(H/T: Big Government ) Senator Tom Coburn is living up to his nickname: Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed a close friendship with President Obama when they served together in the Senate, is threatening to have the entire health care bill read on the Senate floor. Senior ...

The House debate on healthcare got testy this morning, as Republicans repeatedly interrupted and objected to Democrats' remarks A group of female Democratic lawmakers were using a procedural manuever--asking unanimous consent to extend their remarks--to add a comment or two about the effect of ...

Two Iowa U.S. attorney’s offices are one step closer to being under new leadership. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee , of which Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley is a member with seniority, agreed today by unanimous consent to pass the nominations of Stephanie Rose and Nick Klinefeldt ...