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Monitor BreakfastChamber of Commerce laments 'hole in the middle' of US politicsIt plans a huge financial push in 2016 to fill that gap with moderate, business-friendly Republicans.
Lincoln Chafee quits. Who's the next likely presidential dropout?The withdrawal of Lincoln Chafee caps a winnowing week for the Democratic contenders. But the GOP side seems more likely to experience the next dropout.
Paul Ryan: Budget wonk to Congress's rescue?Paul Ryan now looks set to be speaker of the House. In many ways, his skill set aligns well with Congress's perpetual fiscal crises.聽
Obama vetoes $612 billion defense bill in rebuke to GOPThe rare presidential veto marked the latest wrinkle in the ongoing fight between聽Obama聽and Republicans over whether to increase federal spending聽鈥撀燼nd how.
The power of vocabulary: Candidates that dumb it down do betterOne news outlet looks at how candidates in the 2016 presidential election approach their audience when it comes to speeches.
Ben Carson leads in new Iowa poll. Trump toppling?The magnitude of the jump and the sources of Mr. Carson鈥檚 support may indicate trouble for Mr. Trump in the months ahead.
Paul Ryan: Can he fix the House?The House is due for an update. It can鈥檛 keep working like it once did.
Hillary Clinton鈥檚 Benghazi moment: her biggest test yet?Hillary Clinton appears Thursday before the House Select Committee on Benghazi. She has no room for error.聽
Amid spin and conspiracy surrounding Clinton, what are facts about Benghazi?On Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appears before the House Select Committee on Benghazi. The investigation has been highly contentious.聽
Paul Ryan's conditions for House speaker job: 'Right way' or unrealistic?Many GOP colleagues see Rep. Paul Ryan as the only viable speaker candidate capable of unifying the party. Still, some hard-liners are bristling at his demands.
Joe Biden won't run. Here's what that means for 2016.The vice president signaled that he intended to play a role in the political life of the nation in the months ahead.
Is Donald Trump sowing panic in GOP?The question for the GOP establishment is no longer whether to attack Donald Trump, but how.
Paul Ryan's unusual 'family first' ultimatum for speakershipRep. Paul Ryan has consented to be speaker of the House, but on several conditions. One is that fundraising won't trump family.聽
Jim Webb to Democratic Party: It's not me, it's youToday's political candidates are 'being pulled to the extremes,' said the former Virginia senator. 'I feel much freer now.'
Jim Webb quits the Democratic race: Will he run as an independent?'I have no doubt that if we ran as an independent, we would have significant financial help,' Webb says.
Martin O'Malley: Can a progressive work with the other side?Martin O'Malley is willing to acknowledge that to make any headway requires compromise. That may be why he's having trouble getting traction in the polls.聽- What's driving Hillary's rebound?After spending the summer polling just ahead of her chief rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders,聽polls now show Hillary Clinton surging ahead.
What happened to Carly Fiorina's presidential campaign?Carly Fiorina's crisp, confident performance in the last GOP debate made her a rising star. But her latest poll numbers, at first glance, don't look good.
First LookTennessee county overwhelmingly defeats Confederate flag measureGreene County Commissioners聽voted 20-1 against flying the 'Southern Cross' above their courthouse on Monday.聽
Memo to Paul Ryan: Take the jobIf you're thinking the speakership complicates a later bid for the White House, don't. No Ways and Means Committee chairman has made it, either 鈥� and none have tried.
