Mar 06 Watch House Passes Spending Bill, Preventing Government Shutdown The U.S. House of Representatives passed a stopgap bill to cover expenses through September in order to avert a government shutdown, but retained the sequester budget cuts. The bill now goes to the Senate, where Democrats hope to build in… Continue watching
Mar 06 House Moves Up Vote on Spending Bill as Snowstorm Bears Down on DC By Terence Burlij House Speaker John Boehner answers reporters' questions after the weekly House Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol Tuesday. With the budget sequester now in effect, Boehner and his party in the House are now focused on fighting against new taxes… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Virginia Attorney General Criticizes Federal Government Overreach in New Book Virginia Attorney General Criticizes Federal Government Overreach in New Book… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch On Heels of Sequester, Lawmakers Move to Prevent Government Shutdown On Heels of Sequester, Lawmakers Move to Prevent Government Shutdown… Continue watching
Mar 05 Virginia's Ken Cuccinelli on How to Manage Medicare EmbedVideo(5904, 482, 304); "It doesn't have to be the way it is today," Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli told Judy Woodruff earlier this week, referring to the country's entitlement programs. Cuccinelli, the leading Republican candidate in Virginia's gubernatorial… Continue reading
Mar 05 Parties Look to Budget Battles with Sequestration a Reality By Christina Bellantoni President Barack Obama met with his Cabinet at the White House Monday. The president and Congress remain locked in stalled budget negotiations as the effect of the sequestration begin to impact the U.S. economy. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images With… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch President Obama Nominates Candidates for Energy and Environmental Team President Obama Nominates Three Candidates for Energy and Environmental Team… Continue watching
Mar 04 This Week on the Hill President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders gathered on Wednesday to unveil a new statue of Rosa Parks. Photo by Alyssa Gourd/NewsHour. As members of Congress return to Washington amid post-sequester uncertainty, we pause to reflect on some of the… Continue reading
Mar 04 Obama, Boehner Look Ahead to Next Budget Deadline House Speaker John Boehner departs from the White House following a meeting with President Barack Obama and congressional leaders on Friday.The House is expected to vote Thursday on legislation to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. Continue reading
Mar 01 Shields and Brooks on March Madness, Sequester By Hari Sreenivasan The Doubleheader is back with the politics of sports and the sport of politics. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and I tackle March Madness allegiances, the Oscar picks from last week (that… Continue reading