Emma Fidel
is political editor for Bloomberg.com in Washington. She previously covered financial regulation as a Bloomberg intern.
Reignited Benghazi Debate Doesn’t Sway Public Opinion
Congressional Republicans’ renewed focus on the 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, has yet to transform the matter into a dominant public concern, according to two new polls. The surveys show limited interest in what some Republicans are calling...
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Tea Party supporters cheer at the Tea Party Unity Rally ahead of the Republican National Convention, in Tampa, Florida.
IRS Apology Draws Twitter Scorn
The Internal Revenue Service apologized for extra scrutiny of Tea Party groups this morning, sending Washington into a Twitter tizzy. Lois Lerner, the IRS’s director of exempt organizations, said at a conference the tax agency improperly flagged some anti-tax groups for...
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Rep. Ed Markey gives Sheila Decter, of Newton, a hug while he campaigns at Johnny's Luncheonette.
Republican Attack Ad Gives Markey Disco Fever
The day after Rep. Ed Markey won the U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Massachusetts, the Senate Republicans’ fundraising arm has released an ad portraying the congressman as a baby — the infant on the cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album, no less. In a new...
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General David Petraeus speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for reappointment and commander of the U.S. Forces in Afghanistan in Washington, D.C.
Crowdfunding Site Offers Professor Petraeus as Prize
First it was Mark Sanford running for Congress. Then it was Anthony Weiner floating a New York City mayoral campaign. Now, David Petraeus is putting himself out there post-scandal — as both a university professor and one lucky philanthropist’s work0ut buddy. Former...
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The Washington Monument stands behind cherry trees blossoming in Washington, D.C.
Obama’s Budget Handoff: $3.8 Trillion Grande
Updated 2:35 pm The Office of Management and Budget hands out President Barack Obama’s 2014 budget in a Starbucks as the sun comes up. It’s 6:35 am, and a dozen reporters are gathered in downtown Washington, waiting for an OMB...
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Copies of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget sit on a pallet at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. on April 8, 2013.
Bush Debt Load Endorsed by Republicans Now Rejected
By Jonathan Nicholson When Republicans and Democrats describe each other’s budgets, a person could be forgiven for thinking the plans are as far apart as possible. Republicans say putting the budget into balance by 2023 is necessary to help get...
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Sen. Heidi Heitkamp during a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on March 21, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Final Four: Gay Marriage Draws Two More Democrats, Four Left
It’s down to the Final Four. Freshmen Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Donnelly of Indiana announced their support for same-sex marriage this morning, leaving just four Democratic senators who haven’t publicly endorsed it. Donnelly, a Catholic and...
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A same-sex marriage supporter waves a rainbow flag in front of the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2013 in Washington, DC, as the Court takes up the issue of gay marriage.
Nelson Backs Gay Marriage: Six Democratic Senators Left Silent
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson just took himself off a shrinking list of Democratic Senate holdouts: He reversed his position against same-sex marriage. With Nelson as the 51st senator to voice support, more than half the U.S. Senate now backs same-sex marriage....
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Migrant farm workers carry cases of freshly picked spinach on a farm near Wellington, Colorado.
Undocumented Should Be Able to Stay, With Some Conditions: Poll
As lawmakers work to finalize an immigration law rewrite that would provide a path to citizenship for many of the undocumented already here, fewer than half of all Americans say the undocumented should be eligible to become citizens, according to...
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This photo provided by the office of U.S. Senator Rob Portman shows, from left to right, son Will Portman, wife Jane Portman, Sen. Portman, daughter Sally Portman, and son Jed Portman.
Will Portman ‘Proud’ of Dad’s Same-Sex Marriage Support
Will Portman, son of Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman, says his father waited to publicly support same-sex marriage partially because Will was hesitant to put his sexuality in the national spotlight. Will, a junior at Yale University, writes about coming out and his father’s...
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Al Hunt
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Mark Silva
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Emma Fidel
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Don Frederick
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Gregory Giroux
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Julie Bykowicz
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Richard Rubin
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Cary O'Reilly
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