http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Nancy Pelosi en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:20 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628062/Obamas-Syria-caution-shows-Washington-uncertainty.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628062/Obamas-Syria-caution-shows-Washington-uncertainty.html President Barack Obama's cautious response to Syria's likely use of chemical weapons reflects a lack of agreement in... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:54:45 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626733/Treasury-Secretary-Lew-meets-with-Boehner-Pelosi.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626733/Treasury-Secretary-Lew-meets-with-Boehner-Pelosi.html Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is meeting separately on Friday with House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:26:31 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576787/Are-Democrats-ducking-from-Obamacare.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576787/Are-Democrats-ducking-from-Obamacare.html As the new health care law prepares to go online, is silence from the Democrats allowing Republicans to have their way and... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:45:21 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576661/Low-income-families-least-likely-to-change-spending-habits-from-increased-taxes.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576661/Low-income-families-least-likely-to-change-spending-habits-from-increased-taxes.html Despite the increased payroll taxes that came in with the new year, only 30 percent of Americans cut spending. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:29:02 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624902/President-should-use-bully-pulpit-to-talk-about-the-costs-of-aging.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624902/President-should-use-bully-pulpit-to-talk-about-the-costs-of-aging.html We don't need a charm offensive; we need a candor offensive. The budget debate's central reality is that federal retirement... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624674/House-group-nearing-deal-on-immigration-bill.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624674/House-group-nearing-deal-on-immigration-bill.html A bipartisan group of House members working in secret on a comprehensive immigration bill is nearing completion and has met... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:37:45 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624618/GOP-tells-Obama-to-tone-down-attacks.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624618/GOP-tells-Obama-to-tone-down-attacks.html Polite yet firm, Senate Republicans told President Barack Obama on Thursday to tone down his political attacks and prod... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:55:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623619/Cuts-imminent-as-Senate-rejects-stopgap-fixes.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623619/Cuts-imminent-as-Senate-rejects-stopgap-fixes.html Squabbling away the hours, the Senate swatted aside last-ditch plans to block $85 billion in broad-based federal spending... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:28:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623615/Congress-renews-anti-violence-bill-law.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623615/Congress-renews-anti-violence-bill-law.html House Republicans raised the white flag Thursday on extending domestic violence protections to gays, lesbians and... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:33:14 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623508/President-Obama-sets-meeting-with-top-lawmakers-on-the-same-day-budget-cuts-kick-in.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623508/President-Obama-sets-meeting-with-top-lawmakers-on-the-same-day-budget-cuts-kick-in.html The White House conceded Wednesday that efforts to avoid automatic budget cuts are unlikely to succeed before they kick in... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:27:28 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622394/Obama-to-revive-his-message-in-speech.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622394/Obama-to-revive-his-message-in-speech.html Reviving his populist re-election message, President Barack Obama will press a politically-divided Congress to approve more... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:11:31 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622332/What-is-the-future-of-the-tea-party.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622332/What-is-the-future-of-the-tea-party.html Question of the month: Is the party over? The tea party, that is. It began in 2009 as a spontaneous movement with no formal... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865572563/Obama-urges-humility-and-prayer-at-2013-National-Prayer-Breakfast.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865572563/Obama-urges-humility-and-prayer-at-2013-National-Prayer-Breakfast.html National leaders should be humble and live out the prayers offered at Thursday's National Prayer Breakfast, President Barack... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:26:26 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622050/President-Obama-pushes-2nd-term-agenda-to-House-Democrats.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765622050/President-Obama-pushes-2nd-term-agenda-to-House-Democrats.html President Barack Obama predicted a tough road ahead as he urged House Democrats on Thursday to stick to their principles on... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:21:59 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620634/Alex-Pelosis-Sundance-debut-has-political-angle.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620634/Alex-Pelosis-Sundance-debut-has-political-angle.html Alexandra Pelosi was beaming: She had just made her Sundance Film Festival debut with the HBO documentary "Fall from Grace,"... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:26:35 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619596/No-movement-Lawmakers-dig-in-heels-on-debt-crisis.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619596/No-movement-Lawmakers-dig-in-heels-on-debt-crisis.html Last week's deal to avert the combination of end-of-year tax increases and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff" held... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:36:12 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619359/More-fiscal-clashes-loom-for-new-Congress.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619359/More-fiscal-clashes-loom-for-new-Congress.html A new Congress opened for business Thursday to confront long-festering national problems, deficits and immigration among... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:06:48 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619318/New-Congress-Boehner-re-elected-Speaker-Sen-Kirk-returns-after-stroke.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619318/New-Congress-Boehner-re-elected-Speaker-Sen-Kirk-returns-after-stroke.html The House and Senate ushered in a new Congress Thursday, re-electing embattled Republican John Boehner as speaker and hailing... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:03:19 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619141/Cliff-bill-to-House-but-doubts-as-legislators-suggest-more-spending-cuts-are-needed.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619141/Cliff-bill-to-House-but-doubts-as-legislators-suggest-more-spending-cuts-are-needed.html Maneuvered into a political corner, House Republicans sorted glumly through unsavory fiscal cliff choices in a New Year's Day... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619168/Cliffhanger-no-more-House-pushing-to-final-vote.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619168/Cliffhanger-no-more-House-pushing-to-final-vote.html Weary lawmakers in the House pushed at last toward a final congressional vote on legislation to avoid a national "fiscal... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619101/Democratic-officials-Fiscal-cliff-deal-reached.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619101/Democratic-officials-Fiscal-cliff-deal-reached.html Racing the clock, the White House reached a New Year's Eve accord with Senate Republicans late Monday to neutralize... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:49:52 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619022/Secretary-of-State-Hillary-Clinton-admitted-to-hospital-with-blood-clot-following-concussion.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619022/Secretary-of-State-Hillary-Clinton-admitted-to-hospital-with-blood-clot-following-concussion.html Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital Sunday after the discovery of a blood clot... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:58:16 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619020/If-cut-fiscal-deal-will-pale-against-expectations.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765619020/If-cut-fiscal-deal-will-pale-against-expectations.html The top Senate negotiators on the effort to prevent the government from going over the "fiscal cliff" offered a pessimistic... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618883/White-House-meeting-a-last-stab-at-a-fiscal-deal.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618883/White-House-meeting-a-last-stab-at-a-fiscal-deal.html President Barack Obama was preparing to present a limited fiscal proposal to congressional leaders at a White House meeting... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:13:50 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618834/Obama-congressional-leaders-to-meet-today.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618834/Obama-congressional-leaders-to-meet-today.html Their deadline rushing closer, President Barack Obama and the top four congressional leaders announced plans to meet Friday... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:45:28 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618807/No-deal-in-sight-as-deadline-for-fiscal-deal-nears-video.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618807/No-deal-in-sight-as-deadline-for-fiscal-deal-nears-video.html A last-gasp effort Thursday to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts got off on the same convulsive, partisan tone... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:04:10 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618403/Still-time-to-dodge-the-cliff-Obama-Boehner-say.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618403/Still-time-to-dodge-the-cliff-Obama-Boehner-say.html With Congress in gridlock and stocks taking a fall, President Barack Obama issued a stern summons to lawmakers Friday to pass... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:25:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618151/Fiscal-cliff-talks-hit-a-lull-with-Boehners-Plan-B-which-would-extend-Bush-era-tax-cuts.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618151/Fiscal-cliff-talks-hit-a-lull-with-Boehners-Plan-B-which-would-extend-Bush-era-tax-cuts.html The White House and leading congressional Democrats immediately rejected Boehner's "Plan B," which would extend... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:44:52 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617672/No-budging-as-fiscal-cliff-talks-appear-stalled.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617672/No-budging-as-fiscal-cliff-talks-appear-stalled.html Republicans aren't budging on tax rates, and Democrats are resisting steps like raising the eligibility age for Medicare.... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:35:30 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617653/House-Speaker-John-Boehner-Serious-differences-remain-in-talks-video.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617653/House-Speaker-John-Boehner-Serious-differences-remain-in-talks-video.html House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday that "serious differences" remain between him and President Barack Obama in... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:55:51 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617646/Fiscal-cliff-talks-intense-Obama-and-Boehner-talk.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617646/Fiscal-cliff-talks-intense-Obama-and-Boehner-talk.html Despite an intensifying pace, little progress is being reported in talks on averting automatic spending cuts and tax... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:05:23 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617559/GOPs-Boehner-says-Obama-slow-walking-cliff-talks.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617559/GOPs-Boehner-says-Obama-slow-walking-cliff-talks.html House Speaker John Boehner accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of slow-walking negotiations to avoid the "fiscal cliff"... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:32:58 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617510/No-one-retreating-cliff-talks-seem-at-standstill.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617510/No-one-retreating-cliff-talks-seem-at-standstill.html A year-end deadline approaching, quiet negotiations to avoid an economy-rattling "fiscal cliff" yielded no tangible signs of... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:40:48 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617420/President-Obama-House-Speaker-John-Boehner-meet-to-discuss-fiscal-cliff.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617420/President-Obama-House-Speaker-John-Boehner-meet-to-discuss-fiscal-cliff.html President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met Sunday at the White House to discuss the ongoing negotiations over... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:59:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617340/Its-nothing-more-than-an-Obama-power-play.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617340/Its-nothing-more-than-an-Obama-power-play.html The fiscal cliff negotiations are designed to break the Republican opposition and grant him political supremacy, something he... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617267/Boehner-No-progress-in-fiscal-cliff-talks.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617267/Boehner-No-progress-in-fiscal-cliff-talks.html House Speaker John Boehner said Friday there has been no progress in negotiations to avert a "fiscal cliff" combination of... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:34:48 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617221/Taxes-are-high-enough-government-isnt-acting-responsibly.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765617221/Taxes-are-high-enough-government-isnt-acting-responsibly.html Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616908/Cliff-talks-White-House-waiting-on-GOP-move.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616908/Cliff-talks-White-House-waiting-on-GOP-move.html Republicans have to stop using "political math" and say how much they are willing to raise tax rates on the wealthiest 2... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616601/Obama-says-hell-do-what-it-takes-to-avoid-fiscal-cliff.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616601/Obama-says-hell-do-what-it-takes-to-avoid-fiscal-cliff.html The White House and a key congressional Democrat hinted at fresh concessions on taxes and cuts to Medicare and other... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:01:14 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616596/Source-Obama-officials-lawmakers-set-for-fiscal-cliff-talks-Thursday.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616596/Source-Obama-officials-lawmakers-set-for-fiscal-cliff-talks-Thursday.html An administration official says two of President Barack Obama's top negotiators on the "fiscal cliff" will meet separately on... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:44:50 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616386/New-Congress-Fewer-moderates-make-deals-harder.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765616386/New-Congress-Fewer-moderates-make-deals-harder.html When the next Congress cranks up in January, there will be more women, many new faces and 11 fewer tea party-backed House... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:53:57 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765615749/Hill-leaders-voice-confidence-in-debt-deal.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765615749/Hill-leaders-voice-confidence-in-debt-deal.html Leaders of Congress declared confidence Friday they could reach a deal with President Barack Obama to avert economically... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:32:03 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765615746/Negotiations-over-fiscal-cliff-begin-Obama-tells-Hill-that-people-want-action-cooperation.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765615746/Negotiations-over-fiscal-cliff-begin-Obama-tells-Hill-that-people-want-action-cooperation.html President Barack Obama urged the leaders of Washington's divided government on Friday to join him in "tough compromises" to... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:40:27 MST