House spending bill sets up battle with Senate
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) takes questions.
House Republicans fire the opening salvo in what promises to be a contentious 10 days of debate on Capitol Hill, as the chamber’s stopgap budget plan funds the government into December but strips money from Obamacare.
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Calif. campaigns must report paying bloggers
Campaigns will have to report any payment they make that results in editorial content, positive or negative.
Obamacare should be a golden issue for Republicans in 2014. But they are screwing it up.
Republicans are looking a political gift horse directly in the mouth.
Postal Service reprints 1918 stamp error
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Republicans ‘trying to mess with me,’ Obama says
President says GOP lawmakers are playing politics while shirking their most basic duty — to pass a budget.
The Fix’s top 10 Senate races of 2014
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Chelsea Clinton talks about life before and after the White House
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Berger to announce future plans Monday
North Carolina Senate president will announce whether he’ll run against Sen. Kay Hagan (D).
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House Republicans channel Buzzfeed to trumpet Keystone XL
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House GOP praises vote to defund Obamacare
House Speaker John Boehner called the passage of a Republican spending plan “a victory today for the American people.”
Obama picks Canada envoy
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Who voted for the House stopgap budget plan?
The proposal embodies what one GOP lawmaker calls “The Tom Principle.“
House votes to defund Obamacare
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Swalwell to GOP: Wake up from ‘radical, ideological ... dream’
On the House floor, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) called a CR that would defund Obamacare a “radical ideological wet dream.”
Gun bans for mentally ill vary by state
Even red states have tightened laws banning gun possession by the mentally ill.
House food stamp bill shifts burden for the poor to the states
The House food-stamp bill passed on Thursday shifts some of the burden of caring for the poor to the states.
Chelsea Clinton recalls doing debate prep with dad at age 6 (VIDEO)
Chelsea Clinton sits down with Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show.“
Senate panel approves Obama appeals court nominee
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Postal Service asks lawmakers for flexibility
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