Continue reading →

An October governor’s election in New Jersey? Not going to happen.

Sean Sullivan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:40:52 GMT

Some New Jersey Democrats have come up with a novel idea: If Gov. Chris Christie (R) wants to spend millions holding an October special election, why not move his own election from November to October to save money? It’s an … Continue reading →

What Claire McCaskill wants

Chris Cillizza — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:27 GMT

There are 927 days between today and Jan. 1, 2016. And yet, Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill chose today to announce her support for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s potential presidential bid in three years time. “It’s important that we … Continue reading →

The House abortion bill likely won’t make it into law. But it still matters.

Juliet Eilperin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:06:01 GMT

The House bill that would ban abortions starting at 20 weeks, which passed Tuesday night 228 to 196, presents a clear challenge to federal law. But the White House has issued a veto threat, and the measure lacks the votes … Continue reading →

Gabriel Gomez and the chicken-and-egg question

Sean Sullivan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:44:25 GMT

Which came first? The underdog candidate who took the race by storm, or the allied groups who swooped in with reinforcements? A good venue to examine to the question is the Massachusetts Senate race, where neither has arrived. For months, … Continue reading →

Jimmy Fallon on President Obama’s approval rating (VIDEO)

Sean Sullivan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:41:06 GMT

After a new poll showed President Obama’s approval rating dropped 8 points, NBC’s Jimmy Fallon predicted the spikes and dives Obama’s number will take over the next few weeks.

Why Joe Biden is talking about guns

Sean Sullivan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:57 GMT

Vice President Biden will deliver remarks about guns Tuesday afternoon, an issue that was shelved in the Senate in April after advocates of tighter restrictions suffered a major setback when their proposed measures failed to win passage. So why is Biden … Continue reading →

Bloomberg backing potential Chafee opponent

Sean Sullivan — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:17:00 GMT

EARLIER ON THE FIX: What did Holly Paz tell IRS investigators? What the “Hastert rule” fight tells us about House Republicans Follow all of the Fix’s best state-based political reporters in one click! The PR battle over Edward Snowden — … Continue reading →

What did Holly Paz tell IRS investigators?

Juliet Eilperin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:31:44 GMT

The transcript of congressional investigators’ May 21 conversations with Holly Paz, who served as a top official in the Internal Revenue Service’s tax-exempt organizations division until recently, just came to light Sunday. Paz was among the first IRS employees to be … Continue reading →

What the “Hastert rule” fight tells us about House Republicans

Chris Cillizza — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:07 GMT

A rump caucus of renegade Republicans, backed by well-heeled outside conservative groups, are pushing to change internal House GOP rules to prohibit the party leadership from bringing legislation to the floor that does not have “majority-of-the-majority” support. The goal? It’s … Continue reading →

Follow all of the Fix’s best state-based political reporters in one click!

Chris Cillizza — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:31:28 GMT

Since we put out our list of the best political reporters in all 50 states last month, people just keep asking for a way to follow all of them on Twitter. The idea of a single Twitter list that provides … Continue reading →