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Voters give government leeway to snoop
To hear the outrage, you’d think the public was in revolt that the government is reading their email and monitoring their phone calls. In reality, the collective reaction was probably something closer to this: Meh. And it Continue Reading
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Today in History: Senators Forced to Face Voters
For a Friday of a recess week, it’s a pretty big day for the Senate. It was 100 years ago today that oft-failed presidential candidate turned Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan declared by proclamation that the 17th Amendment h Continue Reading
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Manchin take on NRA in new TV spot
Sen. Joe Manchin, co-author of a plan to expand background checks on gun sales, is launching a TV ad to defend himself from attacks by the powerful National Rifle Association. Manchin will begin running the TV ad later this week, although d Continue Reading
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Is GOP failing own test in Bay State Senate race?
Massachusetts GOP Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez is Hispanic. He’s a former Navy SEAL. He was raised by immigrants. His personal story, if not rags to riches, is a compelling tale of self-fueled success — he went to Harvard, becam Continue Reading
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Dimming the Light With the Espionage Act
Edward J. Snowden may go down in history as the man who redefines the legacy of Barack Obama. His leak of the National Security Agency’s expansive domestic surveillance programs, as well as his new life as a fugitive, has dominated public a Continue Reading
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IRS-targeted groups cry foul after playing GOP politics
The conservative groups testifying about overzealous IRS scrutiny during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Tuesday can’t get around a simple fact: All have been involved in the kinds of political activity that’s ripe for red f Continue Reading
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Key lawmakers to take case for tax overhaul on the road
WASHINGTON _ The chairmen of the two tax-writing committees of Congress will hit the road together over the summer to promote a proposed revamp of the tax code, the two announced Friday. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., a Continue Reading