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Can immigration reform pass? Five senators to watch.
Immigration reform will pass the Senate before the Fourth of July, Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada has vowed. Here are five key senators (or groups of senators) that will be pivotal during the two weeks of debate.
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Briefing IRS 101: Seven questions about the tea party scandal
The Internal Revenue Service is under the microscope now, as revelations have emerged that the agency wrongly targeted conservative groups seeking nonprofit status. Here’s an accounting of what has happened, along with the ramifications.
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Immigration reform bill: Top 8 changes GOP senators want
More than 300 amendments were submitted for possible inclusion in a sweeping immigration reform package – at least 100 of them from two Republicans, Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama. Here are eight notable changes GOP lawmakers want to see in bill, as the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up amendments between now and Memorial Day.
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Where do things stand at Guantánamo? Six basic questions answered.
President Obama this week pledged to “reengage” with Congress to find a way to close the terror detention camp at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, naval base. The renewed focus comes as 100 of the 166 detainees are reported to be engaged in a hunger strike. Here is a brief look at where things stand now.
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Opinion 5 steps to bipartisan cuts in Medicare – and the deficit
Medicare is the single greatest contributor to long-term deficits. If Democrats and Republicans cooperate on waste-cutting ideas – many of which are backed by President Obama – both parties stand to gain. Here are five ways Congress should act.
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Monitor Breakfast Economy top issue of 2010 elections, says House Democrats' Van Hollen
Though data show the economy is on the mend, voters' perception ahead of the 2010 elections is that it is still struggling, says Rep. Chris Van Hollen, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
05/24/2010 12:54 pm -
Rand Paul and the limits of the 'tea party' revolution
Rand Paul, Republican candidate for US Senate from Kentucky, is perhaps the closest thing there is to a 'tea party' candidate. In that light, his recent controversial comments are telling.
05/23/2010 04:51 pm -
Obama moves to take political control of BP Gulf oil spill
President Obama has named a bipartisan commission to investigate the causes of the BP Gulf oil spill, one of the nation's worst environmental disasters, including any government failures.
05/22/2010 01:27 pm -
Financial reform bill 101: How it boosts Wall Street oversight
The financial reform bill passed Thursday by the Senate would create a council of financial watchmen who would act as an early warning system for market trouble.
05/21/2010 06:45 pm -
The Reformed Broker Senate passes financial reform bill
After intense debate in the Senate, expect to see victory laps from President Obama.
05/21/2010 06:05 pm -
After Senate passage, what's next for financial reform bill?
Negotiations with the House over the final financial reform bill are expected to be more transparent than they were with health-care reform. Exemptions or special deals sought by industry lobbyists are likely to stir intense debate.
05/21/2010 10:44 am -
The Vote Richard Blumenthal Vietnam ‘misstatements’: How damaging?
Richard Blumenthal, front-runner in the Connecticut race for US Senate, said he served 'in Vietnam.' He didn't, and the 'misstatements' hurt his poll numbers. But opponents are tripping up, too.
05/20/2010 07:17 pm -
Monitor Breakfast Q&A with Sen. John Cornyn
The GOP Senate campaign chief answered questions at an April 29 Monitor Breakfast in Washington about upcoming 2010 Senate races.
05/20/2010 06:33 pm -
Robert Reich Bad economy? Good for the Tea Party.
Politics is turning anti-establishment because Americans blame the government for the slugging economic recovery. Until unemployment decreases, incumbents are in trouble.
05/20/2010 06:26 pm -
White House video shows personality of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan
In a video the White House released this week, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan shows some of her personality in front of a group of students, prior to her first case argued as Solicitor General before the US Supreme Court.
05/20/2010 12:01 pm -
Texas textbook war: 'Slavery' or 'Atlantic triangular trade'?
Changes to social studies textbooks in Texas proposed by conservatives have resulted in a partisan uproar and generated interest far beyond the Lone Star State.
05/19/2010 08:57 pm -
The Vote Five lessons from Tuesday’s primary election results
Primary election results from Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Arkansas give a snapshot view of the state of the electorate.
05/19/2010 06:04 pm -
Obama and Calderón agree: Arizona immigration law is wrong
President Obama tells Mexican President Felipe Calderón he opposes the Arizona immigration law and will seek comprehensive immigration reform. But he acknowledges that he'll need some Republican votes in Congress to succeed.
05/19/2010 05:50 pm -
The Monitor's View British coalition of Cameron and Clegg may survive on their new localism
The joining of the Conservatives' "big society" concept and the Liberal Democrats' power-distribution ideas may help this British coalition overcome their differences.
05/19/2010 04:56 pm -
President Obama blasts Arizona law, wants immigration reform
President Obama criticized Arizona's new immigration law on Wednesday and restated his desire for immigration reform in the US.
05/19/2010 04:40 pm -
Robert Reich Financial reform bill unlikely to end taxpayer subsidy of derivative trading on Wall Street
Timother Geithner and Ben Bernanke seem poised to axe Senator Blanche Lincoln's proposal. Does their reasoning make sense?
05/19/2010 03:02 pm -
Insurgent candidates prevail in US primaries: Joe Sestak prevails in Pennsylvania
Joe Sestak and Rand Paul defeat incumbents with high-level endorsements.
05/19/2010 02:46 pm -
Rand Paul rallies Tea Party with Kentucky GOP Senate primary win
Rand Paul says he'll stick with his Tea Party-approved anti-federal government message after capturing Kentucky's GOP Senate nomination Tuesday night.
05/19/2010 02:33 pm -
Judiciary Chairman: hearings to start in June for confirmation of Elena Kagan
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings for nominee Elena Kagan in June.
05/19/2010 01:18 pm -
Arlen Specter out, Rand Paul advances, Blanche Lincoln fights on
Tuesday's primaries signal a restless electorate unwilling to follow the behest of either party establishment. Sen. Arlen Specter lost in Pennsylvania. 'Tea party' pick Rand Paul is GOP's Senate candidate in Kentucky. Sen. Blanche Lincoln faces a runoff in Arkansas.
05/19/2010 09:19 am -
In Ohio, Obama says his policies have created jobs. Is that true?
Visiting a manufacturing plant in Youngstown, Ohio, President Obama said the $787 billion Recovery Act helped avert a possible depression. Critics – especially Republicans – aren't so sure.
05/18/2010 08:16 pm -
Mark Souder: Would he have resigned if he were a Democrat?
Republican Rep. Mark Souder of Indiana announced Tuesday that he would resign as rumors of an affair surfaced. The congressman ran on a family-values platform, but political experts say party affiliation has little to do with who survives cheating scandals.
05/18/2010 06:37 pm -
Connecticut Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal says story on his Vietnam service is a 'distortion'
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate seat currently held by the retiring Christopher Dodd, is expected to answer questions about his Vietnam service record that came from a New York Times story on Monday.
05/18/2010 01:26 pm -
Will Blanche Lincoln, Arlen Specter survive Tuesday's primaries?
Anti-incumbent sentiment could be pivotal in Tuesday’s votes. Blanche Lincoln and Arlen Specter, both Democratic senators, are facing tough challenges from the left.
05/18/2010 09:41 am -
Questions Elena Kagan has already answered
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan lacks a paper trail. But her Senate confirmation hearing last year for solicitor general offers a preview of what's to come.
05/17/2010 05:44 pm
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