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Republican representative: GOP senators 'must have been drunk'
Rep. Steven C. LaTourette, Ohio Republican, suggested Tuesday that Republican senators who voted for the plan to avert the so-called fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts early Tuesday morning might have had a bit too much holiday cheer in them.
Deficit 'fiscal cliff' bill actually spends $330 billion more
The "fiscal cliff" deal that was designed to save money actually includes $330.3 billion in new spending over the next decade, according to the official estimate the Congressional Budget Office released Tuesday afternoon.
'Fiscal cliff' deal repeals part of 'Obamacare'
Tucked inside the "fiscal cliff" deal is a provision repealing the CLASS Act, a giant unfunded mandate that was part of President Obama's health care law.
'Fiscal cliff' deal: 157 pages, $4 billion tax increase per page
The tax deal the White House and Senate Republicans struck Monday night runs to 157 pages, and as of the time senators voted at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning, there was no final official score available on how much the bill would cost.
In first test of 2016 primary, Rubio and Paul vote against 'fiscal cliff' deal
It could be considered the first vote of the 2016 presidential primary, and Sen. Marco Rubio defied most of his party by voting against the "fiscal cliff" deal GOP leader Sen. Mitch McConnell and Vice President Joseph R. Biden struck.
GOP warns Obama after 'cheerleading rally'
Republicans reacted angrily to President Obama's Monday-afternoon rally with middle-class residents, saying it seemed to them as if he was taking a victory lap for having forced them to concede on tax increases.
Obama cites Lincoln, then downplays comparison
Faced with an inability to reach a deal with congressional Republicans on the "fiscal cliff," President Obama is downplaying his own comparisons of himself to Abraham Lincoln, a president often credited with holding feuding Washington factions together.
Senate chaplain's prayer: Save the country from itself
As lawmakers try to find a last-minute deal to avert the "fiscal cliff," the chamber's chaplain, the Rev. Barry C. Black, pleaded with God on Sunday to help Congress "save us from self-inflicted wounds."
Boehner: Obama blew chances to solve 'fiscal cliff'
House Speaker John A. Boehner said Sunday that President Obama should stop casting blame and instead lead efforts to avert the "fiscal cliff," saying Mr. Obama could have solved the situation long ago if he'd put more pressure on Senate Democrats.
Slim Republican support for Hagel as defense secretary
If President Obama is hoping to attract bipartisan support by nominating a Republican for defense secretary, he may be disappointed in the result.
Obama deploys troops to Africa to defend U.S. Embassy
With rebels advancing on the capital city of the Central African Republic, the U.S. has deployed about 50 combat troops to neighboring Chad to support the evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel and American private citizens, President Obama notified Congress in a letter Saturday.
Oliver Stone: Obama-era America is 'Orwellian'
Filmmaker Oliver Stone says President Obama has played a key role in turning the United States into an "Orwellian" society.
Rep. Bass predicts public will back Democrats in 'fiscal cliff' fallout
Is the post-"fiscal cliff" blame game already under way? A couple of Capitol Hill's more liberal lawmakers, Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, and Rep. Karen Bass, a California Democrat who is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, took swipes at their Republican colleagues on Saturday.
Obama to appear on NBC's 'Meet the Press' on Sunday
President Obama is set to make a rare Sunday news show appearance this weekend on NBC's "Meet the Press," the network has announced.
Shouting anti-abortion protester removed from Senate chamber
An anti-abortion protester was forcibly removed from the Senate's public gallery Friday after he began shouting just as the Senate recessed for lunch.
