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Column: In Washington, compromise's embers flicker
Every election year, they become the popular ones, the celebrities with the power to hire or fire politicians. Then, when actual governing begins, ...
Obama signs bill for Sandy flood insurance claims
President Barack Obama has signed into law a $9.7 billion bill to pay flood insurance claims from Superstorm Sandy. The law increases the borrowing ...
Christie: Comments on Obama, Boehner part of job
In 2010, Gov. Chris Christie underestimated the first major storm of his administration by flying to Disney World hours before snow crippled New ...
Electoral College count affirms Obama's win
Congress made the obvious official on Friday. President Barack Obama has been re-elected. In a joint session, Congress formally certified that Obama ...
Congress approves $9.7 billion in Sandy flood aid
The new Congress on Friday rushed out $9.7 billion to help pay flood insurance claims to 115,000 people and businesses afflicted by Superstorm Sandy, ...
More fiscal clashes loom as new Congress opens
A new Congress opened for business Thursday to confront long-festering national problems, deficits and immigration among them, in an intensely ...
THE RESET: GOP leaders of new Congress face tests
Re-elected presidents know all too well that second terms can be treacherous. Returning Republican congressional leaders may find the next few years ...
Congress to vote Friday on Sandy flood aid
Many home and business owners flooded out by Superstorm Sandy could get insurance payouts soon through congressional action expected Friday on a $9.
Analysis: Cliff deal is another pain-free punt
Congress' hectic resolution of the "fiscal cliff" crisis is the latest in a long series of decisions by lawmakers and the White House to do less than ...
House sets vote for Sandy aid after criticism
The House is headed for a vote on aid for Superstorm Sandy victims after House Speaker John Boehner mollified Republicans from New York and New Jersey ...
NJ Gov. Christie blasts Boehner, Republicans
Gov. Chris Christie's blunt talk has long been one of his hallmarks. But Christie, who has verbally tangled with many, showed Wednesday he's willing ...
2016 politics on display as Congress ends term
Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP's 2012 vice presidential candidate, voted for the "fiscal cliff" compromise that raised taxes on the wealthiest Americans.
'Fiscal cliff' deal leaves lots of issues dangling
The "fiscal cliff" compromise on taxes leaves a big part of the nation's budget crisis still dangling. Lawmakers bought a little time with a New ...
Cliff averted, it's on to the next fiscal crisis
Onward to the next fiscal crisis. Actually, several of them, potentially. The New Year's Day deal averting the "fiscal cliff" lays the groundwork for ...
Boehner agrees to Sandy aid vote on Friday
Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery.
NJ Gov. Christie blasts fellow Republican Boehner
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who has praised President Barack Obama's handling of Superstorm Sandy, on Wednesday blasted U.S.
Congress OKs cliff deal, signaling future fights
Congress' excruciating, extraordinary New Year's Day approval of a compromise averting a prolonged tumble off the fiscal cliff hands President Barack ...
NY lawmakers: House GOP scraps vote on Sandy aid
New York-area lawmakers in both parties erupted in anger after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress ...
Cliff avoided: Congress staves off tax hikes
Past its own New Year's deadline, a weary Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation to avoid a national "fiscal cliff" of middle class tax ...
Fiscal cliff deal forged in flurry of final talks
They had 80 hours to finish or fail. Stuck in a "fiscal cliff" stalemate, trust nearing tatters, President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans changed ...
Dems want House vote on Senate-passed 'cliff' deal
House Democratic leaders are pressing Speaker John Boehner to let the House vote on the Senate-approved bipartisan compromise that would avert much ...
Senate approves fiscal cliff legislation 89-8
Hours past a self-imposed deadline for action, the Senate passed legislation early New Year's Day to neutralize a fiscal cliff combination of ...
Boehner: No decision on accepting 'cliff' pact
House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) and his leadership team say they need to review a Senate pact that would increase taxes on incomes exceeding ...
Deal reached for stopping spike in milk prices
The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired ...