After Senate budget vote, few hopes for a productive 2014
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Ill will over recent rule changes has heightened a partisan divide, making significant legislative action unlikely.
McCain: CIA misled Congress on missing American
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Sen. John McCain says he is disturbed the Obama administration has not been more forthcoming about an American who disappeared while on a secret intelligence mission to Iran.
Gridlock in the Senate, progress in the House
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A budget agreement between key Republicans and Democrats. Even President Barack Obama was on board. All without anyone threatening to repeal this or shut down that.
Budget deal may signal era of tiny achievements
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People hoping for a government that works better can’t decide whether to cheer or lament a bipartisan budget bill that legislative leaders call a breakthrough even as they acknowledge it does little.
Prospects for budget legislation solid in Senate
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One day after winning lopsided House approval, bipartisan legislation to ease across-the-board spending cuts and reduce economy-rattling budget brinkmanship appears likely to command the 60 votes necessary to clear the Senate, officials in both parties said Friday.
Budget agreement poised to advance in the Senate
Several Republican senators signaled they’re likely to help the measure clear procedural hurdles, even if they ultimately vote against it.
Claims that the budget deal limits Senate minority rights and could lead to tax hikes
Opponents of the bipartisan budget deal say it had hidden rules that could lead to tax increases. That’s a stretch.
The House is on the verge of a genuinely bipartisan budget vote. Here’s why.
Who said they can’t get anything done?
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