Congress Letting 55 Tax Breaks Expire At Year’s End
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an almost annual ritual, Congress is letting a package of 55 popular tax breaks expire at the end of the year, creating uncertainty — once again — for millions of individuals and...
View ArticleWhat will Congress do about the debt ceiling?
If all you wanted for Christmas was another budgetary battle royale, you were probably disappointed when both parties in Congress inked a two-year budget agreement in December, defanging the prospect...
View ArticleObama’s Approval Rating Jumps 5 Points as Millions Sign Up for ACA
President Obama is beginning 2014 on the upswing as millions are signing up for the ACA, and his approval rating has increased by 5 points according to Gallup. The Gallup Obama approval daily tracking...
View ArticleObama urges extension of jobless benefits
President Obama ratcheted up the pressure on Republicans over expired jobless insurance in his weekend address, citing moral and economic reasons for extending the benefits. Obama noted that economists...
View ArticleObama Admin Defends Birth Control Benefit to Supreme Court
On Friday, the Obama administration asked the Supreme Court not to extend an injunction granted to a handful of Catholic business that exempts them from complying with the birth control benefit...
View ArticleLiberals Team Up With Tea Party On Sentencing Reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — An unusual alliance of tea party enthusiasts and liberal leaders in Congress is pursuing major changes in the country’s mandatory sentencing laws amid growing concerns about both the...
View ArticleObama: Long-Term Unemployed ‘Not Lazy’
President Barack Obama on Tuesday rejected the argument that extending unemployment insurance encourages the long-term unemployed to remain jobless in remarks encouraging Congress to pass an extension...
View ArticleDeep divides split Washington over how to combat poverty
Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson first declared “War on Poverty,” lawmakers are still looking for ways to root it out of society. In 2014, it stands to be a central issue as Democrats shape...
View ArticleObama Puts GOP On Notice: Obstruction Won’t Be Tolerated in 2014
Oopsie, looks like Republicans pushed President Barack Obama too far. You’d think they would learn… In this week’s address, President Obama called 2014 a year of action, and then boldly called out...
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