Stock Market Is A Wild Card In Fiscal Cliff Talks
Congress and the White House can significantly soften the initial impact of the “fiscal cliff” even if they fail to reach a compromise by Dec. 31. One thing they cannot control, however, is the...
View Article‘Fiscal Cliff’ Statement From President Obama
Leaders from both parties in the Senate came together to reach an agreement that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support today that protects 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small business...
View ArticleInauguration 2013 – Obama: Inauguration celebrates US, not election
President Barack Obama says his second inauguration is a celebration of the country and its citizens, not the election results. Obama used a speech to hundreds of supporters at the National Building...
View ArticleSenate Democrats, GOP to stage votes on rival cuts
Across-the-board spending cuts all but certain, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are staging a politically charged showdown designed to avoid public blame for any resulting inconvenience or...
View ArticleHouse passes GOP budget plan promising deep cuts
The Republican-controlled House passed a tea party-flavored budget plan Thursday that promises sharp cuts in safety-net programs for the poor and a clampdown on domestic agencies, in sharp contrast to...
View ArticleNorth Dakota governor approves 6-week abortion ban
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed legislation that would ban most abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected, something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. The...
View ArticleIRS Apologizes For Targeting Conservative Groups
The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for inappropriately flagging conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt...
View ArticleTop IRS official didn’t reveal tea party targeting
Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven T. Miller repeatedly failed to tell Congress that tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted, even after he had been briefed on the matter....
View ArticleHouse votes to avert government shutdown, delay Obamacare
The U.S. House voted to delay the Affordable Care Act and repeal a tax on medical devices as part of a government funding bill. The White House issued a veto threat on the measure and Senate Majority...
View ArticlePoll: GOP gets the blame in shutdown
Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown as public esteem sinks for all players in the impasse, President Barack Obama among them, according to a new...
View ArticleObama vows to act without Congress in State of the Union speech
In his State of the Union address, President Obama vowed to take steps without Congress “whenever and wherever” necessary to narrow economic disparities between the wealthy and poor. He unveiled an...
View ArticleSCOTUS rules for limits on EPA global warming rules
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the EPA lacks the authority in some cases to force companies to evaluate ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. [AP]
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