Default Could Blunt GOP Deficit Goals
Republicans have made reducing the deficit their cause célèbre, but a failure to boost the debt ceiling could make the GOP’s policy goals that much harder to accomplish.
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Guyana-Born Man Asks FEC If He Can Run for President
Releasing the request Wednesday afternoon suggests the FEC is taking it seriously. The agency could vote on an official opinion during the next 60 days.
GOP Sees Opportunity With Maine House Seat
Although the 2nd voted 55 percent for Barack Obama in 2008, Republicans hope the rightward shift of the state in 2010 — the GOP holds both chambers of the state Legislature and the governor’s mansion
The Primary Education of Indiana’s Dick Lugar
In an interview with Roll Call a few days later, the affable Lugar only once acknowledged that his race will be a “struggle.”
Obama: Default Would Interfere With Social Security Checks
President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that Social Security and other payments to the public may be interrupted if the nation’s debt ceiling is not raised by Aug. 2.
Republican Businessman Enters Florida Senate Primary
Bill Nelson (D), becoming the fifth Republican to announce for the Florida Senate race.
Talking Points, Potter Style
“The student who introduced me took note of the fact that the senior class had chosen as their speakers Ben Bernanke and J. K.
Tuesday Negotiations Produce No Clear Way Forward
familiar with the meeting.
Tax Protection Ends for Dormant Causes
In one move, the IRS eliminated about 15 percent of the entire sector.
Snowe Uses Debt Debate to Show Conservative Cred
But during a brief interview with Roll Call, it was clear that Snowe is sensitive to suggestions that she may have changed her position on budget matters to satisfy Republican primary voters displeased
Gay Community Gears Up for Tammy Baldwin Senate Bid
Tammy Baldwin’s potential to become the first openly gay Senator escalates the already sizable implications of the state’s open-seat race.
Hispanics Waiting for DREAM Act
But even amid the high-profile talks in Washington, D.C., and around the country about the debt limit and the proper role and size of government, one issue was pre-eminent among the faithful here: immigration
Geithner Warns Lawmakers to Act by Aug. 2
. … They have to act by the 2nd,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Santorum, Pawlenty Keep Their Chins Up
Santorum, who served two terms in the Senate, dubbed his presidential effort “the little engine that could campaign” during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Out-of-the-Loop Lawmakers Try to Sway WH Debt Talks
The weekend leading up to a marathon meeting between Congressional leaders and the president Sunday night is quickly turning into a display of who can make the most noise.
Balanced Budget Amendment Must Pass or Debt Deal a No Go, RSC Chair Warns
In an interview on CSPAN’s Newsmakers program, scheduled to air Sunday morning, the Ohio Republican bluntly warns that without a balanced budget vote, he and more than 30 of his fellow conservatives
Democrats, GOP Agree: Ryan Race Is National
But in the Kenosha-based 1st district, Ryan, the House Budget chairman, is facing his first serious Democratic challenge in years thanks to the national uproar over his budget proposal that seeks to drastically
Right’s Graham Grousing Could Fizzle by 2014
“The overall view of the tea party is that Lindsey’s got to go,” Lawton said in a telephone interview. “Personally, I’d like to see him defeated.” But Graham does not appear alarmed.
McConnell, Paul Perfect ‘Frenemies’
But the two Kentucky Republicans are trying to make the tension work for them.
Hunt for Challenger to Beat Shuler May Finally End in 2012
In a short interview, Hunt said he is “taking a long, hard look” at a run.