GOP Battles Itself Over Taxes
The proposal that super committee Republicans put forth to raise about $300 billion in new tax revenues may not have been enough to win over Democrats , but it’s been more than enough to stir up...
View ArticleSuper Committee Busy Pointing Fingers
With the super committee's deadline now a matter of mere hours away and reports of the committee's demise rampant , members of the panel took to the talk show airwaves today, with Democrats blaming...
View ArticleLawmakers Ignore Earmark Ban
Remember that informal ban on earmarks lawmakers agreed to last year to great fanfare? Well, they’ve been doing their best to ignore it, the Washington Post reports. Lawmakers have tried to slap...
View ArticleFitch Threatens Downgrade If Debt Deal Is Too Weak
The US credit rating is once again in danger thanks to a debt ceiling showdown. Fitch today announced that it may downgrade the US even if lawmakers manage to strike a deal, CNN Money reports. Fitch...
View ArticleHouse GOP's New Idea: Short-Term Debt-Limit Boost
House Republicans are coming around to the idea of raising the debt ceiling—for a few months anyway. At a closed-door session at the caucus' annual Williamsburg, Va., retreat yesterday, Paul Ryan...
View ArticleGun Control Heads for Showdown This Week
It's a big week for gun control supporters, as the issue heads to the Senate floor this week. Democrat Joe Manchin spent the congressional recess looking to forge ahead on background checks with GOP...
View ArticleIf Gun Control Fails, Blame McCain, Not 'Extremists'
Washington elites are no doubt applauding Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey for attempting to forge a gun control deal . That such tense negotiations are necessary, even though most Americans and at least 51...
View ArticleMcConnell: I'll Filibuster Gun Control Bill
A gun control bill—though it's not clear which one—is expected to hit the Senate floor this week , and the latest Republican to threaten it is Mitch McConnell. The minority leader joins a group of GOP...
View ArticleToomey, Manchin Unveil Deal on Background Checks
Sens. Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin this morning unveiled their bipartisan deal on background checks, anonymous sources tell NBC . “Background checks are not a cure-all, but they can be helpful," said...
View ArticleSenate Rejects Tougher Background Checks
As expected , the Senate today rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks on gun purchasers. An attempt to ban assault-style weapons and a ban on high-capacity ammunition...
View ArticleReid Pulls Weakened Gun Control Legislation
Given that the gun legislation moving through the Senate had been stripped of pretty much every reform advocates considered meaningful, Harry Reid today yanked what remained from consideration, reports...
View ArticleHope for Tighter Gun Laws Still Alive in Senate
The push for stricter gun laws might not be quite so dead after all in the Senate. The New York Times reports that efforts are "quietly" underway to get something done on background checks and illegal...
View ArticleManchin: I'm Not Done With Gun Control Yet
Joe Manchin wants to take another crack at gun control, telling Fox New Sunday that he's going to retool his failed proposal on background checks to bring it to the Senate floor. “We’re going to work...
View Article7 GOP Senators Push Gay Rights Bill Over Hurdle
A bill banning workplace discrimination against gays and lesbians looks certain to pass the Senate after clearing a key hurdle last night with Republican help, Roll Call reports. The chamber voted...
View ArticleThere's a Senator in Charge of Stocking a Candy Desk
It's said you can catch more flies with honey—or, in Capitol Hill's case, with a desk full of Twizzlers, Three Musketeers, and Milky Ways. Sen. Pat Toomey is the latest honcho to take the helm of the...
View ArticleFor Team Koch, It's Trump Who?
The RNC might be holding emergency conference calls as Donald Trump's campaign flounders, but the presidential race might as well be non-existent for David and Charles Koch, the GOP mega-donors who...
View ArticleTeacher Raises $60K to 'Buy' Senator's Vote on DeVos
When her repeated calls failed to convince Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania to vote against Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education when the vote is held Monday, Katherine Fritz decided to "buy" his vote...
View ArticleToomey, Manchin Unveil Deal on Background Checks
Sens. Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin this morning unveiled their bipartisan deal on background checks, anonymous sources tell NBC . “Background checks are not a cure-all, but they can be helpful," said...
View ArticleSenate Rejects Tougher Background Checks
As expected , the Senate today rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks on gun purchasers. An attempt to ban assault-style weapons and a ban on high-capacity ammunition...
View ArticleReid Pulls Weakened Gun Control Legislation
Given that the gun legislation moving through the Senate had been stripped of pretty much every reform advocates considered meaningful, Harry Reid today yanked what remained from consideration, reports...
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