Speaker Boehner on Thursday blasted tea party-aligned groups for continuously misguiding GOP lawmakers. They fired another salvo in return. read story

Filibuster reform? What filibuster reform? Senate Republicans ran the clock and pushed a final vote to confirm one of President Obama’s picks to serve on the powerful D.C. Circuit Court until nearly 1 a.m. on Thursday morning. read story

A GOP-backed voting bill in Ohio could contribute to longer lines at the polls and make it easier to purge voters from the rolls. And there’s likely worse to come. read story

Tea party favorability has fallen to an all-time low according a Gallup poll released Wednesday. read story