The Senate: Rules of engagement
An arcane row with big negative consequences(14)
The mid-term elections: The surprising Democratic affirmation
The West coast wasn't so bad for the party(41)
Election night: Live-blogging the mid-terms
A wave or a tsunami?(112)
Harry Reid and Senate Democrats: They had the votes
Democrats could've made headway on their priorities, but instead hummed and hawed until it was too late(26)
Nevada's Senate race: Return of the prizefighter
Nevadans love to hate Harry Reid, but may re-elect him anyway(30)
America's climate policy: Capped
The Senate’s retreat from cap and trade might, one day, lead to a carbon tax. For now it leaves a dreadful mess(27)
Climate-change policy: Let it be
The Democrats abandon their efforts to limit emissions through legislation(65)
Nevada's Senate race: Ad campaigning
Harry Reid and Sharron Angle avoid a profound and sweeping ideological debate(22)
Mini Super Tuesday: Comebacks and comeuppance
A resilient incumbent in Arkansas, a tea-partier in Nevada and, most shocking of all, sleaze in South Carolina(6)
Party politics: The mid-terms loom
The consensus-wrecking impact of the coming elections(24)
Immigration reform: Lindsey Graham takes ball, goes home
Politicians engage in politics. That's no reason to abandon climate-change over immigration(14)
The Senate: Harry Reid's last battle?
The Senate majority leader faces a tough contest in his home state(31)
Political skill: What matters in getting things done
Lifting gazes versus counting noses and breaking thumbs(13)
Jobs bills: Where legislation goes to die
The Senate struggles to produce a jobs bill(3)
The latest victim of Senate in-fighting(9)
Fiscal policy: State government drag
Local budget cuts are still undermining recovery(9)
Tax breaks for hiring workers: The complicated jobs bill
Are tax loopholes the best way to encourage hiring?(23)
Recommended economics writing: Link exchange
The best of the rest of the economics web(2)
Health reform and Congress: It hasn't been pretty
A victory within reach, but a worked example of America’s dysfunctional politics(21)
What would you trade for health-care reform?
Would you trade legislation you hate for that which you love?(53)
Health-care reform: Getting to 60
Deal by deal, compromise by compromise, the Senate moves closer to a final vote(27)
US health-care reform: Proceed with caution
A health-care reform bill gets to the floor of the Senate. A rowdy debate will follow(58)
How to get universal health care for free
Budget conjuring tricks(14)
Health-care reform: Passing the baton
One step forward for health reform. But even if they reach the finishing line, the Democrats face trouble in next year’s mid-terms(43)
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