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Looming EPA power plant rules fuel industry concerns
Lawmakers and Washington interest groups are engaged in a battle over whether looming EPA rules will help or hurt as President Obama prepares to announce a highly anticipated performance standard for power plants June 2.
The proposed standard will require…
The Republicans May Be Leading In The Polls, But They’re More Divided Than Ever
“Here’s the attitude: ‘Ohhhh, don’t make me do this. Ohhh, this is too hard’…We get elected to make choices. We get elected to solve problems and it’s remarkable to me how many of my colleagues just don’t want to,” Boehner…
Divided GOP only thing Obama, Democrats have going for them before 2014 midterms
April 29, 2014: House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., talks to reporters following a Republican strategy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.AP
Tuesday’s Washington Post/ABC News poll will not be welcome news to a…
Soviet-born congressional candidate looks to make history
Igor Birman, shown here, is running for Congress in California. (Igor Birman)
During the darkest days of the Cold War, some in Washington feared a Communist infiltration inside the highest reaches of the government. It would have been unimaginable then…
An Up And Down Week For ObamaCare
More than 1.1 million people signed up for healthcare through the federal and state exchanges last month, according to data released by the government.
Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, said, “These encouraging trends show that more…
The Economy Is What Matters To Americans, So Why Don’t We Hear More About It?
If you were to walk up to almost any American, in any part of the country, and ask them what they thought the most important problem facing the nation today is you are likely to hear the same two words…
Hope & change we can believe in — strong Republican health care alternative is here
House Speaker John Boehner said something noteworthy at the recent House Republican retreat on Maryland’s Eastern Shore: “It’s important that we show the American people we’re not just the opposition party, we’re actually the alternative party.”
To be sure, there’s…
Congress: Extend Unemployment Benefits For Three Months And Make A Deal
“I challenge any lawmaker to live without an income.”
This was the message of President Obama’s press conference this afternoon on his first order of business for 2014: extending insurance for the unemployed.
As Congress went home on December 28th…
A Look Ahead To 2014
It’s a new year, but it’s certainly not a new Washington.
As we begin 2014, things are looking as bleak as ever – a particularly bad sign for President Obama as he begins his 6th year in office.
Here is…
Paul Could ‘ Indefinitely’ Delay Yellen Confirmation
Sen. Rand Paul, (R-KY), plans to make a motion in the Senate to “indefinitely” postpone a confirmation vote for Janet Yellen as the next chair of the Federal Reserve in his fight to win a vote on his legislation to…
