Political truce in 2014? Don’t count on it

Despite glimmers of bipartisanship at the end of 2013, political warfare looks primed to begin anew in 2014

• Jan 5, 2014

Obama pushes Congress to restore unemployment insurance

President Obama says the restoration of unemployment benefits should be Congress's "first order of business" in 2014

• Jan 4, 2014

McCain: “We don’t understand” Obama’s position on Iran sanctions

In Jerusalem to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he supports legitimate peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but questions whether such a process is truly “viable.”

• Jan 3, 2014

Budget deal sealed, but don’t expect the bipartisanship to last

Despite the bipartisan good feelings that accompanied recent budget negotiations, a bitter fight over the debt ceiling looms on the horizon

• Dec 19, 2013

Reid blames lack of congressional productivity on GOP

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., laments the gridlock in the current Congress and mulls solutions

• Dec 19, 2013

Mitt Romney documentary shows GOP candidate on election night

A new Netflix documentary, "Mitt," was made by a family friend who had exclusive access to the candidate for six years

• Dec 19, 2013

Sen. Toomey describes his family's Obamacare frustrations

Pennsylvania Republican recounts his wife's experience with a faulty HealthCare.gov and pitches GOP alternatives to the health care law

• Dec 14, 2013

GOP leadership fights back against budget deal criticism

A rare bipartisan budget deal was met with an avalanche of criticism from conservative groups, but House Speaker John Boehner says such inflexibility led to this fall's government shutdown

• Dec 12, 2013

Boehner declares war on conservative agitators

House speaker's long-simmering frustration with outside conservative groups boiled over after they voiced opposition to a recent budget proposal

• Dec 12, 2013

Boehner lashes out at conservative groups over fragile budget deal

Conservative groups Americans for Prosperity and Heritage Action criticized the proposed budget deal by Rep. Paul Ryan

• Dec 11, 2013

Obama to Congress: Extend unemployment insurance

President Obama warns that job-seekers and the economy as a whole will suffer if unemployment benefits expire Dec. 28

• Dec 7, 2013

GOP Rep. bemoans constituents' Obamacare problems

Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., says she is "frustrated" by the impact of the president's health care law on her constituents.

• Dec 7, 2013

Pelosi: "Strange" that GOP being trained how to run against women

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., finds it odd Republicans have to be taught how to not offend female voters

• Dec 5, 2013

Boehner: GOP must be more "sensitive" with women voters

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, candidly acknowledges his party's problem with women voters, counseling Republicans to be more "sensitive"

• Dec 5, 2013

President Obama takes on income inequality

The president laid out his economic priorities for the rest of his term and challenged Republicans to help low-income Americans

• Dec 5, 2013

Obama: "Good reason" for young people to enroll in Obamacare

President Obama urges young people to sign up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, saying, "The product is good, it's affordable"

• Dec 4, 2013

McCarthy cautions Obama from "over-selling" Iran deal

Number three House Republican says the agreement over Iran's nuclear program is "not a full dismantling of the program"

• Nov 24, 2013

GOP Rep. on Obamacare: "Scrap it and start over"

Texas Rep. Michael Burgess says the health care reform law should be repealed and replaced

• Nov 23, 2013

Obama to GOP: "Help us fix" Obamacare

President Obama scolds Republicans for trying dozens of times to repeal the health care law instead of helping Democrats fix it

• Nov 23, 2013

Republicans' Obamacare replacement: To be determined

Buoyed by the law's rocky launch, Republicans are certain they want to get rid of Obamacare, but they've yet to unify around an alternative

• Nov 22, 2013

W.H. vows veto of House GOP's "keep your plan" bill

White House spokesman reiterates President Obama's opposition to House bill that preserves insurance plans canceled due to Obamacare

• Nov 15, 2013

Comey: FBI does not object to Benghazi survivor interviews

FBI Director James Comey says the FBI has no problem with efforts to bring the survivors of the attack on Benghazi to testify before Congress

• Nov 14, 2013

GOP goal on Obamacare: To fix or to destroy?

With Obamacare's problems lingering, Republicans who have long opposed the law must now decide whether to repair it or scrap it

• Nov 13, 2013

Democrats pile on Obamacare criticism

As the problems with the Affordable Care Act linger, more Democrats are betraying signs of anxiety about the political fallout

• Nov 13, 2013

Ex-GOP Fla. Gov. Crist announces run as Democrat

Former Republican governor-turned Democrat Charlie Crist takes the first step toward attempting to reclaim his old job with a new party.

• Nov 4, 2013

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