After what I am sure were a few tense minutes while his fellow members of the House of Representatives rendered judgment, John Boehner was reelected as Speaker of the House earlier this week. Twelve fellow Republicans defected and either voted
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has reportedly told President Barack Obama that he would back the president overriding congressional authority and unilaterally raising the debt ceiling. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was more forceful: “I’ve made my
While the overall unemployment rate remained at 7.8% in December, unemployment rose for both women and African-Americans last month. Despite an economy that reportedly created 155,000 jobs in December, the unemployment rate for women rose from 7.0% to 7.3%. Even
(AP) Talk of GOP primaries follows ‘fiscal cliff’ voteBy THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressDES MOINES, IowaRepublicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting this week to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next
A day after reelection to his position, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) signaled he would insist on a dollar-per-dollar match between new spending cuts and borrowing, as President Barack Obama and Republicans head toward another clash concerning the debt ceiling.
Vice President Joe Biden, whose smooth, debonair speaking style has made him the envy of every aspiring Casanova entering the political world gave romantic neophytes another instructive lesson on Thursday during a mock swearing-in session for new senators in Congress.
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy
This afternoon, two days after Gov. Chris Christie (D-NJ) threw a temper tantrum about the House of Representatives not approving a pork-filled $60 billion aid bill, Congress approved a pared-down aid bill for Hurricane Sandy victims. The new bill clocked
Just in time for Democrats to begin pushing gun control as hard as humanly possible, President Obama has released photos of himself being sad about the tragedy in Sandy Hook. It’s a typical bully tactic for this administration – by
With Democrats in Congress and in the California state legislature pushing as much gun control as humanly possible, California gun sales are skyrocketing. Meanwhile, gun crime in the state is dropping dramatically. In 2002, 350,000 guns were sold in the
On Thursday afternoon, President Obama phoned from his Hawaii vacation to congratulate John Boehner (R-OH) on his re-election as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 113th Congress. Earlier in the day, the first act of the newly convened
This afternoon, the House easily passed legislation expanding FEMA’s borrowing authority to meet claims related to Super-Storm Sandy. The bill would authorize over $9 Billion in new borrowing for FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program, in order to meet claims made
(AP) New tax law packed with breaks for businessesBy STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONTucked into the “fiscal cliff” tax package approved by Congress are billions of dollars in tax breaks that should make the new year a lot happier for businesses of
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) —U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner plans to leave his job around Inauguration Day, a spokesman says, and he’ll leave, debt-ceiling deal or not, Politico says. His decision to leave the administration this month and return to
President Barack Obama is supposed to lead the country, but barely participated in the “fiscal cliff” negotiations except to berate Republicans in the media. As Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid is meant to move legislation through the upper chamber, but
The new 113th Congress will convene Friday and House members will vote on a bill that would aid storm damaged states. Under fire from fellow Republicans from Sandy-stricken New York and New Jersey, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, today agreed
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2013, sparking a firestorm of liberal outrage. At issue is the bill’s language to keep Guantanamo Bay open, provisions that Mr. Obama previously threatened to veto. The
Republicans in the U.S. House missed a golden opportunity when they put the unchanged “fiscal cliff” tax bill up for a vote. If the Senate-passed bill was to be considered (a mighty big “if”), the House first should have scrubbed it
House Speaker John Boehner barely held onto his job atop Congress’ lower chamber on Thursday. Just how close a call Boehner had is now becoming clear. Nine House conservatives voted for somebody other than Boehner, two abstained from voting and
House Speaker John Boehner (R – OH) managed to retain his Speakership for the new 113th Congress that was sworn in on Thursday afternoon. Nine Republicans voted for somebody other than Boehner. If 8 more GOP’ers had joined them, there
The reckless and deadly Fast and Furious scandal which led to the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry continues to cause carnage in Mexico. Attorney General Holder was held in contempt of Congress, a historic first, because of refusal to
The Daily Caller’s Matt Lewis makes a great point that helps to explain a frustration of mine: With the 24-hour news cycle, twitter, etc., might we be arriving at a time when even our congressional leaders need to be eloquent and
Today, Speaker of the House John Boehner received a second chance. After ramming through a fiscal cliff deal that made conservatives shudder – income taxes increased on everyone making more than $400,000 per year, the payroll tax cut expired, unemployment
A crisis seems to be the only thing that gets the attention of those in Washington. And certainly Democrats have proved better than Republicans in passing legislation during such periods of acute pressure. In fact, it would seem that they
MSNBC host Alex Witt on the women of Congress.
