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Christie and Romney, the GOP odd couple
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CBO: Military pension payments to fall 9 percent due to cut
The drop comes as a result of a military pension cut Congress and President Obama approved in December.
Why Democrats are in the debt ceiling driver’s seat
Republicans are still negotiating with themselves.
Democrats accuse Issa of meddling with IRS targeting probe
Democrats say Issa excluded them from meetings with an inspector general and tried to limit the scope of an audit.
Gay rights group wants Obama to name openly gay ambassador to Russia
Human Rights Campaign urges Obama to name openly gay ambassador to Russia to replace Michael McFaul, who’s leaving after Sochi games.
Groups object to new federal charity rules
Proposed Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) regulations could undermine donations from federal employees, charity groups say.
Taking a break from Christie
Gossip and innuendo have overtaken news in the New Jersey scandal.
Live by the CBO ...
Washington’s number-crunchers put the White House in quite a spot on Obamacare.
Tester supports feds with rural sensitivities
Sen. Tester, fed workforce chair, uses folksy Montana manner to confront officials over workplace practices.
Republicans question surgeon general nominee
Vivek Murthy’s past advocacy for the new health-care law was a focus of his Senate confirmation hearing.
An almost-ambassador to Egypt
IN THE LOOP | In an unusual move, Cairo vetoed a move by the U.S. envoy to Syria, Robert Ford.
Never heard of George Norcross? Here’s why you need to.
Donald Norcross quickly becomes the favorite to replace Rep. Rob Andrews (D-N.J.). That’s good news for his brother.
Tester supports feds with rural sensitivities
The senator, fed workforce chair, uses a folksy Montana manner to confront officials over workplace practices.
No, the CBO did not say Obamacare is killing 2 million jobs
Many people appear to misunderstand what the nonpartisan agency is reporting.
Why pretenders outnumber contenders primarying GOP senators
Using fundraising as a metric, we take stock of the landscape.
Is Barack Obama the most liberal president ever?
The battle over what President Obama really believes rages on -- thanks to Bill O’Reilly.
Pentagon IG dings historian for using office for ‘private gain’
Pentagon’s inspector general faults agency historian for “unprofessional conduct,” misusing government resources and “using her public office for private gain.”
The worst headline for Democrats this year
The new Congressional Budget Office report on Obamacare is a major political problem for Democrats.
Bill de Blasio eats pizza like a New Yorker, finally (VIDEO)
No fork and knife this time for the newly minted mayor of New York.
Who is Obama’s surgeon general nominee?
Vivek Murthy is a physician, Harvard Medical School instructor and early advocate of Obamacare.
Will Republicans roll the dice in the debt ceiling debate?
It’s a no-win proposition that Republicans might not be able to avoid.
Administration point man for Syria likely to retire later this year
Syria policy point man Robert Ford, nixed by the Egyptian military for an ambassadorship there, is telling friends he’s probably leaving at the end of the year
Sen. Scott’s fuzzy math on the medical device tax
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) jumps to unwarranted conclusions about the impact of the medical device tax.
IRS reinstates employee bonuses
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen announced the deal on Monday in a move that avoids litigation with an employee union.
Isolationism’s high price
Lessons taught by World War I could help the U.S. deal with Syria now.
A nation still divided
The Fox News host’s hostile interview with the president showed that Obama hysteria is thriving.
A rendezvous with irrelevance
Immigration reform is only the first step in the GOP’s courting of Latinos.
Lost your bid to be an ‘American Idol’? Try Congress. It’s easier.
Turns out it’s much harder to win a reality TV show than a seat in Congress.
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