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Pro-Israel lobby presses for new US sanctions on Iran, but gingerlyAIPAC, the powerful pro-Israel lobby, wants Congress to put more pressure on Iran, a.k.a. new sanctions, to abandon its nuclear program. But it doesn't want to pick an open fight with Obama, who opposes such sanctions for now.
Crisis in Ukraine: What should US do now?For Washington, the Ukraine question now may be less how to react to Russia's seizure of the Crimean Peninsula as what to do to try to stop further Russian expansionism.
Sarah Palin: 'I told you so on Ukraine'Back in 2008, Sarah Palin predicted that Russia might invade Ukraine, as it had Georgia, if Barack Obama became president. She's gone on Facebook to remind her critics that she was right.
Arizona vote moves gay rights into the mainstreamWhy did Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer veto a 'religious rights' bill? The gay rights movement鈥檚 allies now include Chambers of Commerce, major businesses, and Republican lawmakers.
Tax reform: Will election-year noise squelch a serious bid to create jobs?Rep. Dave Camp's proposal on tax reform, seen as irrelevant in election-year Washington, would add 500,000 jobs a year to the US economy, a former CBO director says.
Are Republicans right to call Harry Reid a liar?Senate majority leader Harry Reid鈥檚 assertion Wednesday that all the stories about Americans who fared poorly under the Affordable Care Act are false, is wrong on its face.
Gun-control activists, resolute, cite merits of background checksThe 20-year-old Brady law, requiring licensed gun dealers to run background checks of buyers, has blocked 2 million sales 鈥� half by felons, a report shows. Activists again urge extending checks to all gun sales, but Congress shows no inclination to revisit the issue.
Fed's Yellen on minimum wage hike: CBO got it right, it would cost jobsObama's proposal to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour would mean fewer jobs, Fed Chair Janet Yellen told lawmakers, adding she 'wouldn't argue' with the CBO's estimate of 500,000.
Republican National Convention finalists: Which city is front-runner?The Republican National Committee has announced finalists for the 2016 GOP national convention, and no fewer than three Ohio cities make the list, along with rivals in the South and West.
Monitor BreakfastUnion defeat at VW plant: NLRB shouldn't muzzle community leaders, Corker saysAt a wide-ranging Monitor Breakfast meeting with reporters, Bob Corker, the ranking senator on the Foreign Relations Committee, also voiced concern over Russia and Ukraine.
Seth Rogen congressional testimony: Is he right to be mad at truant senators?Comedic actor Seth Rogen was on Capitol Hill to talk about challenges confronting families coping with Alzheimer's. He seemed miffed that his senatorial audience didn't show up for his debut.
Was vetoed Arizona bill misrepresented? What constitutional scholars say.Before Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed SB 1062 Wednesday evening, 11 constitutional scholars wrote her to say the legislation had been 'egregiously misrepresented by many of its critics.'
'My Brother鈥檚 Keeper': Obama confronts obstacles facing young men of colorPresident Obama has become increasingly direct in addressing the problems of minority youths. Thursday he announces 'My Brother's Keeper,' an initiative that touches him deeply and personally.聽
Arizona governor vetoes controversial bill: What went into her decision?Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a bill that caused a national stir over gay rights and religious freedom. Her record as governor holds clues about how she made her decision.
New blueprint for US tax reform from Dave Camp: a starting pointGOP Rep. Dave Camp worked three years on a plan for a simpler tax code, in which 95 percent of taxpayers would pay at a 10 percent rate. Many cherished deductions, exemptions, and credits would be cut, setting up battles in Congress. But it's a start.- New blueprint for US tax reform from Dave Camp: a starting pointGOP Rep. Dave Camp worked three years on a plan for a simpler tax code, in which 95 percent of taxpayers would pay at a 10 percent rate. Many cherished deductions, exemptions, and credits would be cut, setting up battles in Congress. But it's a start.
Would Republican tax reform make the rich richer, like Romney plan?Rep. Dave Camp (R) has a proposal to simplify the US tax code without reducing the share of overall taxes paid by the rich. That can be hard to do, as Mitt Romney found out.- Would Republican tax reform make the rich richer, like Romney plan?Rep. Dave Camp (R) has a proposal to simplify the US tax code without reducing the share of overall taxes paid by the rich. That can be hard to do, as Mitt Romney found out.
Doge and Obamacare. Such anger. Very bewilderment.The Health and Human Services Department is using the Doge Internet meme to promote Obamacare among younger people. But the early Twitter consensus has not been enthusiastic.
A-10 Warthog faces elimination. Will Congress save it again?A-10 Warthog is old, expensive, and hard to maintain. The Pentagon wants the plane axed in the 2015 budget. But powerful lawmakers, once again, are coming to its defense.