John Boehner
Cuts in place, Obama and GOP brace for next fight
Severe spending cuts now the law of the land, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans refused Saturday to concede any culpability for failing to stave off... Read more »
No budging at the budget-cuts deadline
Gridlocked once more, President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders refused to budge in their budget standoff Friday as $85 billion in across-the-board... Read more »
Odds against him, President Obama still betting on big sequestration deal
A fiscal deadline all but blown, President Barack Obama says he once again wants to seek a big fiscal deal that would raise taxes and trim billions from expensive and... Read more »
Cuts imminent as Senate rejects stopgap fixes
Squabbling away the hours, the Senate swatted aside last-ditch plans to block $85 billion in broad-based federal spending reductions Thursday as President Barack Obama... Read more »
Congress renews anti-violence bill law
House Republicans raised the white flag Thursday on extending domestic violence protections to gays, lesbians and transsexuals after months of resisting an expansion... Read more »
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