Senate Democrats Put DHS Funding Pressure Back On John Boehner
WASHINGTON — House Republicans attempted last week to kick the issue of funding for the Department of Homeland Security over to the Senate. On Monday evening, Senate Democrats kicked it…
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Speakership in play? Boehner peering over DHS funding cliff’s edge
The speaker has five days before a short-term bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security runs out on Friday, though his practical deadline is actually Thursday night, as a…
Boehner allies downplay GOP rift
The House, Boehner said on Sunday, is a “rambunctious place.” “We have 435 members. A lot of members have different ideas about what we should and shouldn’t be doing,” he…
House Republicans Call One-Week Timeout On DHS Shutdown Drama
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted Friday night to avert a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, so they can come back and have the same fight in…
Pete Sessions: Obama Accountable For Murders ‘Every Day’ By Undocumented Immigrants
WASHINGTON — Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) accused President Barack Obama and Democrats Thursday evening of continually releasing undocumented immigrants who are murdering Americans. “Every day, all along border states, maybe…
Here’s what Washington is saying about Netanyahu’s visit
“We need a leader who understands that when the PM and leader of our longtime ally asks to come to Congress to share his concerns about Iran, we should show…
HUFFPOLLSTER: Democrats Win On Image, Republicans Even Or Better On Issues
Democrats have a more positive image, but Republicans are stronger on key issues. CPAC tries to guess the next president through a straw poll. And a pie chart finds its…
Has Israel lost the Democratic Party?
But when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted an invitation from Republican House Speaker John Boehner to address Congress on Tuesday — when he is expected to sharply criticize White House…
John King Facebook chat: Walker’s rise, Jeb Bush’s strengths and Clinton’s “blue wall”
David Williams: John, my top 3 most likely to win are Bush, Walker, and Paul. Which one of those three do you think would most likely win the straw poll?…
Hoyer calls McCarthy a ‘coward,’ apologizes
READ: No action Thursday night on DHS funding fight The aside could be heard on the microphone at his podium. – Some House conservatives object to the three-week bill because…
No action Thursday night on DHS funding fight
Following a closed House GOP membership meeting late Thursday evening, two House Republicans told CNN that House Speaker John Boehner outlined a plan to introduce a three-week continuing resolution on…
No action Thursday night on DHS funding fight
Following a closed House GOP membership meeting late Thursday evening, two House Republicans told CNN that House Speaker John Boehner outlined a plan to introduce a three-week continuing resolution on…
Democrats Defiant On DHS Funding As Shutdown Looms
WASHINGTON — Democrats indicated on Thursday that they won’t give House Speaker John Boehner much room to maneuver on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, including on…
29 Democrats skipping Netanyahu’s speech
And a number of top Democrats — including Vice President Joe Biden, whose job description includes the title President of the Senate — won’t be attending. Netanyahu is expected to use the…
Republicans Grapple With Internal Rifts in Homeland Security Impasse
WASHINGTON — Republicans on Wednesday publicly struggled to resolve tensions within their party as House and Senate leaders searched for a way to avert a partial shutdown of the Department…
McConnell makes concessions in DHS funding fight, to allow a clean bill vote
The initial response from Senate minority leader Harry Reid and Democrats is skeptical. They want to make sure House Speaker Boehner is on board with this plan before it is…
Who will grab the millennial vote?
A new political generation has arrived in town: the millennials. Democrats and Republicans are struggling to make sense of who they are. Both parties are eager to appeal to this…
DHS funding stalemate means shutdown likely
Congress returns on Monday with just four days before the deadline to pass legislation to keep DHS open. A stalemate between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill over President Barack…
Democrats seek new identity after autopsy of 2014 midterm losses
In its autopsy of those losses, the task force is calling for a new “national narrative project” to develop a simple explanation for a basic question: What do Democrats stand…
Democrats seek new identity after autopsy of 2014 midterm losses
In its autopsy of those losses, the task force is calling for a new “national narrative project” to develop a simple explanation for a basic question: What do Democrats stand…
Top Democrat Pushes Back On Expanding Obama’s Trade Powers
WASHINGTON — The biggest economic policy fight of 2015 is creating serious headaches for congressional Democrats, and particularly Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). As the top Democrat on the Senate Finance…
Democrats Are Already Planning For The Next Round Of Redistricting Battles
Democrats launched a super PAC Thursday with the purpose of flipping state legislatures before the next round of redistricting, which will follow the 2020 elections. – Such attempts have resulted…
Rubio talks DHS funding ahead of possible shutdown
READ: Rubio gets personal with Iowans Asked about the debate on Wednesday during a book tour stop in Las Vegas, Rubio declared: “We have to fund Homeland Security.” – And…
Rubio open to funding DHS without addressing immigration
READ: Rubio gets personal with Iowans Asked about the debate on Wednesday during a book tour stop in Las Vegas, Rubio declared: “We have to fund Homeland Security.” – And…
Going Back to the Future in 2016?
READ: Poll says blame for a DHS shutdown would fall to GOP Even some relative newcomers to national politics are more closely linked to the past than the future. Half…
First on CNN: House Republicans unveil top 2016 targets
READ: Poll says most disapprove of Obama’s handling of ISIS Though they came out of 2014 enjoying their largest majority since 1928, House Republicans will have to play offense if…
Boehner Defends Netanyahu Invite, Blames DHS Standoff On Senate Democrats
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) still isn’t ruling out the possibility of a shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security. Boehner said Sunday on Fox News that he was “certainly”…
Philadelphia To Host 2016 Democratic National Convention
Democrats will host the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, CNN reported Thursday. – The last time Philadelphia hosted a presidential convention was in 2000, when Republicans nominated then-Gov. George…
A Field Guide To Europe’s Radical Right Political Parties
From Greece and France to Sweden and Denmark, Europe’s far-right parties have taken the spotlight in recent months. Trading on sometimes vitriolic anti-euro, anti-immigrant sentiment, as well as renewed security…
HUFFPOST HILL – Obama Lied, People Bride
Today marks the anniversary of the start of President Obama’s first presidential campaign, an occasion we’re marking by carving a backward “B” on our cheek and punching ourselves in the…