Speaker Boehner’s insistence that no increase in the debt limit is possible without corresponding dollar-for-dollar budget reductions does not apply to the House GOP’s own Ryan budget.

JP Morgan can do all the proprietary trading it wants, Paul Volcker tells Bill Moyers — it just has to surrender its banking license.

The House votes today on the Violence Against Women Act, with Republicans introducing amendments to tone down their version and escape some of the heat they’re getting and Democrats saying, not good enough.

Senate Republicans back Speaker Boehner’s call for another debt limit showdown.

Depositors withdrew nearly $1 billion (U.S.) from Greek banks Monday.

Even Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) is evolving on gay rights — now saying that sexual orientation should not be considered when nominating judges to the state bench.

Speaker Boehner’s big threat today to tie up the lame duck session of Congress after the election with a debt limit showdown doesn’t amount to much of a threat. Brian Beutler explains why.

The director of the controversial Bully tells TPM: “What I see is an opportunity for Mitt Romney to lead and really be an advocate for decreasing bullying.”

Mitt Romney tries to thread the needle with evangelicals in a commencement speech at Liberty University. Our Evan McMorris-Santoro was there.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), on Obama: “Call me cynical, but I didn’t think his views on marriage could get any gayer.”