Trying to ratchet up pressure on Congress, the White House on Friday detailed what it said would be the painful impact on the federal work force and certain government... Read more »
Two-thirds of the way through Harry Reid's letter to the editor ("Unfair attack on Obama," Feb. 2), I concluded that it was written by some silly Democratic partisan... Read more »
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday. Read more »
After two tumultuous years of budget brinkmanship, President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress finally agree on something — namely, that a previous... Read more »
In a legislative dig at President Barack Obama, the GOP-controlled House on passed a bill designed to highlight the fact that he's never offered a balanced budget... Read more »
House Speaker John Boehner has shored up his political clout after a shaky month, persuading his Republican caucus to pick its fights with Democrats more strategically. Read more »
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