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- The Senate's 'return to regular(ish) order': positive but fragileThe Senate has voted on more amendments in the last week than all of 2014.聽A week-long debate over amendments to an important bill is a positive step. But the process is fragile and trust between the parties is not high.
Sarah Palin talks 2016 bid while serving wild boar chili. Mitt who?Sarah Palin hinted to ABC that she might be up for another run, saying, 鈥楢merica has had enough of seeing that 鈥� sign on the Oval Office door saying, No Girls Allowed.鈥�
New York Assembly speaker arrest: How to clean up grime of New York politics?Thursday's arrest of New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver shines light on a deeply entrenched culture of political corruption in New York, political analysts say.聽
Hillary Clinton leads potential Republican rivals by double digitsBut even a double-digit lead, this early in the campaign cycle, is not decisive. Should she run, the grind of the campaign will drag down some of these high numbers that Clinton is enjoying at the moment.聽
Obama's interview with GloZell: undignified or smart outreach?President Obama sat for interviews Thursday with three YouTube stars, including GloZell, who is best known for getting in a tub with cereal and milk. Conservative media jumped on Obama for demeaning his office.聽
Marco Rubio moves closer to 2016 bid. Does he have a chance?The field of Republican presidential hopefuls is already crowded, but Marco Rubio may be able to distinguish himself as a fresh face among legacy front-runners.
Boehner and Bibi: the backstorySpeaker Boehner denies that his invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to address the House is a 'poke in the eye' to the president, but there is an implicit message: If you stretch your authority, we鈥檒l stretch ours.
Revolt of the moderates? How GOP's hardline abortion bill got shot down.A group of more-moderate House Republicans, tired of Congress's tendency to hold show votes that amount to little, stood up to an antiabortion bill seen as too extreme.
What will arrest of powerful Assembly speaker mean for New York governor?When the FBI arrested New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Thursday on corruption charges, it not only stunned the power establishment in Albany, it also changed the political calculus for the state鈥檚 governor, Andrew Cuomo.
Harry Reid on 2016: 'I fully intend to run.'Sen. Harry Reid dispelled rumors Tuesday that injuries sustained during an exercise accident on New Years Day could derail his bid for reelection.
Personal history boosts Hillary Clinton, hurts Jeb Bush and Mitt RomneyA new poll shows two pluses for Hillary Clinton in 2016 presidential race: her gender and her husband's presidency. Jeb Bush is hurt by his family legacy; Mitt Romney loses ground over failed 2012 bid.
Romney-Bush summit meeting: What's the agenda?Some GOP officials have speculated Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney might be getting together to hash out a way to avoid going head-to-head in the presidential primary.
L.A. ban on some alcohol ads will protect young people, advocates sayThe Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a measure Tuesday that will remove alcohol advertising from all public transit, including bus-stop benches and enclosures.
Does new Republican bill back Obama's call for 'open Internet'? Sort of.Republicans are putting forward a new bill that suggests they're more open to defending principles of 'net neutrality.' But the details are giving critics pause.
Monitor BreakfastMarco Rubio: Congress won't fund 'a fake embassy' in CubaAt a Monitor breakfast on Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio, the lead Republican critic to opening of diplomatic relations with Cuba, said there is a 'huge threshold' that needs to be crossed before funding can go forward or an ambassador appointed.
Monitor BreakfastMarco Rubio: Jeb Bush won't sway my plans for 2016GOP Sen. Marco Rubio must decide by early May whether he'll run for reelection to the Senate or run for president. He said Wednesday that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's recent announcement about 2016 hasn't affected his own thinking.
Biden really might run in 2016. Why, Joe, why?The day after the State of the Union, Vice President Joe Biden gave his clearest indication in months that he may run for the top job in 2016.
For Joni Ernst, homespun Obama response was full of political calculationFor Republicans, having freshman Sen. Joni Ernst deliver their response to President Obama's State of the Union speech made a lot of sense, and she did a workmanlike job.
What midterms? Obama treats State of the Union as a victory lap.The speech, in which President Obama laid out an agenda topped by free community college and tax breaks for parents and the middle class, was a consummate display of political bravado.
Why Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush top list of preferred candidates among RepublicansDespite the rise of the tea party, the GOP nomination process remains inclined to pick a candidate closer to the middle of American politics.聽Absent some drastic change, there鈥檚 no reason to believe that this won鈥檛 remain the case in 2016.
