Obama offering immigration plan as backup
The White House is downplaying its draft immigration proposal as merely a backup plan if lawmakers don't come up with an overhaul of their own.
White House seeks 'balanced way' to budget fix
President Barack Obama is concerned about the effect that looming, drastic across-the-board budget cuts will have on the middle class, his new chief ...
THE RESET: Delivering GOP response a dubious honor
Most presidents are clearly energized from delivering their State of the Union addresses. The grandiose setting of a packed House chamber, the pomp ...
CBO: Budget deficit estimated at $845B
The federal budget deficit will drop below $1 trillion for the first time in President Barack Obama's tenure in office, a new report said Tuesday.
Boehner steadies GOP team, reframes deficit debate
House Speaker John Boehner has shored up his political clout after a shaky month, persuading his Republican caucus to pick its fights with Democrats ...
Immigration bill splits GOP on national-local line
The immigration debate is threatening to split the Republican Party, pitting those who focus mainly on presidential elections against those who care ...
Illegal immigration foes despair over GOP moves
Marty Lich is ready to bolt. It's been a couple of years since the self-described conservative considered herself a Republican, but she still often ...
House members negotiate a proposal on immigration
A group of a half-dozen House members, equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, is nearing completion of wide-ranging immigration ...
GOP looks to fight Dems, not negotiate with Obama
Is Washington's backroom dealing dead? House Speaker John Boehner says he no longer wants to negotiate deficit reduction with President Barack Obama.
Ryan says deep budget cuts likely unavoidable
The chairman of the House Budget Committee says Republicans will oppose tax increases and, as a result, deep, unpopular budget cuts will likely take ...
Lawmakers see immigration overhaul this year
Republican and Democratic lawmakers were cautiously optimistic Sunday that a long-sought overhaul of the nation's immigration system that includes a ...
Leading Democrat: Gun control faces uphill climb
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who's leading the push to restore an assault weapon ban, acknowledged on Sunday that the effort faces tough odds to pass ...
Ryan says GOP needs to pick its fights with Obama
Rep. Paul Ryan has a message for fellow Republicans: Let's stick together and carefully pick our fights with President Barack Obama. In a speech ...
Congress charts new collision course over deficit
The nation's sharp disagreements over taxes and spending are on a re-routed collision course, as Senate Democrats launch a plan that includes new ...
Debt crisis averted - but spring fight still ahead
Retreating with a purpose, Republicans sped legislation through the House on Wednesday to avert the imminent threat of a government default but ...
GOP moves to delay debt-ceiling showdown 3 months
Seeking to regain their budget footing versus President Barack Obama, Republicans controlling the House are moving quickly to try to defuse a ...
Big party for Democrats, quiet reflection for GOP
For many Republicans, this is a good weekend to get away from it all. With hundreds of thousands of Democrats traveling to nation's capital for ...
Poll: Most see damage if US debt limit not raised
Most Americans think jarring economic problems will erupt if lawmakers fail to increase the government's borrowing limit. Yet they're torn over how ...
House GOP may seek short-term debt limit extension
House Republicans may seek a quick, short-term extension of the government's debt limit, a move that would avoid an immediate default by the Treasury ...
Cost-cut talk is long on emotion, short on details
In the heated talk about deep spending cuts that will dominate Congress in the coming weeks, one thing is likely to be in short supply: details.
Republican Party seems as divided, angry as ever
The Republican Party seems as divided and angry as ever. Infighting has penetrated the highest levels of the House GOP leadership.
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, ...
Talk of GOP primaries follows 'fiscal cliff' vote
Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary ...
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 ...
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