Pandemonium!  Dems Jam Republicans With Even More Conservative Budget  —  What was supposed to be a routine vote in the House — to knock down an amendment authored by conservative Republicans — turned into pandemonium on the House floor Friday, as Democrats tried to jam the plan through, and hang it around the GOP's necks.

Drama erupts on House floor as conservative budget goes down  —  House lawmakers defeated a proposal by conservative Republicans to make deeper cuts to spending and tax rates than those proposed in the Republican budget, but only after last-minute maneuvering by Democrats on the House floor.

House Passes G.O.P. Budget; No Democrats Vote in Favor  —  WASHINGTON — House Republicans forced through a partisan budget blueprint on Friday that, if enacted into law, would pare federal spending by an estimated $5.8 trillion over the next decade while reshaping Medicare, a proposal certain to instigate a fierce clash with Democrats.

Obama Uncensored: President Caught on Open Mic at Fundraiser  —  President Obama had a candid, private conversation with campaign donors last night in Chicago.  —  Except, as it turns out, it wasn't so private.  The microphone in the room that was on for the part of his remarks that reporters …

BREAKING: House Republicans Overwhelmingly Vote To Phase Out Medicare  —  When President Obama proposed ensuring affordable health care to all Americans, Congress spent a year hashing out how best to achieve this goal.  Yet when Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) decided that he wanted to phase out Medicare …

Political Circus: Barney Frank in Playboy  —  Washington (CNN) — Politics is serious business — but not all the time.  —  He's baring it all — in interview  —  Rep. Barney Frank, the openly gay Democratic congressman from Massachusetts, is featured in the May edition of Playboy.

Ultimate Spoiler Alert  —  President Obama and Paul Ryan are two of the smartest, most admirable and most genial men in Washington.  It is sad, although not strange, that in today's Washington they have never had a serious private conversation.  The president has never invited Ryan over even for lunch.

Will Anyone Even Insure Seniors if Paul Ryan's Medicare Plan Passes?  —  At first glance, Paul Ryan's plan to send millions of seniors into the free market with dwindling vouchers in hand might seem a boon to the private insurance industry.  But would companies even want to participate?