Survey Sees the Nadir of Congress’ Approval Rating
Only 1 percent of respondents gave Congress an “A” for “holding members to high standards of ethical conduct.”
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Big Donors Poured Eleventh-Hour Contributions Into Super PACs
Future during the most recent reporting period include Lawrence Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corp., who gave $3 million, and Robert McNair, chairman and CEO of the Houston Texans football team, who donated $1
Opponents of Tax on Medical Devices See Hope In Fiscal Cliff Debate
The tax goes into effect Jan. 1, and the IRS released the final rule for it last week.
Sequester Disagreements Could Further Complicate Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
Republicans called it a phony proposal because, they say, it counts some $800 billion in war savings and includes about $1 trillion in spending cuts already were enacted in the 2011 debt limit increase
South Carolina for Stephen Colbert?
(File Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) 1. There’s a precedent for funny men in the Senate. Watch Franken explain President Ronald Reagan’s prostate surgery to Dennis Miller 2.
In Private Meeting, RNC, GOP Digital Strategists Look to Improve
To that end, the Romney campaign has given the RNC 1 million online donor emails and 2.2 million new active emails.
Paul Softens Opposition on Israel Foreign Aid
In recent years, the United States also has spent about $1 billion to help fund several Israeli anti-missile systems, such as Iron Dome.
Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Appear to Be Inching Forward
That’s something that in recent days more Republicans on both sides of the Capitol have suddenly become more flexible on as they face the potential of rates going up on everyone come Jan. 1 .
GOP Lawmakers Opening Door to Concessions
The Republican negotiating posture appeared to be evolving Thursday as the Jan. 1 cliff deadline approaches, and most in the GOP were reluctant to address the issue of tax rates, which continued
Portman Urges White House to Abandon Debt Limit Stance
The fight over extending the government’s borrowing capacity has been the source of each major budget fight this Congress, including the current negotiations to avert the Jan. 1 expiration of massive
On Rudman and the Future of Campaign Finance
Price’s legislation would provide a 5-to-1 matching fund for the first $250 of contributions by individuals to presidential candidates and the first $250 of contributions by individuals to House
Sen. Bennet Named DSCC Chairman
Update, 1:30 p.m. | Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet will chair the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for the 2014 cycle, as Democrats look to hold their newly expanded majority.
Boehner’s Counteroffer Might Not Violate Tax Pledge
Patty Murray, D-Wash., that Republicans would have an easier time cutting a tax deal after Jan. 1. But there’s nothing magical about the Jan. 1 date.
House GOP Games Out Strategy for 218 Votes
But although Boehner will have to rely on Democratic votes to help pass whatever deal he cuts with President Barack Obama to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts beginning Jan. 1, he will at
How-To Guide on The Tell-All Memoir
1. Have a Personality. The main point the reader takes from Hunter’s book is this: She is not crazy. She is, however, deliciously shameless.
K Street Files: FreedomWorks Looking to Connect With Minorities
K Street Moves • The National Milk Producers Federation has tapped Jim Mulhern, a longtime lobbyist, as its chief operating officer starting Jan. 1.
Obama Appeals to Business Leaders in Interview
You know, there’s been a lot of talk that somehow we can raise $800 billion or $1 trillion worth of revenue just by closing loopholes and deductions, but a lot of your viewers understand that the only
Cliff Talks Aren’t at a Standstill — They Haven’t Started
A market drop or significant announced layoffs before Jan. 1 might change that. So, too, would a sudden realization by those who are still skeptical that the cliff might not be avoided after all.
Health Care Professionals Descend on Washington
particularly concerned about once again facing payment cuts to help offset the cost of the next doc fix — the one-year patch to stop an almost 27 percent cut in Medicare provider reimbursements beginning Jan. 1.
Health Care Stakeholders Want Medicare Patch to Be a Priority
Without congressional action, providers who see Medicare patients will have their payments reduced by about 27 percent starting Jan. 1.