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It's become as much a winter tradition as eggnog at Christmas and champagne on New Year's Eve — the first major snowstorm of the year bringing out the climate-change skeptics. And the bona fide blizzard that has frozen much of the Northeast just a few days after winter officially began definitel .. submitted 05/23/12
The Senate voted 65 to 31 this afternoon to kill "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," a law that had been used to kick nearly 14,000 gay men and women out of the U.S. military since 1993. The measure, which already has passed the House, is on its way to the White House for President Obama's signature. It marks .. submitted 05/23/12
Washington doesn't agree on much these days, with one glaring exception: that the U.S. is facing a long-term fiscal crisis. The federal government's debt is now $13.8 trillion and is projected to hit $20 trillion by the end of the coming decade when it will reach the highest level as a share .. submitted 05/23/12
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)(L), and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev (R) (WASHINGTON) In a reach across party lines, the Senate overwhelmingly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday to prevent a Jan. 1 income tax increase for millions and to renew jobless benefits for .. submitted 05/23/12
After Republicans recaptured the House on Nov. 2, party leaders tried their best to tamp down the sense of triumph. "This is not a time for celebration," minority leader John Boehner admonished a GOP crowd during election-night festivities. "This is a second chance for us," Boehner's deputy, Eric Ca .. submitted 05/23/12
After Republicans recaptured the House on Nov. 2, party leaders tried their best to tamp down the sense of triumph. "This is not a time for celebration," minority leader John Boehner admonished a GOP crowd during election-night festivities. "This is a second chance for us," Boehner's deputy, Eric Ca .. submitted 05/23/12
President Obama talks with Republican whip Eric Cantor, left, after a meeting with congressional leaders at the White House on Nov. 30, 2010Even the wins can seem bruising for Barack Obama these days. In the wake of his tax-cut compromise last week, the President's GOP adversaries lauded the pact lo .. submitted 05/23/12
A spokesman for Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) on Wednesday signaled optimism that that the Senate will move quickly to take up debate on ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia sooner than had been expected."The senator is hopeful we can get to it right away next .. submitted 05/23/12
Washington doesn't agree on much these days, with one glaring exception: that the U.S. is facing a long-term fiscal crisis. The federal government's debt is now $13.8 trillion and is projected to hit $20 trillion by the end of the coming decade — when it will be the highest level as a share of the .. submitted 05/23/12
Long before the midterm ballots had been counted, White House aides had begun to mull the coming agony of divided government. As the Obama team worked out its options, one priority kept coming to the top: However, the next two years shook out, they told themselves, Barack Obama needed to convince th .. submitted 05/23/12
President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Nov. 30, 2010, about his meeting today with Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders. The coalition that got Barack Obama elected President just two years ago has been shattered. Gaming out the trajectory o .. submitted 05/23/12
Senate Republicans blocked legislation Saturday to let upper-income tax cuts expire on Jan. 1, a showdown scripted by Democrats eager to showcase GOP lawmakers as defenders of millionaires. "Do we want to extend those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires at a time of huge deficits. I would .. submitted 05/23/12
U.S. Soldiers from First Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division patrol West Now Ruzi village, district of Panjwai, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010.On Saturday Nov. 27, the United States and its allies will reach a grim milestone: they will have been in Afghanistan a day longe .. submitted 05/23/12