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Monitor BreakfastLeading Democrat: Benghazi is the GOP's new ObamacareThe GOP-led House is forming a select committee on the Benghazi tragedy because 'continuing to focus obsessively on repealing the Affordable Care Act has lost its luster,' Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the DNC, said this week.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel endorses Hillary Clinton. Big deal?Even though Rahm Emanuel worked in the Clinton White House, he declined to endorse Hillary Clinton in 2008. Now, he says that next early month, he鈥檒l speak at two Chicago-area fundraisers for the Ready for Hillary 'super PAC.'
Mitt Romney calls for higher minimum wage. Does it matter?Mitt Romney is the third GOP presidential candidate from 2012 to call for a higher minimum wage in recent days. But Republicans in Congress have opposed a Democratic effort to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2016.
Has the tea party 'won'? Yes, if you're trying to make a political pointThe tea party candidate lost in the North Carolina Senate primary this week. But the movement is far from dead and, in some ways, is 'winning,' say activists on both ends of the political spectrum.
Democrats' dilemma: Do they boycott Benghazi panel, or not?Republicans in the House approved a special investigative panel into the Benghazi affair Thursday night. Democrats will decide Friday morning whether they will participate.
Burwell hearing: She's not controversial as nominee, but Obamacare still isSylvia Mathews Burwell went before a Senate committee Thursday as President Obama's nominee to head Health and Human Services. She did well, but Obamacare had a rough ride.
Pro-business Republicans attack Comcast merger at hearingA House subcommittee hearing Thursday on the proposed Comcast-Time Warner merger brought out critics from both sides of the aisle, pointing to deep concerns about the impact of the deal.
Illegal immigration: Feds tell schools what they can and can't doThe update is necessary, civil rights groups say, because the initial guidance hasn鈥檛 prevented some schools from discouraging students whose families lack legal status. Groups concerned about illegal immigration see it differently.
House intensifies Benghazi probe. Do voters approve?The US House of Representatives is set to create an investigative panel to look into the Benghazi affair. Polls show support for that move, but it's driven primarily by Republicans.
Google, Facebook strike back against FCC plans to reshape the InternetSome 150 tech companies sent a letter to the FCC, saying proposed rules would undermine 'net neutrality,' which has fueled the exponential growth of the Internet, they say.
Veterans health care 101: Why is Obama's VA chief in the hot seat?Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki faces a House subpoena and mounting calls to step down. The concerns: that some VA hospitals are misrepresenting wait times for veterans to get doctors' appointments 鈥� and that patients are dying in the meantime.
Tax break for corporate research: Is House GOP plan fiscally responsible?The tax break for corporate research typically draws broad, bipartisan support in Congress, but this year House Republicans aren't proposing offsets and the White House is threatening a veto.- Tax break for corporate research: Is House GOP plan fiscally responsible?The tax break for corporate research typically draws broad, bipartisan support in Congress, but this year House Republicans aren't proposing offsets and the White House is threatening a veto.
House holds Lois Lerner in contempt in IRS scandal: What does that mean?The House has held former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt for her refusal to testify. But possibly nothing at all could happen to Ms. Lerner if the move is seen as partisan politics.
Bridge-gate: Christie inquiry heats up with subpoena, long-sought testimonyThe New Jersey legislative panel heard testimony casting doubt on Christie's assertion the lane closures were a rogue operation. On Wednesday it subpoenaed documents from a close adviser to the governor.- Monitor BreakfastDemocratic leader needles GOP: tea party has already won civil warDemocratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says tea party candidates might have lost Republican primaries Tuesday, but they've moved the party far to the right.
Lynne Cheney says Clintons behind Monica Lewinsky story. Really?The point of such a move described by Lynne Cheney would be to inoculate Hillary Clinton against a sudden return of the Monica Lewinsky story during any 2016 presidential campaign.
No joy for tea party in early round of GOP primaries, including N. CarolinaNorth Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis (R) turned back a tea party challenger Tuesday in the state's GOP primary for US Senate. Republicans hope to pick up that seat in November, on the way to winning Senate control.
No region of US untouched by climate change, but effects vary, report findsClimate change is already affecting all regions of the US and their economies, states a report prepared by the Obama administration for Congress. Effects will intensify absent more vigorous efforts to cut greenhouse gases, it adds.
Monica Lewinsky speaks. Will article bring back politics of the '90s?Monica Lewinsky has written an article for Vanity Fair to 'take back my narrative.' With Hillary Clinton considering a White House run, the scandal has begun to percolate again in the news.
