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Club for Growth reminds senators it is watching, hoping for a 'no' vote on budget pact
The conservative Club for Growth is urging all senators to vote against the budget deal that passed the House and is up for a vote this week in the upper chamber.
Sen. Chuck Schumer: 'Pretty safe bet' the budget deal will pass in Senate
Sen. Chuck Schumer said Monday he thinks the budget deal passed by the House will get through the Senate this week, despite the tough scramble to grab enough GOP votes to put it over the goal line.
Rep. Tom Price: White House won't listen to my health reform ideas
Congressman Tom Price said Monday he has a plan to replace Obamacare, but that President Obama is willfully ignoring Republican-led plans.
Congress and lobbyists are worst, ethics poll shows
Members of Congress and lobbyists sit at the bottom of a new poll that ranks professions by their ethical standards, while nurses, pharmacists and grade school teachers come out on top.
Rep. Elijah Cummings: Congress needs 'higher ground,' not just common ground
Rep. Elijah Cummings said Monday that opinions of Congress have gotten so poor that everyone expects applause "when we do what we're supposed to do — compromise."
White House condemns execution of uncle of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un
The White House said Friday that North Korea's reported execution of the uncle of leader Kim Jong-un is "another example of the extreme brutality of the North Korean regime."
Obamas to observe moment of silence for Sandy Hook shooting victims
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will observe a moment of silence at the White House Saturday in honor of victims of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting on the one-year anniversary of the massacre.
Boehner formally invites Obama for State of the Union address
In a conciliatory note, Speaker John A. Boehner has invited President Obama to give the annual State of the Union address on Jan. 28 to a joint session of Congress.
Obama losing key immigration aide
President Obama's director of legislative affairs and a veteran of the administration's liaison team to Capitol Hill is stepping down, the White House announced Friday.
Sen. Marco Rubio: Budget is step in the wrong direction
Sen. Marco Rubio went to the airwaves once again Friday to ding the bipartisan budget deal that passed the GOP-controlled House, saying that the compromise does not take the country in the right direction.
House extends farm bill for a month
The House passed a one-month extension to the farm bill by voice vote on Thursday, something the Senate has already said it will not support.
Tea Party Patriots: Congress will break promise of future deficit reduction
The leader of Tea Party Patriots announced Thursday that she opposes the bipartisan budget deal making its way through Congress, warning that lawmakers have proven that they can not be trusted to spend more now in exchange for future deficit reduction.
Speaker John Boehner escalates clash with conservative critics of budget deal
GOP House Speaker John Boehner apparently isn't finished telling conservative critics of the new budget compromise what he thinks of their opinion.
Bob Barker endorses GOP candidate Jolly in Fla. special election
Bob Barker, the former host of "The Price is Right," is lending his star power to Republican David Jolly, who is running for Congress in a special election in Florida.
Sen. Cory Booker makes cookie dough bet that he won't run in 2016
Sen. Cory Booker, New Jersey Democrat, says he won't run for president in 2016.
