By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
Americans may be holding congressional Republicans responsible for the partial shutdown of the federal government, but it's too soon to tell that ire will affect next year's midterm elections.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
The clock counting down to some potentially nasty fiscal realities has been ticking for a while but will sound a little louder and more urgent once Congress returns to Washington next week.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, says his effort to block funding resolutions that include money for implementing the Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare, is gaining support among Republican colleagues in the upper chamber.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a darling of the Republican Party's conservative wing, didn't offer support for party leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, when asked if he would back McConnell over Tea Party-backed challenger Matt Bevin in the primary.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
Winter, spring, summer or fall ... it's a long way to 2016. The Paul/Christie feud means one thing: The presidential campaign is upon us.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's social schedule last week added more fuel to the political flames about her future and possible designs on the White House.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
Come the fall, Washington watchers may think they're in a time warp as they listen to debate begin -- again -- on keeping the government running and raising the debt ceiling so the United States can pay on the debt it's already incurred.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
After weeks of rumblings among the ranks and angst among analysts, U.S. House Republicans may be looking to pass along a little discomfort to Democrats in the form of votes on the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, campaign finance guidelines for gay candidates and their spouses could vary from state to state.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
While the eyes of the nation were on Texas' abortion debate and filibuster, laws affecting abortion access went into effect without much national hoopla.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
Is it time for a political party that appeals to the centrist political point of view?
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
Senator ahead of the pack in endorsing PAC supporting the so-far non-candidate Hillary Clinton ... Parties see candidates file to succeed retiring Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. ... Granite State may soon be 19th state legalizing medical marijuana ... Groups ask FCC to ban same-day distribution of Lifeline phones to reduce fraud ... news and views you may have missed...
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
The unofficial rule of not bringing up a bill for a vote in the U.S. House unless a majority of the majority party supports it -- the so-called Hastert rule -- has pushed to the fore recently as a coterie of Republicans say they want the tradition invoked concerning any immigration reform legislation.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
Debate finally began on the U.S. Senate floor last week on the bipartisan immigration reform bill seen as the best opportunity on a while – or for a while – to overhaul the nation's immigration laws.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International
Oh! The places Republicans and Tea Party movement members hope to go in 2014 and beyond and some think they have three high-profile controversies afflicting the Obama White House believe will help them – but they must tread lightly, a Republican strategist says.
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