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Chambers Rush on Debt Deal
</p> Senate Democratic aides indicated that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was preparing to move forward with a bill of his own to raise the debt limit and cut into the deficit, especially
Calio: Proposed Airline Taxes Would Harm Economy, Jobs
The new taxes, as proposed, would add an additional $18 billion to the industry’s and to passengers’ tax bill during the next decade.
Ruane: Highway, Transit Bill Would Spur Economy
overdue federal highway and transit investment bill.
Boehner Hopes to Present Debt Plan to GOP on Monday
</p> Once it became clear that it would not be able to announce anything definitive, House leadership began to downplay the absence of a deal.
Former DNC Chairman Charles Manatt Dies
</p> Charles Manatt, former head of the Democratic National Committee and founder of the law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, has died at age 75 after an illness, the firm announced early Saturday morning
Debt Talks Return to Capitol Hill
</p> The leaders agreed to try and craft a new bill to extend the debt ceiling, with staff expected to meet throughout the weekend in hopes of getting a deal and legislative text posted by Monday night
Senate Votes Down Cut, Cap and Balance Bill
</p> Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) did not pull any punches on his feelings about the GOP bill.
House Approves Amendments to Legislative Branch Bill
</p> The measures tacked on to the fiscal bill would be a temporary fix; certain mandatory printing would still have to be deauthorized, not just defunded.
House Considers Amendments to Legislative Branch Bill
</p> Later Friday, the House will vote on several more amendments to the bill, including a measure by Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) that would defund the Office of Congressional Ethics by 40 percent.
‘Modern Family’ Star’s Beau Weighing Florida Senate Race
Bill Nelson (D).</p> Loeb, who abandoned a 2009 bid for Florida state Senate to deal with a divorce, said he would make a decision about a Senate run by the end of September.
Boehner Abandoning Debt Talks
</p> Obama said the plan that was under discussion “was an extraordinarily fair deal.”
Boehner Withdrawal Sparks Scrambled Effort to Avoid Default
Saturday meeting in a scrambled effort to find a way to clear a bill through Congress that would extend the debt ceiling through 2013 before the Treasury’s Aug. 2 deadline.
Office of Congressional Ethics Avoids Deep Cuts
</p> It is unlikely to be the last effort to defund the office.</p> Rep.
In the Senate, a Frustrated Democratic Conference
</p> Earlier this week, Reid had planned to keep Senators in town so he could start the procedural process on a bill of last resort that he crafted with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to raise
Diversity Comes to Judiciary
</p> The Senator said he was unaware Oetken was openly gay until after he was confirmed.</p> “I think that tells you something about American society,” Pryor said.
‘It’s Like Falling in Love’
</p> This all started in June 2004, when Bill Griffiths, an Eastern Market vendor, thought it would be fun to host a one-time event for tango dancers, Spatz said.
Extension of FBI Director’s Term Advances
</p> Mueller’s 10-year term expires in August, and the bill to extend it by two years is part one of a two-part agreement.
Reid Sets Friday Vote on Cut, Cap and Balance
The motion to table requires 51 votes to pass, and the 53-member Democratic caucus could kill the CCB bill if it sticks together.
Watt Seeks to Slash Outside Ethics Office Budget
</p> Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) is poised to offer an amendment to the legislative branch appropriations bill that would cut the funding of the independent Office of Congressional Ethics by 40 percent.