Lack of Discipline Could Bite Gingrich
Other Republicans with fond memories of his 1995-1999 stint as Speaker acknowledge that the chaotic, undisciplined leadership style they experienced could present obstacles to winning the White House.
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Attempts to Extend Payroll Tax Holiday Fail in Senate
The GOP counterproposal would be offset by extending the current pay freeze for federal workers by three years, trimming the federal workforce by 10 percent and means testing programs such as Medicare
Reid Hopes for Payroll Tax Vote Tonight
“Republicans have talked for years that they want small business to be incentivized, to create jobs — that’s what our legislation does,” Reid told reporters in a rare Thursday stakeout.
Trade and Michigan: Cars, Korea and a New Dynamic
Bush, and pushed through a sharply divided Congress — and the intense opposition of organized labor — by his Democratic successor, Bill Clinton.
John Thune’s Choice a Sign of Worry Over Newt Gingrich
Thune, who pondered a 2012 White House bid of his own, declined to rule out accepting an invitation to serve as Romney’s running mate, or in his Cabinet, should either scenario materialize.
One Night Only: Humor and Humility on Stage
“The first five years it was mostly local personalities like weathermen, local TV stars and White House correspondents,” Siegel said. He decided to reach out to bigger names.
Newt Gingrich Wants to Kill the CBO Messenger
House wants to do.
Next in Line (Apparently) for GOP: Newt Gingrich
It’s also the thrice-married Gingrich, who was having an affair (with the woman now his wife) at the same time that he was leading the charge against President Bill Clinton for his affair with Monica
For Bob McDonnell, VP Talk Won’t Go Away
President Barack Obama can win a second term without winning Virginia’s electoral votes, but it’s hard to see any Republican winning the White House in 2012 without carrying Virginia (and neighboring North
Rap, Hill Share Turbulent Past
Jay-Z is a longtime supporter of President Barack Obama who got prime seats at the 2009 inauguration and was once photographed in the Situation Room of the White House with his wife, Beyoncé Knowles
CAP Faces Challenges as Podesta Steps Back
Bush years and later became an ally of the Obama administration.
Tax Talks Dominate Capitol Hill
Senate Republicans’ new jobs bill includes a plan to reduce the individual and corporate tax rates to no more than 25 percent.
Democrats Feel Left in Dark
Some Democrats also said White House staff outreach was much better under former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel — a former Representative — than it is under current Chief of Staff William Daley
Tax Reform Too Complicated for Debt Panel Time Frame
Ways and Means and Senate Finance would then write the bill,” a GOP leadership aide said.
Mackowiak: Speeches Are Less Effective When Americans Have Stopped Listening
President Bill Clinton co-opted the Republican agenda in 1995 and triangulated between the parties to rise above politics. Obama needs a Sister Souljah moment.
Diversity Comes to Judiciary
Bush and 84 percent under President Bill Clinton. Conservatives contend that Obama’s nominees have liberal judicial philosophies, the reason for his relatively low record on confirmations.
Hispanics Waiting for DREAM Act
The bill, which would provide a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who agree to go to college or join the military, was approved in the House during the lame-duck session last December
Why Is Everyone Talking About the 14th Amendment?
Speculation about what it meant and how it could be used by the White House rapidly changed what could happen in the impasse over increasing the federal debt ceiling, which the Treasury Department says
A Look Back: Debt Ceiling Debate Then and Now
Second, the Senate doesn’t have the same germaneness restrictions as the House, so offering an amendment that was considered outside the scope of the bill was more acceptable.
Inquiry Resolutions Serve Mixed Purposes
Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) in 1995 requesting information from President Bill Clinton on the Mexican economy and the International Monetary Fund. It was adopted, 407 to 21.