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Immigration reform: Obama predicts action, calls to 'seize the moment'In his first press conference since winning reelection, President Obama predicted quick action in Congress on comprehensive immigration reform after his inauguration in January.
Should Nancy Pelosi rightfully be speaker of the House?The GOP is claiming a mandate for its policy positions because it retained control of the House of Representatives. But Democrats actually won more votes than Republicans did for House seats.
Political gridlock over 'fiscal cliff'? Not if CEOs can help it.President Obama was set to meet with the leaders of a dozen major US corporations Wednesday, with the fiscal cliff a central topic. Businesses have rallied in trying to nudge officials toward a deal.
Why Nancy Pelosi wants to stay on as House minority leaderRep. Nancy Pelosi is set to preside over the most diverse House Democratic Caucus in history, with a majority being women and minorities. But her continuation was the subject of GOP scrutiny.
State laws legalizing marijuana put Obama in a bind: What are his options?Voters in Massachusetts, Washington, and Colorado have multiplied the points of conflict between state and federal marijuana laws, making it harder for Obama to formulate a consistent policy.- State petitions to secede from US: Are they just helping liberals?Some on the right are concerned that the petitions to secede, posted on a White House website by angry voters, are setting conservatives up as easy targets for the mockery of liberals.
'Fiscal cliff' meets debt ceiling: Should Washington tackle both now?Some analysts say moves to avoid the 'fiscal cliff,' looming as of Jan. 1, should be resolved alongside the need to again address the national debt ceiling, which could hit its limit as soon as February. Others say that's a bridge too far.
Fiscal cliff: for Obama and liberals, a wary allianceAfter a White House meeting Tuesday, liberal leaders expressed confidence that President Obama would make sure fiscal remedies don't hurt middle and low-income Americans. But entitlements are still on the table.
Paul Ryan blames loss on surge in 'urban areas.' Is that right?Paul Ryan is taking heat for blaming the Romney/Ryan loss on a surprising surge in 'urban areas.' But most of the battleground states ended up voting pretty much as the average of polls indicated they would.
Petraeus scandal: Where will investigations take Congress?As House and Senate intelligence leaders prepare to query top FBI and CIA officials on the Petraeus scandal, questions abound: Why did Obama not know sooner? Did the affair impact Libya? Was there a security breach?聽
If your side lost the election, time to secede from the Union?That will never happen, but people on the losing side of the presidential election are venting via a petition, on a White House website, to have their state secede from the Union. Petitioners in Texas lead the pack.
Could Petraeus scandal enable fiscal cliff deal by diverting media glare?With media locked on the melodrama involving the ex-CIA director and his biographer 鈥撀燼nd now ensnaring other top officials 鈥撀爐he looming fiscal cliff wrangle is receiving less attention than anticipated. That could help.
Might an idea from Mitt Romney save US from 'fiscal cliff'?Mitt Romney has suggested putting a cap on income-tax deductions. Would the GOP back it? That's uncertain, but it would generate a lot of money and hit only the wealthiest Americans.
Immigration reform: Can the GOP really win Hispanic votes with a flip-flop?Republicans are beginning to craft legislation around an idea that seemed laughable before last week鈥檚 election: immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship. Critics say the gambit may not work.
David Petraeus affair: Congress still wants him to testify, as questions growDavid Petraeus will not appear before Congress this week about the attack in Benghazi, Libya. But as more revelations come out about his affair, lawmakers say they still want to hear from him at some point.
Republicans, Democrats dance around the 'fiscal cliff'President Obama and Speaker Boehner want to avoid the looming 'fiscal cliff,' which will require new revenues as well as budget cuts. Can that happen without more taxes on the wealthy?
Petraeus affair: From romantic jealousy to the downfall of 'King David'Details are emerging about the extramarital affair that led to CIA Director David Petraeus's resignation. Some in Congress want to know why the FBI waited so long to inform them.
General Petraeus affair raises deep personal and public questionsCIA Director David Petraeus has resigned over an extra-marital affair, reportedly聽with his biographer. How did the FBI learn that his personal e-mail account had been hacked? What happens to the spy agency now, under fire for its handling of the terrorist attack at Benghazi?
GOP confronts 'angry white guy' problem by rethinking immigration amnestyThe embrace by high-profile Republicans of immigration reform聽cuts deeply into long-time Republican class and identity politics that鈥檚 focused in the past few years on illegal immigration.
Obamacare won't be repealed. States now must act.As House Speaker John Boehner said this week, the presidential election confirms that the Affordable Care Act 'is the law of the land.' But the fight over 'Obamacare' is not over as states decide whether to craft their own insurance exchange program or leave it to Washington.
