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Obama Will Nominate Chuck Hagel as Next Defense Secretary
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama will nominate former senator Chuck Hagel to be his next Secretary of Defense tomorrow. Senior officials within the administration and Capitol Hill confirmed the pick to ABC News today after the Nebraska Republican had emerged as a frontrunner among potential… Read More »
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Obama’s Vacation by the Numbers
HONOLULU – President Obama departed Hawaii this morning for Washington, after spending NINE days vacationing with family and friends in his native state. Here’s a quick look at how he spent his vacation: Obama played FIVE rounds of golf with SEVEN different partners, spending roughly… Read More »
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp: Reported Obama Gun Proposals ‘Way in Extreme’
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D, told me this morning on “This Week” that while all options should be on the table to address gun violence, President Obama’s reported plans to curb shootings are ”way in extreme” when I pressed her this morning on the kinds on measures she could… Read More »
Sen. Mitch McConnell: ‘The Tax Issue Is Finished’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. R-Ky., Sunday said he will not accept any new revenue in future deals with congressional Democrats and President Obama. “The tax issue is finished. Over. Completed,” McConnell told me on “This Week.” “That’s behind us. Now the question is what… Read More »
In Fiscal Wars No Negotiation Is a Negotiating Tactic
Analysis New for 2013: In the Washington, D.C. fiscal wars we’ve gone from everything must be on the table to politicians declaring they won’t debate. The fiscal cliff deal either averted disaster or compounded the problem, depending on who you ask. It certainly created new… Read More »
Pelosi Not Fazed by Photoshopped Pic of Dem Women
Thursday morning, as the 113th Congress prepared to be sworn into office, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held a photo opportunity on the steps of the House of Representatives with Democratic women from the caucus. Dozens of members turned out, presenting a diverse portrait of… Read More »
House, Senate Approve $9.7B for Sandy Flood Victims
More than two months after Superstorm Sandy struck the Northeast, Congress today approved $9.7 billion for FEMA flood insurance programs to be distributed to businesses and residents inundated by the storm. The House of Representatives vote passed today 354 to 67, with all the opposition… Read More »
GOP Senators Mull Partial Gov’t Shutdown in Debt-Ceiling Fight
A number of Republican senators say a partial government shutdown should be considered as an option if President Obama doesn’t concede on spending cuts to the GOP’s satisfaction. “The coming deadlines will be the next flashpoints in our ongoing fight to bring fiscal sanity to… Read More »
Classic Biden on Display at Senate Mock Swearing-In
Vice President Joe Biden turned on the charm and amped up the wit at the Senate mock swearing-in today, schmoozing with senators’ moms, doling out dating advice to one senator’s granddaughter and offering some workout help to one new senator’s family member. As senators brought… Read More »
John Boehner Re-Elected House Speaker
Updated at 2:31 p.m. ET Rep. John Boehner was elected to a second term as House speaker today. But the vote for wasn’t without drama. Nine Republicans voted against Boehner in support of another candidate. Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia received three votes, former… Read More »
