Earlier this month, a tweet from Slate political reporter Dave Weigel saying “Gov. Scott Walker just left ATR/Norquist Xmas Party” was the first news to most Wisconsin residents that their Governor was out of the state and attending a posh Tea Party hang with the Americans for Tax Reform bunch. Under Wisconsin state law, the ...

The American public has been waiting patiently for any sign of bipartisanship from the polarized U.S. Congress and their patience may have finally paid off. The Washington Post has reported that 40 House Republicans have broken rank and signed a bipartisan letter asking the Joint Select Committee on the Deficit Reduction, better known as the ...