Jul 12 Senate Filibuster Fight Puts Spotlight on Washington Gridlock Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks with Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., as he walks to the Senate Democrats' caucus lunch on Thursday. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Sometimes a day in Washington can be just as productive… Continue reading
Jul 11 Way Forward on Immigration Splits House GOP Former president George W. Bush poses with a candidate for U.S. citizenship during an immigration naturalization ceremony in Dallas Wednesday. He urged Congress to reach "a positive resolution to the debate" on immigration reform. Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images… Continue reading
Jul 10 House Republicans Huddling on Immigration With No Clear Consensus By Terence Burlij House Speaker John Boehner on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images House Republicans will have a meeting of the minds Wednesday, but it remains unclear if the fractious group of lawmakers will be able to reach a consensus… Continue reading
Jul 09 Rick Perry’s Exit Unleashes Texas-Sized Political Ambition By Christina Bellantoni Gov. Rick Perry speaks during the 2013 NRA Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Rick Perry apparently knows when to fold 'em. The Republican governor of Texas announced Monday he would not run for a fourth… Continue reading
Jul 08 New Abortion Restrictions Reignite Culture Wars A crowd shouts 'Shame, shame, shame!' as law enforcement officers stand outside the North Carolina legislative building after the state Senate gave its approval to a series of abortion restrictions July 3. Photo by Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT… Continue reading
Jul 03 Republicans Hail Employer Mandate Delay as Defeat for Obama By Christina Bellantoni A doctor examines a patient at the Doris Ison Health Center in Miami, Florida. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images President Barack Obama's administration will delay the enforcement of the employer mandate at the heart of his 2010 health care law,… Continue reading
Jul 02 McConnell Gets a Rival, Kentucky Senate Contest Gets Interesting Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images It might not be star-studded, and it's very early in the cycle, but Kentucky's Senate contest just got a lot more interesting. Kentucky Secretary of State Alison… Continue reading
Jul 01 House Republicans Take Foot Off Gas in Drive for Immigration Reform By Terence Burlij Members stream out of the House Chamber onto the East Front Plaza of the U.S. Capitol on Friday after the last vote before the Independence Day recess. Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call When it comes to the immigration bill,… Continue reading
Jun 28 Immigration Bill Has Long Road Ahead By Christina Bellantoni Immigration reform supporters leave the Senate chamber in the Capitol after watching passage of the Senate immigration reform bill on Thursday. Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call The next chapter in the immigration debate won't be so easy. Senators sat… Continue reading
Jun 27 Obama: States Should All Recognize Marriage By Christina Bellantoni The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington sings the National Anthem in front of the Supreme Court Wednesday. Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images Gay couples across the country celebrated a pair of blockbuster rulings as the… Continue reading