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Monitor BreakfastRetiring lawmaker on Senate torture report: 'Our values are in jeopardy'Much of the debate following the release of the Senate torture report has centered on whether there is any evidence that the torture produced actionable intelligence. Sen. Carl Levin said Wednesday he has concluded there is no such evidence.
From marijuana to Islamic State: five things addressed in new budget dealThe House and Senate reached an agreement on a $1.1 trillion budget on Tuesday. Members of both parties are bound to have strong objections to portions of the deal, but much negotiation and compromise went into the agreement.
Congress poised to nix marijuana legalization, overruling D.C. votersIn November, the District of Columbia voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana, but a new congressional budget deal has a provision barring implementation.聽
Issa and Cummings praise each other: Return of comity or moment of calm?In a moment of bipartisan cordiality during Obamacare hearings, the GOP chairman and ranking Democrat of the House Oversight Committee 鈥� who have been at odds 鈥� offered kind words. No one expects choruses of 'Kumbaya' in 2015, but with Washington mired in gridlock even small signs matter.
Gruber apologizes to Congress for 鈥榞lib鈥� Obamacare commentsMIT economist Jonathan Gruber sought to distance himself on Tuesday from comments that Obamacare relied on the 鈥榮tupidity of the American voter鈥� to win ultimate passage.
How a bipartisan bill about disabilities shows Congress's ability to workThe usually strife-torn House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill to help parents of children with disabilities. It shows how D.C. can find common ground.
Senate torture report: six top findings The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday released an executive summary of its investigation into the Central Intelligence Agency鈥檚 detention and interrogation program 鈥� an investigation launched in 2009 after lawmakers learned that the CIA had destroyed videotapes of detainee interrogations. Here are six top findings in the report.
One year later, Senate's 'nuclear option' has worked. Is that good?A year ago, Senate Democrats changed confirmation rules: All presidential nominees except those for the Supreme Court needed only a majority to pass. Now, Republicans need to decide whether to embrace those changes.
Justice Department's new racial profiling policy should go further, some sayThe Justice Department released new federal guidelines Monday on racial profiling. The ban now goes beyond race and ethnicity, but does not cover local law enforcement in most cases.聽
Panel lets Chris Christie off 'Bridgegate' hook. Is he, really?With the latest legislative report in New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie seems to have put the 鈥淏ridgegate鈥� scandal behind him. That frees him to act more and more like a 2016 presidential candidate.
Romney 2016: Why it may make sense for him to run againMitt Romney met with Wall Street donors on Monday, setting media tongues wagging about another run for president. If he does, 2016 might be his best shot at winning yet.聽
Landrieu battle cry: 'The only poll that matters is on Election Day'When politicians say 'the only poll that matters is on Election Day,' they're telling you their candidate is behind. So we're hearing that a lot with Sen. Mary Landrieu ahead of Saturday's runoff election.
Landrieu鈥檚 last stand: why Deep South white Democrats are vanishingIf Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) of Louisiana loses her runoff election on Saturday, there will be no more white Democrats from the Deep South in the Senate. Racial polarization of the two main parties has never been more stark.聽
Meet Ted Yoho, the man leading charge to nullify Obama's immigration actionThe freshman lawmaker from Florida, who ran against 'career politicians' in Washington, is part of the rebellion against GOP leadership. On Thursday, the House passed his bill nullifying the president's executive action on immigration.
Monitor BreakfastTrent Lott's advice to Mitch McConnell: 'Deal sternly' with GOP obstructionists'I wouldn鈥檛 put up with some of the stuff that they鈥檙e doing,' said Lott, a former Republican Senate majority leader, speaking at a Monitor breakfast with Tom Daschle, a Democratic former Senate majority leader.
House tax break bill shows 'modest' may be Washington's motto in 2015On Wednesday, the House overwhelmingly passed a bill to extend more than 50 tax breaks for millions of individuals and businesses, approving it 378 to 46. But it鈥檚 a smaller, more temporary measure than originally hoped for.
Is Obama favoring donors in ambassador appointments? That's nothing new.The Obama administration took some fire Tuesday for choosing a soap opera producer (and successful fundraiser) as ambassador to Hungary. But the president鈥檚 record has been consistent with those of his recent predecessors.
Obama and McConnell, one on one: Can they get business done?Incoming Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell heads to the White House Wednesday afternoon to discuss legislative priorities. One issue that could come up is immigration.
Boehner floats plan to avoid shutdown. But will hardline Republicans go along?The dilemma for the speaker is this: how to avoid a government shutdown while still exerting maximum pressure on President Obama over his 'executive amnesty' for millions of undocumented immigrants.
Sarah Palin weighs in on Ferguson. Was it funny or offensive?Sarah Palin posted an image on her Facebook page over the weekend that immediately went viral, with over 55,000 shares.
