Repealing a cut to veterans’ pensions is the latest sweetener GOP leaders offer their members
Domestic Policy
Administration Delays Another Obamacare Mandate
Employers given more time to provide workers with health insurance
Snowden Used Cheap Software to Plunder NSA Data
Investigators say the NSA should have easily detected former contractor’s activity
Holder: Same-Sex Couples To Get Equal Legal Rights
New rights for couples include inmate visitation and joint bankruptcy filing, among others
Treasury May Run Out of Funds by February 27
Congress has less than three weeks to act to raise the debt limit, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Friday, warning that after February 27, the government may not be able to meet all of its obligations without additional borrowing.
The federal debt ceiling was suspended until today under the budget agreement passed last November. The …
Joe Biden Says NYC Airport Like ‘Some 3rd-World Country’
Vice President takes a jab at New York City’s second-largest airport while making the case for infrastructure investment
New Guilty Verdict Could Be Bad News For SAC Capital’s Steven Cohen
Former hedge fund manager Mathew Martoma faces 45 years in prison on charges of insider trading.
5 Reasons Immigration Reform Is Going Nowhere Fast
Hopes for a legislative overhaul are fading
Deficit Down But Health Costs to Bleed Red Ink Again
The Congressional Budget Office sees deficits falling in the short term but climbing over the next decade
Republicans Offer an Obamacare Alternative
In just four months, Republicans have shifted their Obamacare strategy from “repeal” to “repeal and replace.” That’s a twist in tone and policy ahead of the 2014-midterm elections that recognizes the public’s weariness of
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White House Punts On NFL Tax Question
President Barack Obama has repeatedly advocated making the federal tax code “fairer” for Americans, but his White House is staying out of the fray when it comes to calls for the federal government to remove one super-sized tax …
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Warns Time Is Running Out To Lift Debt Ceiling
Says U.S. will be unable to pay its bills past end of February if Congress doesn’t raise debt ceiling
GOP’s Immigration Blueprint Divides Reformers
Now what?