Republicans run down Obama’s clock
It looks like the Republicans in Congress have failed again. House Republicans defeated a plan pushed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to fund the Department of Homeland Security, money…
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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…
HUFFPOLLSTER: Netanyahu Visit Polarizes Americans
Nearly half of Americans disagree with Republican’s Netanyahu speech invite, with Democrats being more in dissent. Republicans rate Netanyahu more favorably. And with few following the DHS funding battle, beware…
California Republicans Vote To Officially Recognize Gay Political Organization
LOS ANGELES, March 1 (Reuters) – California Republicans broke from their own platform on Sunday and voted overwhelmingly at their state party convention to give official recognition to a gay…
House Majority Whip: ‘No Deal’ On Funding DHS Past Friday
WASHINGTON — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (La.) on Sunday rejected the suggestion that House Republicans had made a deal with Democrats to pass a “clean” bill to fund the…
This Supreme Court Case Could Make Elections Even More Undemocratic
In a reversal of the usual worries about political influence on electoral map-making, the Supreme Court is being asked to let raw politics play an even bigger role in the…
New Party in Charge, Same Challenges
WASHINGTON — The tense meltdown in the House on Friday over funding for the Department of Homeland Security underscores how Congress has lost the ability to perform its most basic…
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…
Why It’s Hard To Predict Who Would Get Blamed For A DHS Shutdown
On Friday afternoon, House Republicans said no to a funding bill that would have kept the Department of Homeland Security in business for another three weeks. If DHS suffers a…
Bobby Jindal To Republicans In Congress: ‘Grow A Spine’ On DHS Funding
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Thursday had a tough message for fellow Republicans who were wrestling with how to fund the Homeland Security Department: “Grow a spine.” Jindal spoke as…
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?…
House Republicans Not Ready To Cave On DHS Funding
WASHINGTON — House Republicans inched closer to embracing a stopgap measure to prevent a Department of Homeland Security shutdown on Thursday, a day before the agency runs out of money….
Obama backs pot decriminalization efforts
READ: D.C. legalizes pot, ignoring House Republicans – He touted his administration’s push for a 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership as a way to correct the labor and environmental lapses of past…
Ted Cruz Would Normally Probably Criticize What Ted Cruz Just Did In The DHS Fight
WASHINGTON — For weeks, conservatives have been pushing their Republican colleagues to use any means necessary to leverage Department of Homeland Security funding to kill President Barack Obama’s executive actions…
Obama Puts Pressure On Republicans Over Immigration: ‘I Will Veto’ Attempts To Block Reform
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama raised the political pressure on Republicans over immigration on Wednesday, telling young members of Miami’s Latino community that Republicans…
An Officially Christian America Sounds Just Right To Most Republicans
Republican Party candidates like to say that America is a Christian nation. It turns out most Republicans are willing to make that official. – Public Policy Polling surveyed 316 Republicans…
DC Mayor Vows To Move Forward With Marijuana Legalization Despite Republican Threats Of Jail
In the final hours before marijuana possession is scheduled to become legal in the nation’s capital, House Republicans have warned District of Columbia officials that they could go to jail…
Republicans Put On A Nice Face When It Comes To Food Stamps
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the House of Representatives on Wednesday started in on a “top-to-bottom” review the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known by its former name, food stamps —…
Why Obama did GOP a favor on Keystone veto
When Barack Obama issued just the third veto of his presidency on Tuesday, of a bill allowing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, Republicans were outraged, or at least pretended…
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…
House Republicans Press Janet Yellen on Stimulus Campaign
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday peppered Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, with pointed questions about the central bank’s stimulus campaign and its responsibilities as a financial regulator….
14 things Obama might veto next
Republicans are set to pass a long list of bills that would have never made it to the President’s desk in the first six years of his presidency, when Democrats…
‘It’s Heartbreaking’: Already Down, Wisconsin Unions Reckon With Right-To-Work
MADISON, Wis. — The capitol dome here filled quickly Tuesday morning with workers in overalls and hard hats, their jackets signifying proud membership in Wisconsin’s blue-collar unions: steelworkers, ironworkers, pipefitters,…
Obama rejects Keystone XL bill
Obama’s signature denying the Keystone bill kicks off what’s expected to be a flurry of vetoes on measures that Republicans will send to the White House now they control both…
Phil Gramm’s ‘Freedom Option’ Reveals The GOP’s Real Agenda For Obamacare
With oral arguments in King v. Burwell just eight days away, Republicans are talking more and more about what they’ll do if the Supreme Court sides with them and effectively…
Foreign Policy Ascends as Issue for Republican Presidential Contenders
WASHINGTON — Gruesome killings by the Islamic State, terrorist attacks in Europe and tensions with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia are reshaping the early Republican presidential race, creating anxiety…
HUFFPOST HILL – Democrats Stay True To Longstanding Support Of The Filibuster
The Senate failed to do one of its most basic functions: approving legislation funding airport thigh groping. The left is embroiled in a debate over whether Elizabeth Warren should run…
Homeland Security Funding Fight Over Immigration Poses Risks for Republicans
WASHINGTON — After promising an era of responsible governance and an end to federal shutdowns, congressional Republicans find themselves mired in an immigration fight that could cause funding for the…
Homeland Security Funding Fight Over Immigration Poses Risks for Republicans
WASHINGTON — After promising an era of responsible governance and an end to federal shutdowns, congressional Republicans find themselves mired in an immigration fight that could cause funding for the…