Oct 08 Watch Would lack of campaign donation limits unleash a new level of super-donors? Would lack of campaign donation limits unleash a new level of super-donors?… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch High court weighs balance of free speech, corruption risk in campaign donations High Court weighs balance of free speech, corruption in campaign donation case… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Obama rejects House GOP call for special committee to work on ending impasse Obama rejects House GOP call for special committee to work on ending impasse… Continue watching
Oct 08 Rep. John Lewis among the members of Congress arrested at immigration rally Earlier Tuesday, several people were arrested at an immigration rally in Washington, D.C., including civil rights activist and Georgia Rep. John Lewis. Arrest number 45, protesting in support of comprehensive immigration reform pic.twitter.com/b6ngK1LJxM— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) October… Continue reading
Oct 08 Boehner: President's position on budget 'is just not sustainable' EmbedVideo(7649); House Speaker John Boehner responded to President Barack Obama's news conference on the shutdown and debt ceiling Tuesday afternoon, saying that the president refused to negotiate. "I didn't come here to shut down the government," Boehner… Continue reading
Oct 08 Obama: 'We can't make extortion routine as part of our democracy' EmbedVideo(7646); WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama delivered a statement Tuesday afternoon, stressing again that he's willing to negotiate with Republicans, but not under "threats of a government shutdown or economic chaos." Speaking from the Brady Press Briefing Room… Continue reading
Oct 08 Poll: Congress is less popular than toenail fungus and cockroaches Photo by Mike Keeling/Flickr Congress is now less popular than toenail fungus, the DMV, and mothers-in-law. That's according to a survey released Tuesday by Public Policy Polling Only 8 percent of voters approve of the job… Continue reading
Oct 08 President Obama to speak at 2 p.m. EDT At 2 pm ET today, the President will make a statement and take questions from reporters at the White House.— Jay Carney (EOP) (@PressSec) October 8, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 08 Congress taking political fallout as shutdown continues By Terence Burlij Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images Wait for it ... America kind of hates Congress right now. Sure, that may not come as a shock, but a wave of new polling reaffirms that dissatisfaction with lawmakers in Washington has increased… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch News Wrap: Government's insurance website goes offline overnight after glitches In our news wrap Tuesday, the federal government took down their new online health insurance exchanges overnight. The site had been plagued with glitches since it launched last week. Also, power surges have repeatedly damaged a new National Security Agency… Continue watching