Dec 17 Watch News Wrap: Senate clears way for final vote on bipartisan budget deal News Wrap: Senate clears way for final vote on bipartisan budget deal… Continue watching
Dec 17 HealthCare.gov gets new tech exec Former Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene will take the lead on HealthCare.gov's revamp. Photo by Flickr user MicrosoftPDC. The Obama administration has announced that a former Microsoft executive will be taking over the revamp of the health care… Continue reading
Dec 16 Whose tweet is it anyway? Test your knowledge of 2013's top political tweets By Ellen Rolfes, Frank Bi In well-rehearsed public statements, politicians rarely stray from their talking points. But on social media, they tend to loosen up. They express personal tastes, share humorous quips, and occasionally make unfortunate gaffes. So how well do you know politicos? Take… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch Shields and Gerson discuss the budget breakthrough, Boehner's backlash Shields and Gerson discuss the budget breakthrough, Boehner's backlash… Continue watching
Dec 13 Gwen's Take: Of handshakes, selfies and budget deals By Gwen Ifill You've got to hand it to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. He's consistent. No wishy-washy budget deals for him. Only all or nothing will do. So he and another half-dozen conservatives denounced the budget compromise reached by fellow Republican Rep. Paul… Continue reading
Dec 13 Boehner invites Obama to deliver State of the Union Address on Jan. 28 House Speaker John Boehner, R-OH, officially invited President Barack Obama on Friday to deliver the annual State of the Union address on Jan. 28, 2014 at 9 p.m. ET. Continue reading
Dec 13 Congress, the White House, and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad 2013 It's Friday the 13th, in 2013 for the 113th congress. Here are 13 things that went terribly wrong this year for our nation's lawmakers (or right, depending on which side you're on). Continue reading
Dec 13 Fed-up Boehner blasts outside groups By Terence Burlij House Speaker John Boehner speaks at a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Since John Boehner became speaker of the House in 2011, the Ohio Republican has attempted, with varying success,… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch Sen. Murray: Bipartisan budget is 'pathway for the future' for divided Congress Sen. Murray: Bipartisan budget is 'pathway for the future' for divided Congress… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch News Wrap: Senate Democrats push to confirm judicial nominees News Wrap: Senate Democrats push to confirm judicial nominees… Continue watching