Republican congressional leaders are trying to hold their own on the economic stimulus debate, but so far they are merely cautioning Democrats about runaway spending and trillion-dollar deficits.
In a press conference with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, …
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is dismissing Republican criticism of Eric Holder, confidently predicting that Barack Obama’s attorney general nominee will be confirmed.
"That’s going to happen," Leahy said at a Thursday news conference with a …
Barack Obama portrayed the economic crisis in some of his gravest language yet Thursday, exhorting Congress to act or let the country slip into decline in what he said was a watershed moment for America.
In his first major …
Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) believes Caroline Kennedy is getting softer press treatment in her pursuit of the New York Senate seat than Palin did as the GOP vice presidential nominee because of Kennedy’s social class.
“I’ve been interested …
Here is the prepared text of President-elect Obama’s remarks Thursday morning in Fairfax, Va., titled "American Recovery and Reinvestment," the name of his proposed $750 billion stimulus package:
Throughout America’s history, there have been some years that simply …
Sen. Kit Bond, the senior Republican from Missouri who sits on powerful Senate committees, announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection in 2010, giving Democrats a shot to pick up a seat in a state that has emerged …
Battle metaphors about the legislative process may be cliché, but Jerry Howard used them passionately Wednesday as he readied about 80 home builders from across the country who were headed toward Capitol Hill for a day of lobbying. …
President-elect Obama is warning this morning that the economy “could become dramatically worse” and face unemployment above 10 percent without bipartisan support for a massive government stimulus program that would temporarily add to the record federal budget deficit but would …
Of all the odd couples in Washington, they might be the oddest.
One is a doughy, laid-back Wisconsinite, known for his big parties and boyish grin. The other is a marathon runner from New York who has been …
Team Obama has made its first mistake — again.
When Gov. Bill Richardson withdrew his nomination as commerce secretary earlier this week, NBC’s Andrea Mitchell declared it “the Obama team’s first misstep.”
But Mitchell had been …
