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Tax reform: Can Baucus and Hatch make senators eat their spinach?The Finance Committee's Baucus and Hatch are telling their fellow senators that now's the time to address tax reform, and have set a deadline for colleagues to defend individual tax preferences.聽
Chris Christie bromance with Barack Obama: Is it breaking up?Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, no longer urgently needs federal superstorm Sandy dollars. So, with GOP presidential primaries ahead, he's buffing up his bona fides as a Republican, including attacks on ex-buddy Obama.
Michelle Obama, Laura Bush unite to talk about African women 鈥� and hairMichelle Obama and Laura Bush shared a stage Tuesday at the African First Ladies Summit in Tanzania. They smiled and joked while also highlighting the importance of strengthening women.
Bob Corker, Senate GOP's tireless dealmaker, looks beyond immigration reformTennessee's Bob Corker considered quitting the Senate, but plunged back into the art of the deal, helping to build a big majority on immigration reform. Also on his agenda: taxes, deficits, and housing.
Why is Sarah Palin saying she might leave the GOP?Sarah Palin is no fan of immigration reform 鈥� at least, not since supporting it as a member of John McCain's presidential ticket in 2008. But the chances of her actually quitting the party over it? Remote.
President Obama meets George W. Bush ... in Tanzania?As he wraps up his Africa tour, Obama will rendezvous with ex-President George W. Bush in Tanzania Tuesday to mark the 1998 US Embassy bombing there. But Bush's conference on empowering African women is the main draw.
Culture wars: Why gay marriage and abortion have been 鈥榙ecoupled鈥�Public opinion on abortion has held constant for 30 years. But on gay marriage, acceptance has grown dramatically in just 10 years 鈥� most notably among young evangelical Protestants.- Culture wars: Why gay marriage and abortion have been 鈥榙ecoupled鈥�Public opinion on abortion has held constant for 30 years. But on gay marriage, acceptance has grown dramatically in just 10 years 鈥� most notably among young evangelical Protestants.
Why states that ban gay marriage are resting easy after Supreme Court rulingsAs gay marriage supporters celebrate this week's rulings at the US Supreme Court, states that prohibit same-sex marriage are also elated, reassured that their bans are not in legal jeopardy.
Big immigration reform bill, big boost to US economy? Meh.Analysis indicates that the Senate's big immigration reform bill, approved Thursday, would have more positive effects than negative 鈥� over time. But for the first few years, unemployment would rise and wages would fall, especially in low-skill jobs.
Immigration reform bill clears Senate, but faces roadblock in HouseThe Senate approved the bill by a 68-to-32 vote Thursday. But House leaders, including those supportive of the immigration reform effort, have said the Senate legislation won't get a hearing in their chamber.
Student loans: Despite new proposals in Congress, no fix as deadline loomsInterest rates on some subsidized student loans could double on July 1. A bipartisan Senate group and a sextet of Senate liberals both put forward proposals Thursday, but a deal is elusive.- Student loans: Despite new proposals in Congress, no fix as deadline loomsInterest rates on some subsidized student loans could double on July 1. A bipartisan Senate group and a sextet of Senate liberals both put forward proposals Thursday, but a deal is elusive.
Monitor Breakfast'Major accountability issues' for IRS, Congress's tax chairmen sayThe Internal Revenue Service may need to be restructured聽after the agency was found improperly targeting conservative groups seeking nonprofit status, say聽Rep. David Camp (R) and Sen. Max Baucus (D), chairmen of congressional tax-writing committees.
Battleground DOMA: What next for opponents of gay marriage?After twin losses at the Supreme Court, the battleground shifts to the states, where social conservative leaders aim to 'fight like crazy,' with little help from the national GOP establishment.
California looks to life without Prop. 8's ban on gay marriageThe Supreme Court essentially let stand a lower court ruling against California's Prop. 8 ban on same-sex marriage. Given shifting public attitudes, Prop. 8 seems unlikely to have another political life.
Why many 2016 GOP hopefuls are mum on Supreme Court gay marriage movesSome possible Republican presidential candidates 鈥� Rick Santorum and Marco Rubio 鈥� chided the Supreme Court for its actions Wednesday on gay marriage cases. But many others remained quiet. Why is that?
After DOMA ruling, few fighting words from congressional GOP on gay marriageOne by one, leading Republicans offered statements after the Supreme Court's DOMA ruling that showed they were ready, by and large, to leave the gay marriage fight to the states.
Obama on gay marriage: from reluctant supporter to cheerleader-in-chiefOne year ago Obama had just come out for gay marriage, and now he's a big cheerleader. But in 2011, he took the most important step of his presidency in paving the way for Wednesday's DOMA ruling.
Battleground Ohio: The [early] polls are in, showing a Clinton-Christie tieIt's never too early to poll test presidential prospects, it seems. So, a new Ohio poll finds Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie dead even, at 42 percent. Clinton beats Rand Paul, Joe Biden doesn't.