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Congress Will Manage To Avert "Dairy Cliff"
A farm bill extension will be part of a Reid-McConnell agreement. If there is one. Image by Scott Olson / Getty Images WASHINGTON — With one day left to avert the fiscal cliff, Congress looks poised...
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Hillary Clinton In Hospital's Locked Down VIP Wing
A blood clot between her brain and skull, doctors say. Satellite trucks set up outside New York Presbyterian's Milstein Hospital Building, where Secretary Clinton is receiving treatment for a blood...
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Obama: Fiscal Cliff Deal Is Close, "But It's Not Done"
“Keep the pressure on — and let’s see if we can get this thing done,” Obama says. Image by Evan Vucci / AP WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced Monday afternoon that a deal to avert a middle...
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We Have A Deal (Maybe) (Sort Of)
Tax rates go up, and spending down, at midnight. And then Congress gets to congratulate itself on voting for tax cuts. Image by Harry Hamburg / AP WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden and Senate...
View Article13 People Who Are Still Confused About The Fiscal Cliff
On the last day before the tax hikes and spending cuts are scheduled to take effect. View Entire List ›
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Barney Frank Opposes Chuck Hagel For Defense Secretary
“I cannot think of any other minority group in the U.S. today where such a negative statement and action made in 1998 would not be an obstacle to a major Presidential appointment,” Barney Frank says....
View ArticleHoward Stern's Penis Ruins Fox News, CNN Times Square Reports
CNN let him go on for almost a minute before changing segments. First he hit CNN. View Video › Image by Later that day he got Fox News. View Video › Image by
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Hillary Clinton Has Blood Clot Between Brain And Skull, Doctors Say
A dangerous moment for the Secretary of State. Confidence in a “full recovery.” Image by Susan Walsh, Pool, File/Buzzfeed With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hospitalized in New York, her doctors...
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The 13 Best Memes Of The Fiscal Cliff
The internet did its best with the Congressional deadlock story that no one likes to read about. And off the cliff we go! Via: instagram.com Source: thejanedough.com Mean Girls of Capitol Hill Via:...
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150 Years Later, Obama Marks Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
“President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation — courageously declaring that on January 1, 1863, 'all persons held as slaves' in rebellious areas 'shall be then, thenceforward, and...
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Senate Democrats Begrudgingly Accept Fiscal Cliff Compromise
Biden seals the deal. With his former colleagues in the Senate, anyway. Image by Kevin Lamarque / Reuters WASHINGTON — Late Monday night, just hours before the calendar turned to a new year, Vice...
View ArticleWhite House Talking Points: A "Bipartisan" President
Here's the White House's spin on the deal to resolve the fiscal cliff, which has support of Congressional leaders, but opposition from both liberal and conservative wings. Also: Saved America from...
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Senate Approves Fiscal Cliff Compromise
Concessions for Republicans and Democrats alike. Now to the House. Image by J. Scott Applewhite / AP WASHINGTON — In the early hours of 2013, after weeks of negotiations, the Senate voted to approve a...
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White House Claims Victory In Fiscal Deal
They say they've broken the back of Republican intransigence on taxes. “A good precedent,” says a senior White House official. Image by Larry Downing / Reuters WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama...
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Republicans Prepare To Vote On Fiscal Deal
Speaker John Boehner puts down a conservative rebellion. An almost unheard of moment in the House: Republicans will rely on Democrats to make a deal. Image by Jacquelyn Martin / AP WASHINGTON — Less...
View ArticleCongressman Disses Fellow Republican's High School Attendance
Retiring congressman Steve LaTourette takes a dig at his high school classmate, and fellow Republican, Darrell Issa while Wolf Blitzer plays things cool. “I didn't see him a lot in class.” View Video ›
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Top Conservatives Abandon Boehner, Vote No On Fiscal Cliff Deal
Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy oppose the bargain. A break at the top. Image by Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call / Getty Images WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy...
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House Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal Over Conservative Nays
Top Republican leaders Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy abandon Speaker and vote no as economic collapse is narrowly averted. Paul Ryan's last minute change of heart. Image by Joshua Roberts / Reuters...
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Obama: I Won't Negotiate Over The Debt Ceiling
A victory lap around the fiscal cliff. Obama draws line in the sand for future deficit reduction talks. Image by Charles Dharapak / AP WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama reiterated his pledge not to...
View ArticleRepublican Tensions Stall Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill
A last-minute decision after a bitter “cliff” fight. “The speaker is committed to getting this bill passed this month,” says a spokesman. View Video › WASHINGTON — Late Tuesday, Speaker John Boehner...
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