Back to work for at least 18 of Sen. Harry Reid’s staffers who spent the last 10 days on furlough due to the government shutdown. The aids are returning to work in Las Vegas, Reno, and Carson City, yet it
U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) said it would be a great idea to make the members of Congress who have to live in their offices suffer more and lock the doors to the House gym where they shower.
(AP) Senate OKs bill to pay military death benefitsBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate has approved legislation to provide benefits to the families of fallen troops.The Senate backed the measure Thursday, after the House approved it unanimously a day earlier.The Pentagon
Despite widespread consternation over the fact that, earlier this week, the Amber Alert website was closed, but Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move website was up and running, LetsMove.gov is still apparently operating. The White House website, however, carries this disclaimer: “Because
President Obama’s meeting with certain House Republicans, Carney said, would not be a negotiation: “he’s not going to pay ransom to the Tea Party so that the government opens or the government doesn’t default.” Carney blamed divisions among Republicans for
On Thursday, White House press secretary Jay Carney launched into an attack on the Tea Party, suggesting that conservatives were thwarting the will of the people and perverting House leadership on the debt ceiling issue and the government shutdown. “We
House Republicans are preparing a proposal for a short-term increase in the debt ceiling, expected to last about six weeks. The move would allow talks between the House, Senate and Obama on a longer-term plan dealing with government spending and
The New York Times has run an extensive profile of President Barack Obama’s next nominee to head the Federal Reserve, Jessica Yellin. Conservatives are worried that despite her qualifications, she’s a liberal Democrat committed to using monetary policy to stimulate the
The House of Representatives’ gym has remained open during the government shutdown, but the employees who run the gym are out on furlough. “No one is there to check members into the facility in the basement of the Rayburn House
Libya’s interim government reports that Prime Minister Ali Zaidan was kidnapped at dawn on October 10. They announced via Twitter that they believe he was taken by Libyan rebels, but “for unknown reasons” and to “an unknown destination.” Libya’s Commission
Leave it to establishment Republicans to sacrifice policy on the altar of tactics. As the partial government shutdown rolls into its second week and the so-called debt ceiling deadline draws nearer, we’re beginning to see cracks in a previously unified
Much has been made over the past week and a half or so over the partial government shutdown, who is winning the battle, and what policies will result from it. Establishment Republicans continue taking sideswipes at grassroots-oriented conservatives, especially Sens.
On Tuesday, President Obama broke ranks with Harry Reid and Senate Democrats and said he was open to a short-term deal to reopen government and lift the debt ceiling. Obama, in response to an AP reporter’s question, said that, with
In response to Cruz Blasts Obama Administration For Politicizing Shutdown to Maximize The Pain Inflicted On Americans : The White House is putting the blame on Congress for not passing a law that specifically appropriated funds for the delivery of
On Tuesday, NBC News reporter and MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell revealed she did not know that lawmakers in Congress must be enrolled in Obamacare. Her remarks bolster Rep. Sean Duffy’s (R-WI) claim that the mainstream press may be both ill-prepared
America faces existential fiscal and economic challenges. Federal, state, and local governments face tens of trillions in unfunded liabilities. The economy seems to be undergoing a structural transformation which is experiencing almost no growth, even after trillions in government stimulus.
(AP) Obama plans to talk to GOP again on shutdown, debtBy ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days as pressure builds on both sides to resolve
In a recent interview with the Huffington Post, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder used his constitutionally-protected freedom of speech to lash out over the lack of new gun control laws and to criticize those who are pro-gun for “hiding” behind the
In response to Pentagon Withholding Death Benefits for Fallen Soldiers’ Families: It must be noted that while Democrats and some in the media are trying to blame Republicans for this outrage, Congress passed a bill last week to fund the military
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is preparing legislation to lift the debt ceiling by $1.1 trillion, enough to cover borrowing through the end of 2014. The move would push the next debate over the debt limit until well after the
Yesterday, whatever show Andrew Mitchell hosts on MSNBC had Congressman Sean Duffy as a guest to talk about the government shutdown and Obama care. Duffy smacked down Mitchell, repeatedly refusing her spin (this woman MUST be on the Obama payroll)
National Journal writer Elahe Izadi over-estimated that the crowd size at the pro-amnesty rally on the National Mall on Tuesday was about 20,000 attendees. “Organizers estimated 20,000 protesters attended at the peak of the rally,” Izadi wrote in a piece
John McCain took to the Senate floor after the news broke that during the shutdown military death benefits were being withheld…
(AP) No consensus among Indians on `Redskins’ nameBy JESSE WASHINGTONAP National WriterThe name of a certain pro football team in Washington, D.C., has inspired protests, hearings, editorials, lawsuits, letters from Congress, even a presidential nudge. Yet behind the headlines, it’s
The Pentagon has confirmed it will not pay death benefits to the families of troops killed in combat during the so-called government shutdown. With Obama’s recent startling admission that he won’t approve any measures to partially restore suspended government payments for
