Senate Democrats Protect Corporate Jet Loophole
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By Jonathan Karl
(WASHINGTON) — Listening to the White House, you’d think the key to averting the across-the-board spending cuts (the dreaded “sequester”) set to take place on March 1 is closing the tax break f…
Rep. Frank Pallone to Challenge Cory Booker for NJ Sen. Lautenberg’s Seat?
Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s decision Thursday not to seek another term paves the way for Newark Mayor Cory Booker to run for Senate without a primary fight against the 89-year-old. But that doesn’t mean…
Boehner Challenges Senate to Enact Obama’s State of the Union Agenda
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) ) — While the majority of congressional Republicans oppose most of the policies President Obama outlined during his State of the Union address Tuesday, House Speaker John Boehner deflected attention away from Republica…
Sen. Inhofe Wants to Delay Full Vote on Defense Secretary Nominee
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Add Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe to the list of Republicans who want to hold up the nomination of Chuck Hagel by the full Senate to become the next secretary of defense.Inhofe, the ranking GOP member on the Senate …
Senate Warmly Welcomes Second African-American Member
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — William “Mo” Cowan was sworn in as the interim U.S. senator from Massachusetts on Thursday, filling the seat left vacant by new Secretary of State John Kerry.Upon his swearing-in by Vice President J…
Mass. GOP Buoyed by Dan Winslow Eyeing US Senate Vacancy
John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — Massachusetts Republicans got a glimmer of hope on Tuesday after days of rejections from heavy-hitting politicians weighing possible runs in the state’s upcoming special election. Republican st…
Tagg Romney for Senate? No Way, Sources Say
ABC / Ida Mae Astute(WASHINGTON) — Ready for another Romney run? Tagg Romney is not.The Boston Herald reported on Monday that the eldest son of Mitt and Ann Romney is considering a run in the special Senate election in Massachusetts now that for…
Sen. Harry Reid: Any Budget Deal Must Include Revenue
ABC/Martin H. Simon(NEW YORK) — Asserting that “the American people” are on his side, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said during an exclusive interview for “This Week” that any that deal reached between Republicans …
Sen. Harry Reid: Any Budget Deal Must Include Revenue
ABC/Martin H. Simon(NEW YORK) — Asserting that “the American people” are on his side, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said during an exclusive interview for “This Week” that any that deal reached between Republicans …
Sen. John Kerry Closer to Being Confirmed as Secretary of State
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry could be cleared to be Secretary of State by the end of Tuesday.By a unanimous voice vote Tuesday morning, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which Kerry used to head, approve…
Senators Reveal Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan group of senators has agreed to an immigration reform framework that includes a pathway to citizenship for the undocumented, a significant step toward a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s immigration sy…
Mark Boal: Government Inquiry Into ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ ‘Crosses a Line’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — During an interview for “This Week,” “Zero Dark Thirty” screenwriter and producer Mark Boal told Martha Raddatz that the current Senate inquiry into the Oscar-nominated movie could discourage the making of …
Senate Immigration Proposal to Include Pathway to Citizenship
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two senators at the center of negotiations over comprehensive immigration reform, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., said on Sunday that a pathway to citizenship is an essential component of a comprehensive …
Senator Harkin Set to Retire from Congress
Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call(CUMMING, Iowa) — On Saturday, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) released a statement saying he would not seek reelection for his U.S. Senate term expiring in 2014.Harkin said, “I’m 73 years old right now. At the end of…
White House Denies Call for Trillion-Dollar Coin to Avoid Debt Ceiling
Photodisc/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Obama administration has killed any notion of minting trillion-dollar platinum coins to solve the nation’s debt ceiling woes.In a written statement released Saturday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney …
Report: Mark Sanford Staging a Comeback with House Run
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Second chances do exist in politics, and Mark Sanford might just try his hand.According to The Weekly Standard, the disgraced former governor of South Carolina will run for Congress. South Carolina will stag…
President Obama Signs Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill
White House(WASHINGTON) — President Obama signed a bill into law Sunday that allows the National Flood Insurance Program to help meet new claims from damage inflicted by Hurricane Sandy, The Hill reports. The $9.7 billion bill, H.R. 41, provides a sho…
Barney Frank Seeks Senate Appointment
United States Senate(WASHINGTON) — It’s only his second day of his retirement, and already Barney Frank wants back in the game. The former Massachusetts congressman confirmed on Friday morning that he’s interested in the interim appo…
Classic Biden on Display at Senate Mock Swearing-In
Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Joe Biden turned on the charm and amped up the wit at the Senate mock swearing-in Thursday, schmoozing with senators’ moms, doling out dating advice to one senator’s granddaughter an…
Sen. Kirk Completes Stair Climb to Capitol on First Day Back in Senate
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — For Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., 45 steps awaited him upon his return to the Senate for the first time since his stroke last January.Kirk slowly climbed the steps to the Capitol, a trip that took about 10 minutes …