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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.
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.
UPI Almanac for Saturday, July 13, 2013.
Obamacare, the derisive name for President Obama's signature healthcare reform law, held promise for millions of Americans who have been unable to find affordable insurance coverage for various reasons, the most heartbreaking of which is that they're already sick.
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.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., seen as a possible candidate in the Republican presidential sweepstakes, has met with lobbyists and fundraisers, The Hill reported.
The head of the Republican Party said the current controversy over the Internal Revenue Service will be a component of the GOP midterm elections.
The road to the 2016 general election is becoming more and more rocky as mounting numbers of members of the U.S. Congress announce their intentions to seek a life beyond Capitol Hill.
Environmentalists are pushing U.S. President Barack Obama to designate more federal lands as monument sites to prevent expanded oil and gas drilling.
Tea Party groups say they're urging Republican governors to rethink supporting a bipartisan plan backed by President Obama to overhaul U.S. public schools.
