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Sen. Lindsey Graham vulnerable in 2014 primary: poll
A new poll shows that South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's hopes of securing a third term in the Senate next year could be in jeopardy.
Marco Rubio: Cruz's Obamacare filibuster is educating public on 'dangerous' law
Sen. Marco Rubio said Sen. Ted Cruz's 18-plus-hour filibuster may not stop the Democratic majority in the Senate from funding Obamacare, but it will give the American public a better idea of how the law will affect their lives.
Bill Bennett endorses Mitch McConnell's Senate re-election bid
President Ronald Reagan's secretary of education endorsed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election bid on Wednesday, saying he is "proud to wholeheartedly" back the Kentucky Republican and calling on conservatives around the country to support the veteran lawmaker.
Sen. Ted Cruz: Filibuster on Obamacare isn't about me
Well into the 18th hour of his filibuster of Obamacare, Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday morning that his talk-a-thon was not about raising his profile or garnering attention, but rather was about trying to raise the issue of defunding President Obama's health care law.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss: Obamacare about vulnerable Democrats, not Ted Cruz
Sen. Saxby Chambliss said Wednesday that Sen. Ted Cruz's filibuster of Obamacare is taking attention away from the Senate Democrats who are going to have to cast another controversial vote on the deeply flawed law that could threaten their re-election.
Rep. Elijah Cummings says Sen. Ted Cruz laying groundwork for presidential bid
The ranking member on the House oversight committee said Sen. Ted Cruz's 16-plus hour filibuster is all about the Texas Republican building momentum for a presidential bid in 2016.
Joe Scarborough: Ted Cruz leading 'phony debate' on Obamacare
As Sen. Ted Cruz chugged toward hour 17 of his filibuster against Obamacare, former GOP Rep. Joe Scarborough said the Texas Republican is leading a "phony debate."
Obama's approval rating slides to lowest level in two years
Amid his fight with Congress over spending and Obamacare, President Obama's approval rating has dropped to its lowest level since 2011, according to two new polls.
Cruz: I took 'coward's way out' on comfortable shoes
Sen. Ted Cruz opened up about his footwear Tuesday, saying that he took the "cowards way out" by ditching in the name of comfort his favorite pair of black ostrich-skin boots in favor of black tennis shoes before launching a filibuster against Obamcare.
Obama to defend health law in speech in Maryland suburbs
With Obamacare under fire in Congress, President Obama will give a speech Thursday at Prince George's Community College to defend the merits of the program.
McConnell to support House bill to defund Obamacare
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, said he plans to support the spending bill passed by the House last week that funds the government through Dec. 15, but defunds Obamacare.
Most Americans oppose House Republicans' anti-Obamacare strategy: poll
A new poll shows that most Americans oppose the House GOP's attempts to tie the defunding of Obamacare to the funding of government operations.
Tea party leader: Time to rethink support for Mitch McConnell
A tea party leader said Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell may no longer be worthy of his group's support after the senator, a Kentucky Republican, announced he will not support Sen. Ted Cruz's plan to filibuster Obamacare.
James Carville: Vulnerable Senate Dems will not support defunding Obamacare
Democrat political strategist James Carville said Tuesday that it does not make sense for conservative Senate Democrats in tight re-election races to support defunding Obamacare because they supported it when it passed Congress.
Pfeiffer calls GOP lawmakers 'reckless' in Obamacare fight
The White House tried to make political hay Monday of the showdown over efforts to defund Obamacare.
