Washington Report: Updates From the Capitol
Kagan Nomination Raising Concerns Among Liberal Democrats From the moment Solicitor General Elena Kagan was nominated by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Supreme Court, a mix of both support and...
View ArticleWashington Report: House Republicans Pass Healthcare Repeal
Democrats and Republicans spent most of Wednesday streaming on and off of the House floor to either commend or condemn the Affordable Care Act. When the bill to repeal it passed by a vote of 245 to...
View ArticleWashington Report: Budget Talks; Obama Sits With Black Politicians; House...
Bills, Bills, Bills: GOP and Obama agree to disagree on budget This week House Republican leadership joined President Obama, Vice President Biden and White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley for lunch....
View ArticleWashington Report: Dems, GOP Continue Budget Talks; Rep. Ellison Gets...
Budget Impasse May Push Lawmakers Closer to Middle Ground The Senate this week rejected in a vote of 44-56 a Republican plan to cut the federal budget by $57 billion and a Democratic proposal by a...
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