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Oct 09 2013
News
Debt-limit holiday, supercommittee proposed to end shutdown impasse
The government shutdown entered its second week Tuesday and all sides said the pain is deepening, but that fight is being overshadowed quickly by the looming debt battle, which Democrats see as a last chance to try to break the tea party's influence on the GOP.
Washington Times
Apr 01 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Replacing Obamacare Is Still a Republican Duty
President Trump has tasked three Republican senators with coming up with a replacement for Obamacare if courts strike it down. It’s a prudent contingency plan. Republicans should, for that matter, advance their own health-care plan even if the lawsuit fails — as it is highly likely to do, in part because it lacks legal merit.
Republican senators are not notably eager to take up this
Guest Writer - Right
Oct 07 2013
News
Boehner Stands Firm On Debt Ceiling
The United States moved closer to the possibility of the first-ever default on the governments debt Sunday as Speaker John Boehner adamantly ruled out a House vote on a straightforward bill to boost the borrowing authority without concessions from President Barack Obama.
HuffPost
Mar 04 2013
News
What (if anything) is Congress doing this week?
Two days after a series of federal budget cuts began to take effect, large portions of the federal government will start adjusting this week to working with less while Congress returns and might consider adjusting some of the spending reductions.
Washington Post
Jul 29 2013
News
Obama, Hillary Clinton sitting down to lunch
As the nation's top diplomat, Hillary Clinton used to be a regular presence at the White House, but since leaving her post as secretary of state earlier this year, Clinton has been busy delivering speeches and launching her post-government initiatives.
CNN Digital
Oct 02 2013
News
Who's Giving Up Their Pay During the Shutdown?
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) on Tuesday became one of the latest lawmakers to say he would be forgoing his congressional salary during the government shutdown, telling The Salt Lake Tribune he's asking that they hold my check until this is resolved.
The Blaze
Jul 03 2020
Analysis
The New Boomerang Kids Could Change American Views of Living at Home
For the most part, the pandemic has restricted motion in America. But one exception has been a large-scale nationwide reshuffling of humans between homes. Before the coronavirus came to the United States, many of the country’s young adults were working, studying, and building lives on their own. Now a great deal of them are back to living with their parents.
The number of American
The Atlantic
Jun 20 2012
News
Charter Schools Fall Short on Disabled
A new government report shows that charter schools are not enrolling as many special-ed students as traditional public schools, despite laws mandating that charters take almost every disabled student seeking to enroll.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Sep 30 2013
News
Health Law Hits Late Snags as Rollout Approaches
Obama administration officials scrambling to get the health law's insurance marketplaces ready to open on Tuesday keep hitting technical problems, while government-funded field workers across the country say they aren't fully prepared to help Americans enroll in the program.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 27 2020
Analysis
How Trump Mastered the Art of Telling History His Way
The Republican convention has glossed over the most painful facts about the pandemic and the cratered economy. It’s not the first time the president has altered reality.
Donald Trump, according to the first three nights of the Republican National Convention, is a tireless worker, a peerless truth-teller, a champion of women, an open-arms anti-racist and a decisive leader who created the
Politico