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By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] After the 2012 assault on an American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton defended the administration
By Thomas McKinless and Katherine Scott [jwp-video n=”1″] The Senate, 54-45, rejected the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to a “sanctuary cities” bill.
By JM Rieger and Niels Lesniewski [jwp-video n=”1″] House Ways and Means Chairman Paul D. Ryan just got an unwelcomed endorsement for speaker.
By JM Rieger and Niels Lesniewski [jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Tuesday he wants to see the House move first to address the debt limit.
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] Two days before former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is to appear before the Senate Select Committee on Benghazi, White House Press
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee out-raised its Republican counterpart by $1 million in September fundraising, according to numbers released by both committees.
By JM Rieger and Niels Lesniewski [jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Democrats have no interest in discussing a budget deal until the threat of a debt default is off the table.
1. Self-funding in Florida In the Democratic primary race for Florida’s open Senate seat, Rep.
Reid Supports Ryan for Speaker [jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., told CQ Roll Call he concurs with Reid’s assessment.
The Nevada Democrat took to the editorial pages of the Las Vegas Sun to decry the Kochs’ criticism of a Nevada natural gas plant proposal earlier this month and their prior promise to spend close to $1
1. Self-funding in Florida In the Democratic primary race for Florida’s open Senate seat, Rep.
Other provisions would require a vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment, a 21-month freeze on “burdensome federal regulation[s],” and, after Oct. 1, a change to Senate rules to allow appropriations
[jwp-video n=”1″] Durbin’s timeline seems like wishful thinking, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he wanted to see the House move first to address the debt limit.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Durbin’s timeline seems like wishful thinking, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he wanted to see the House move first to address the debt limit.
According to the Legistorm database, more than 16,000 people work for House and Senate offices, so veterans comprise less than 1 percent of congressional staff.
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] CQ Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings breaks down Congress’ favorite budgetary procrastination tool: the continuing resolution.
The coalition estimates that a commission cost less than $1 million and could be financed by a “consortium of foundations or other entities,” according to its website.
In 1970, fewer than 1 in 21 residents were foreign-born, today it is approaching 1 in 7. In cities such as Los Angeles and New York, almost 4 in 10 current residents were born in another country.
K Street appears to be cooling to Bush in favor of Rubio, the disclosures show; lobbyists bundled $179,525 for Bush from July 1 through Sept. 30, and $365,605 for Rubio in the third quarter.
The California Republican’s lucrative joint fundraising committee, known as the McCarthy Victory Fund, collected $3 million in the fundraising quarter that began July 1 and ended on Sept.