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McConnell staying at arm’s length
Alexander Bolton - 02/14/12 08:15 PM ET

It was the latest twist in a relationship with Speaker Boehner that's been put to the test in recent weeks.

McConnell declines to endorse House GOP payroll tax cut proposal
Alexander Bolton - 02/14/12 02:59 PM ET

“I don’t have a view on it,” McConnell said of a stand-alone bill extending the break without offsets.

Senate Dems hit back against Lieberman's postal reform bill
Alexander Bolton - 02/14/12 11:26 AM ET

“The Lieberman bill as it now stands will end the postal service as we know it,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Democrats split on handling Iran threat
Alexander Bolton - 02/14/12 05:30 AM ET

Democratic senators are reluctant to press President Obama to take more aggressive action.

GOP revives pipeline push in highway bill
Ben Geman - 02/13/12 08:41 PM ET

Republicans are using battles over high-profile transportation bills to demand construction of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.

Obama hits GOP with $3.8T budget
Erik Wasson - 02/13/12 08:34 PM ET

A combative President Obama unveiled his plan with a flurry of attacks on Republicans in Congress.

Romney backers in Congress second-guessing campaign
Alexander Bolton - 02/12/12 05:00 PM ET

Supporters question the campaign's strategy and say Romney must win decisively in Michigan and Arizona to avert a prolonged fight.

McConnell: Birth-control debate will continue until Obama 'backs down'
Mike Lillis - 02/12/12 12:17 PM ET

The battle against Obama's revised birth-control mandate will continue until the policy is reversed, the top GOP senator warned.

McConnell: Obama demeans presidency
Alexander Bolton and Jonathan Easley - 02/09/12 01:48 PM ET

The Senate minority leader hit Obama hard for what he called dirty tactics that “demean the office of the presidency.”

Republican lawmakers feel buyer’s remorse over vote to raise debt limit
Jeremy Herb - 02/09/12 05:15 AM ET

Republicans are regretting their votes for the deal that led to supercommittee failure and $500B in automatic defense cuts.

Current and Previous Articles

02/09/12 05:15 AM ET Some in GOP want return to earmarks
02/08/12 03:24 PM ET Senate GOP pushes to shield faith groups from contraception rule
02/07/12 08:40 PM ET STOCK Act embitters the House
02/07/12 03:57 PM ET Reid, Senate Dems accuse GOP of seeking to derail economic recovery
02/07/12 05:15 AM ET Reid’s floor maneuvers leave some Senate Democrats frustrated
02/06/12 08:34 PM ET STOCK Act irks Wall Street’s tipsters
02/05/12 06:00 AM ET Senate Democrats divided over deep cuts to U.S. Postal Services
02/03/12 01:07 PM ET Senate Republicans to challenge recess appointments in court
02/03/12 06:00 AM ET Dems face tricky immigration choice
02/02/12 01:05 PM ET Reid warns GOP on payroll tax fight
02/01/12 08:29 PM ET STOCK Act now makes senators squirm
02/01/12 08:13 PM ET Tax cut pay-fors bog down lawmakers
01/31/12 10:00 PM ET Front-runner’s earmark assault splitting GOP
01/31/12 09:00 PM ET Vulnerable Senate Democrats take early fundraising lead over 2012 challengers
01/31/12 10:57 AM ET After nearly 20 years, Senate parliamentarian Alan Frumin to retire
01/31/12 05:00 AM ET House GOP closer to vote on making English the official language
01/31/12 05:00 AM ET K Street lobbies hard over limits on medical research with chimps
01/30/12 09:07 PM ET Democrats see new weapon in congressional insider-trading bill
01/30/12 07:51 PM ET Lawmakers say base closures DOA
01/29/12 06:30 AM ET GOP wants Sen. Baucus to go rogue on Keystone XL oil sands pipeline
01/26/12 12:32 PM ET Senate kills measure to stop President Obama from raising debt limit
01/26/12 11:49 AM ET Defense world braces for budget cuts
01/26/12 05:00 AM ET Sen. Franken and conservatives join forces to fight detainee language
01/25/12 02:25 PM ET Senate Dems make Romney the poster boy for raising taxes for the wealthy
01/25/12 05:49 AM ET Reid supports rules change to eliminate filibuster of nominees
01/25/12 05:40 AM ET Praise for tax reform, but skepticism from Congress on energy, immigration
01/24/12 10:40 PM ET Senate GOP: We’ll pass a budget every year
01/24/12 08:27 PM ET Longer extension of the payroll tax break faces many hurdles in Congress
01/24/12 02:46 PM ET Republicans vow to pass annual budgets if they win back Senate
01/24/12 05:00 AM ET Abortion foes muscle into 2012 debate
01/23/12 08:24 PM ET Transportation union blesses deal on FAA
01/19/12 05:30 AM ET K Street headhunters enamored with upcoming class of retiring lawmakers
01/19/12 05:30 AM ET Bain gives more campaign money to Democrats than it does to Republicans
01/18/12 08:50 PM ET Lawmakers rush to drop piracy bills as websites go dark
01/18/12 05:00 AM ET Obama's recess appointments might not hold up in court
01/18/12 05:00 AM ET Congress’s gift shops losing money
01/17/12 05:30 AM ET GOP returns with New Year’s hangover
01/12/12 12:32 PM ET Justice Department memo argues Obama recess appointments were legal
01/11/12 08:32 PM ET Obama promise to close Guantánamo prison unfulfilled
01/11/12 08:30 PM ET Lawmakers geared up for battle over defense spending, military strategy
 
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