The Treasury Department will update the size and scope of the federal budget problem when it reports on February’s deficit, with economists surveyed by Bloomberg saying it could be more than $200 billion. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, a...
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Representative Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, holds a copy of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget while chairing a House Budget Committee hearing in Washington in this Feb. 16, 2012 file photo.
Washington Daybook: Ryan’s Savings
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Rep. Paul Ryan in front of the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia, in this file photo.
Washington Daybook: Ryan at 1600
Rand Paul’s quixotic filibuster against John Brennan’s nomination as CIA director in which he droned on about the issue of, well, drones, lasted a respectable 12 hours, 52 minutes. That places him between Strom Thurmond’s 24 hour rant against the...
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks after receiving awards from Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Martin Dempsey during a ceremony at the Pentagon on Feb. 14, 2013.
Hillary Clinton One to Beat in ’16: Poll
A poll out today by Quinnipiac University shows that Hillary Clinton — former secretary of state, U.S. senator from New York and first lady — is the clear frontrunner for the White House in 2016. That is, if she runs....
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Representative Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, speaks during a news conference following a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 23, 2013.
Paul Ryan’s 34% Medicare Plan
Paul Ryan is getting ready to release another budget. Like the first one the House Budget chairman introduced two years ago, it will contain a provision to move people from Medicare to a voucher for private health care, starting with...
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Representative Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin and chairman of the House Budget Committee, at the Capitol.
Paul Ryan: ‘Running Mate Doesn’t Make a Huge Difference’
Every four years, the announcement of a vice-presidential nominee yields significant speculation about how the candidate might boost the political fortunes of the party’s White House candidate. The talk of a No. 2 delivering this state or that state for...
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Rep. Paul Ryan, left, and Rep. Pete Sessions, right, arrives for a House Republican Conference meeting.
Ryan: Republicans Eye Short-Term Debt-Ceiling Increase at Retreat
The House’s Republicans, assembled at a retreat outside Williamsburg, Virginia, are discussing the “virtues” of passing a short-term increase in the federal debt limit. So says Rep. Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman from Wisconsin. “We are discussing the...
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Members of the National Guard evacuate residents from their apartments in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Sandy Aid Opposition: 91 Republicans
Updated at 9:45 pm EST The House, finally, has approved billions in aid for the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. The first aid package of $17 billion passed today on a vote of 327-91. All 91 of the opponents were Republicans,...
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Protesters rally outside the office of Sen. Marco Rubio on Dec. 10, 2012 in Doral, Florida.
Fiscal Cliff Fast-Forwarded to 2016
The division within the Republican Party can be seen in congressional votes cast on the tax bill and the reaction to its passage, especially among potential 2016 presidential candidates. Rep. Paul Ryan voted yes, while Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul...
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Rep. Candice Miller following a House Republican Conference meeting in this file photo.
House’s Chairwoman (Charwoman?)
House Speaker John Boehner took some heat this week for naming an all-male lineup of committee chairmen. But he didn’t get out of the kitchen. He found a woman to run one today: Rep. Candice Miller of Michigan will chair...
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Representative Paul Ryan arrives for a town hall meeting outside the Clinton County Courthouse in Clinton, Iowa.
Ryan Remains: `Focused, Here, Now’
Paul Ryan is not going anywhere anytime soon. There has been speculation that the former Republican vice presidential candidate might resign his seat in Congress, maybe to decamp to a think tank or university in preparation for a 2016 run...
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