David Broder, the Washington Post political writer who covered presidents, Congress and elections for decades, died Wednesday at 81, the Post reported on its Web site. For years, David Broder was often thought of as the dean of the Washington press corps. Polite and friendly, he was nonetheless a dogged political reporter who won a [...]
Barack Obama signed into law a huge tax package extending cuts for all Americans yesterday, saluting a new spirit of political compromise as Republicans applauded and liberals seethed. The benefits range from tax cuts for millionaires and the middle class to longer-term help for the jobless. The most significant tax legislation in nearly a decade [...]
As John Pistole strode through Concourse B of Ronald Reagan National Airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year, flanked by airport employees, a news media handler and a reporter, a bewildered traveler looked up and wondered aloud: Is a celebrity flying through? Mr. Pistole, the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, [...]
(CNN) — President Obama called Thursday for comprehensive immigration reform, noting that people nationwide “have expressed frustration with (an immigration) system that seems fundamentally broken.” The president urged Congress to tackle immigration reform legislation, but he noted that it would require support from Democrats and Republicans.
Last night, 57 senators said they supported the federal jobs bill, which would extend unemployment benefits and Medicaid payments to states, among other provisions. Just 41 said they did not. But in the strange logic of Congress, that is enough to prevent the motion from moving forward for now. Here’s U.S. Sen. John Kerry’s, D-Mass., [...]
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