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Iran bill passes 98 to 1. Sign of a Senate breakdown?The Senate voted overwhelmingly to give itself a say on President Obama's Iran nuclear deal. But it had to revert to hyperpartisan ways to do it. Still, the bill's author sees positive signs for Congress.
N.Y. governor bypasses legislature to boost wages 鈥� just like Obama?Executive action has become a source of rancor on the national stage. At the state level, governors from both sides of the aisle have invoked executive powers to work around legislatures.
What's really behind Hillary Clinton's immigration gambit?In saying she would take further executive action on immigration, Hillary Clinton distanced herself from her own past, her husband鈥檚 record, and President Obama. She also trumped two key Republican presidential candidates.
Monitor BreakfastWhy Democrats are reluctant to support the Trans-Pacific PartnershipRep. Sander Levin expressed concern Thursday over secrecy and insufficient worker protections in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the trade deal with 11 other Pacific Rim nations.
Most US voters, including Republicans, support Obama immigration planA majority of Republicans in the country can see themselves voting for someone who would protect millions of immigrants from deportation, according to a new poll.
Is Carly Fiorina the new Michele Bachmann?The GOP presidential primary field, once again, looks like a Hollywood ensemble cast. But this time, the list includes two black conservatives and, in a nod to changing times, two Hispanic prospects.聽
Hillary Clinton vows to push for immigration overhaul in visit to NevadaHillary Clinton's immigration plan includes creating a path to "full and equal citizenship," a proposal Republican presidential聽candidates have deeply opposed.
Senate passes budget plan. So what?The Senate passed a budget road map Tuesday, but it's partisan and there's much work still to be done. Some lawmakers are pointing to a bipartisan budget deal hammered out in 2013 as a model for going forward.
Why evangelical voters love Mike Huckabee so muchMike Huckabee, who announced his presidential candidacy Tuesday, has a genius for expressing Evangelicals' positions on social issues with direct and compelling language.
Mike Huckabee launches 2016 White House bid; joining crowded GOP fieldHuckabee, an ordained Baptist minister turned politician, is the third Republican to enter the race this week, following聽two political outsiders, former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
Obama to Letterman on retirement: 'We can go to Starbucks and swap stories'President Obama and David Letterman talked retirement 鈥� dominoes, anyone? 鈥� as the late-night host gets ready to sign off. But Mr. Obama has other plans, too.聽
Why does Sen. Tom Cotton hate the Iran deal so much?Tom Cotton, the freshman Republican senator from Arkansas, has already made a name for himself by stirring the pot on Iran. That worries some folks, but it also points to what motivates one of the Senate's rising stars.- Dominoes? Obama and Letterman talk about life after the limelightPresident Obama joked with David Letterman during his eighth "Late Show" appearance Monday, talking about retirement, Baltimore police, and聽聽"Top 10 Questions Dumb Guys Ask the President."
Bernie Sanders: Can Vermont's favorite uncle catch on outside the state?Bernie Sanders will be hard-pressed to match the Clinton fundraising machine, but the race聽will give him a platform to air long-held convictions that income inequality is both immoral and unsustainable.
Ben Carson says he's running: Any chance he'll win in 2016?He鈥檚 a successful African-American who rose from poverty to the heights of US medicine. On the other hand, you never really know what he鈥檚 going to say.
For John Kasich, it's a long way to the presidency ... and to TipperaryOhio Gov. John Kasich has been heard to exclaim 'It's a long way to Tipperary' when discussing politics. The same could be said of his presidential aspirations.
Carly Fiorina jumps in GOP presidential race: Can she win?As the only woman in the Republican race and a former business leader, Fiorina presents an intriguing alternative to Hillary Clinton as far as some GOP leaders are concerned.
Baltimore violence and Martin O'Malley's mayoral legacyIf former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley decides to run for president, what will he say about his time as mayor of Baltimore?聽
Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson join Republican 2016 raceCarly Fiorina is likely to be the only prominent woman to seek the GOP 2016 聽nomination, Ben Carson is the only likely African-American.
Rick Santorum's Bruce Jenner comment puts new twist on 'culture war'Conservative Rick Santorum, speaking of transgender Bruce Jenner, says 鈥榤y responsibility as a human being is to love and accept everybody.鈥� The political culture war may be shifting on LGBT issues.