Since the senate rules don't allow a committee to vote with no Democrats present, the Republicans in the Finance Committee decided to ignore the rules.

Is it valid to suspend the rules without a quorum? It sounds like cheating to me — which fits the Republican political philosophy of "by hook or by crook."

The corrupt head of the UK branch of ALEC has been appointed to design a trade treaty with the US that would subjugate the UK permanently to the US.

If the UK leaves the EU, Tories will be able to mistreat disabled people to their heart's content.

[The troll's] belligerence towards Iran plays into the hands of Tehran's hardliners.

California is passing laws to resist the troll's cruelest plans.