The good news today for Justice Department employees? Lawmakers and Attorney General Eric Holder have agreed on a plan to avoid furloughs for the remainder of the fiscal year. The bad news? Holder and one of the most powerful of...
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Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill on April 18, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Holder vs. Wolf: Furlough-Free, not Fight-Free
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Republican Immigration ‘Hall Pass’ — 2016 and 2014 Explain it All
Early this morning, a bipartisan group of eight senators who have been working behind closed doors for months on the sort of comprehensive immigration overhaul that President Barack Obama has been seeking filed their bill in the Senate. Later this...
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Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivers remarks during the second day of the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on March 15, 2013.
Romney Gives Excess Campaign Cash to House Republicans
Having failed to win the White House, Mitt Romney is using his leftover campaign funds to help the Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives. Romney’s joint fundraising committee with the Republican National Committee and state parties contributed $743,704...
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, holds his weekly on camera news conference in the Capitol on Thursday, April 11, 2013.
Boehner Raises $2.4 Million First Qtr
As the House speaker, John Boehner is in a position to raise plenty of campaign funds for his party. The Ohio Republican took in $2.4 million in the first three months of this year, his campaign committee reported to the...
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Robin Kelly celebrates her special primary election win in Matteson, Ill., for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District seat, once held by Jesse Jackson Jr.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 77
That’s how many women presently serve in the U.S. House. The 77 women — 58 Democrats and 19 Republicans — account for 18 percent of the 432 members currently serving in the 435-seat chamber, which has three vacancies. The number...
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Migrant farm workers from Mexico a day of harvesting organic vegetables in Wellington, Colorado.
House Ready to Make Undocumented ‘Real Americans:’ Diaz-Balart
A group of U.S. House members will propose steps to legal status for undocumented immigrants, who shouldn’t be living here permanently without a chance to become “real Americans,” said Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart. Bringing many of the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants “out of the...
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Workers erect an exterior wall panel in an apartment building under construction in Peoria, Illinois, on March 28, 2013.
Low-Skilled Visas: Cap Key to Deal
Two years ago, the U.S. certified about 75,000 low-skilled laborers for guest-worker visas. Under the first year of a new plan that business and labor leaders have tentatively approved as part of a Senate proposal to revise the nation’s immigration...
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Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, left, greets former Charleston County councilman Curtis Bostic before a debate in Charleston, S.C., on March 28, 2013.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 37
That’s the vote percentage that former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford received in a first-round Republican primary March 19 in the state’s 1st District in and around Charleston. Sanford, seeking a political comeback after acknowledging an extramarital affair four years ago,...
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New American citizens take photos following a naturalization ceremony at the district office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on January 28, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey.
Immigration: Gang of 535
As word of a deal between business and labor leaders emerged this weekend, clearing what appeared to be the last impediment in talks among a bipartisan group of eight senators crafting a plan to overhaul immigration, one of the leaders...
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Medtronic Inc. headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Medical Device Tax Repeal on Hold
Bipartisan support for repealing the 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices doesn’t mean the tax will get repealed any time soon. The Senate’s 79-20 vote yesterday in favor of repeal was a non-binding amendment to the budget. Thirty-four members of...
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