Emotions Run High at Rep. Peter King’s Hearings on Radical Muslims in the U.S.
Filed under: House, Democrats, Republicans, The Capitolist, International, Congress, IslamRep. Keith Ellison (R-Minn.), the first Muslim-American elected to Congress, broke into tears as he testified about a 23-year-old paramedic, a fellow Muslim, who ...
Rep. Peter King’s Hearing on American Muslims: How Radical? How Dangerous?
Filed under: House, Democrats, Republicans, Religion, The Capitolist, Congress, IslamCritics implored the New York Republican to scrap the hearing or broaden its focus. But King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, defends his approach.&...
Rival Budget Bills Fail in Senate, Shutdown Countdown Begins
Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, Budget, The Capitolist, Congress, Deficit, EconomyThe impasse means that lawmakers will continue negotiations ahead of a March 18 deadline. That's when the current short-term spending measure expires ...
Budget Battle Puts Moderate Senators in the Hot Seat
Filed under: The CapitolistVulnerable moderates are in a tight spot as they try to navigate between making cuts voters say they want without cutting federal programs their constituents say they need. Permalink | Email this | Li...
GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy: Another Stopgap Budget Likely
Filed under: The CapitolistMcCarthy blamed Democrats for the slow progress in the budget negotiations, which have failed to produce an agreement on how to fund the government beyond March 18. Permalink | Email this | Linking&nb...
No Progress on Budget After Biden Huddles With Boehner, Other Hill Leaders
Filed under: The CapitolistThe normally verbose vice president had little to say after meeting with congressional leaders. Though Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer say their GOP counterparts showed little interest in compromise, Speaker John Boehner express...
House Passes Stopgap Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown, 335 to 91
Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, Budget, The Capitolist, Congress, DeficitThe House passes a measure to keep the federal government operating for two weeks while negotiators try to reach agreement on spending for the rest of the year...
House to Vote Tuesday on Stopgap Budget to Avoid Government Shutdown
Filed under: The CapitolistRepublican-sponsored measure would keep the government open while House and Senate negotiators try to hammer out a longer-term budget for the rest of the year. It would also retroactively cut $4 billion from 2010 levels over ...
How Congress Changed Your Life in 2010
Filed under: Democrats, Budget, The Capitolist, CongressHealth care reform, tax cuts, and much more made 2010 a busy year for lawmakers, and what they did will affect significantly Americans in the next year and beyond. Permalink | Email...
