Senate leaders went toe-to-toe Monday over potential changes to the Senate rules that would eliminate some of the power the filibuster holds over upper chamber majorities. “The rules change is an affront to the American people who sent me and the other 46 Republicans here to represent them here in the Senate, but whose voices [...]
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Petraeus Will Testify Before Senate Intelligence Committee
The Senate Intelligence Committee announced Thursdsay that former CIA Director David Petraeus will testify Friday on the Benghazi, Libya attack that left four Americans dead. The hearing, scheduled for 9:00a.m. Friday, will be closed to the public. The announcement comes amid a developing sex scandal which includes Petraeus and the country’s top commander in Afghanistan [...]
Pelosi: I Wouldn’t Think Of Walking Away
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Wednesday that she plans to retain her position atop the House’s Democratic caucus through the 113th Congress. The California Democrat who’s held her status as top Democrat in the House for a decade – including four years as House Speaker – said she finalized her decision as late [...]
Will She Stay Or Will She Go?
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday dodged questions over whether the House’s top Democrat plans to keep her position atop the party into the 113th Congress. “I’ll see you right here ten o’clock tomorrow morning,” Pelosi said at joint conference with Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) welcoming newly elected House Democrats. “While I love you all [...]
Ryan “Surprised” At Election Results
In his first post-election interview, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said that he and Mitt Romney were “surprised” at the election results that trickled in last Tuesday night but argued the outcome is not a referendum on his budget plan. “I think the surprise was some of the turnout, especially in urban areas, which gave President [...]
Sanders Joins Lawmakers Critical Of Petraeus Investigation Timeline
Independent Senator Bernie Sanders (Vt.) on Monday argued that Congress should have been informed about the investigation of David Petraeus sooner. “I think they should’ve been told,” he said Monday on MSNBC. “Congress ultimately has oversight over what goes on within the intelligence community.” Sanders joins several lawmakers who have been critical of how the [...]
Obama Takes Colorado
UPDATE: With 17.4 percent of Colorado precincts reporting, President Obama leads Mitt Romney by a 51 to 48 percent margin. More than 40,000 votes separate the two. DENVER - The race for the White House couldn’t be any closer and Colorado is one of several swing states that have become almost necessary to find a [...]
Obama Puts Positive Spin On New Jobs Numbers In Ohio
President Obama put a positive spin on October’s jobs numbers Friday morning on the first of three campaign events in Ohio. The economy added 171,000 jobs in October while the unemployment rate saw a slight uptick from 7.8 to 7.9 percent. Obama saw the figures as a sign of continued improvement but reminded his audience [...]
GDP Grows At 2 Percent Rate In Third Quarter
The nation’s economy continued to expand in the 3rd quarter of 2012, rising at an annualized rate of 2 percent, according to the Department of Commerce. The rate of growth in GDP will be adjusted, but it’s better than the 1.8 percent most economists predicted, and provides the Obama campaign with some relief given the [...]
Boehner Presses Obama To Publicly Address Benghazi Aftermath
House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday added pressure on President Obama urging him to publicly address the aftermath of the Benghazi, Libya attacks that left 4 dead, including a U.S. ambassador. In a letter to the president, Boehner criticizes the administration for providing conflicting reports in the days following the attack. “No one in your [...]
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