House Watching for ‘Poison Pills’ as Senate Turns to Continuing Resolution
“I perceive this vote as a vote to keep government running, given the bipartisan effort we’ll need to get that done,” Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland said Wednesday.
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Love is in the Air
This week, love is in the air. Q. For the past three years, I have worked for an organization with the sole purpose of winning elections for a specific party.
Hill Navigator: Love Is In the Air
This week, love is in the air. Q. For the past three years, I have worked for an organization with the sole purpose of winning elections for a specific party.
Women Changing the Face of Senate Armed Services Panel
The changing composition of one of Congress’ most powerful committees is already beginning to shift the once-rigid conversation on the military, too.
Senate Faces Expanding Complications As Debate Over Continuing Resolution Begins
“I expect it will come to the floor and pass” this week, said Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, a senior GOP appropriator.
Cavin: Yesterday’s Patriot Falls Short of Today’s Requirements
Now, the Army does not have a new fleet of equipment to sustain it over the long haul or for new missions. The 40-year-old Patriot air and missile defense system is just such a system.
Filibusters Out, Bracket Busters In When March Madness Comes to Town
And the madness is even more prevalent on Capitol Hill, as staffers root for their alma maters.
Senators Blast Military After General Overturns Sexual Assault Verdict
“I think there is a culture issue,” McCaskill said. “I don’t think one general should be able to overturn a jury. … I have a high degree of frustration.”
Obama Reaches Out to GOP on Spending
“The president is interested in, you know, finding members of the caucus of common sense and working with them to bring about a resolution to this challenge,” Carney said.
Obama Nominates Energy, EPA Heads
“I do believe that for this decade, in my context of moving toward lower carbon, natural gas will be a major bridge but it is only a bridge to what I believe will be a required deployment of zero
Public to POTUS: Cut. It. Out.
More importantly, the Internet is still on — and that’s all any armchair lawmaker needs these days to broadcast policy prescriptions for a shinier, happier America.
Key Senate Panel Leaders Withhold Judgment on Moniz
Much of the Energy Department’s mission is to oversee the nation’s legacy of nuclear weapons.
Defense Lobby Is Facing a Moment of Truth
“I think the companies are trying to figure some way out of this dilemma, but they’re feeling trapped.”
Kentucky: Judd Avoids Senate Race Talk at DC Speech
“Is there an elephant in the room?” Judd interjected to laughter from the audience.
Rubio Says Syrian Rebels Need Ammunition as Well as Non-Lethal Assistance
I think they have plenty of weapons, quite frankly,” Rubio said in remarks at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a think tank. “What the opposition really needs is access to ammunition.”
Thompson: The Wrong Way to Do Sequester
Combine this political atmosphere with national security needs and the result is a flawed approach to budgeting.
Obama Wants to Stop Blame Game, but Blames GOP for Sequester
At this point, all I’m interested in is solving problems,” he said. But Obama earlier said the GOP is at fault for refusing to compromise on the sequester.
South Carolina: Turner Launches New TV Ad as Special Election Heats Up (VIDEO)
I know I’ve spent too much, but what’s a few trillion? It was all for you,” a Lothario-looking politician in a candle-lit room says in the spot. “But I’ve changed. I’ll keep my promises this time.
Hagel Vote This Week
The Senate is expected this week to confirm Chuck Hagel to be the next Pentagon chief, but the weekslong partisan battle over the former Republican senator from Nebraska has provided a taste of some of
Kentucky: Liberal Group Launches Second Spot Targeting McConnell on Guns
The spot opens with Gary Nutt of Cub Run, Ky., holding a rifle and walking down a road. “I am a Vietnam vet and a hunter,” he says. “I only shot my rifle one time this last season.