Tag: Republican Party

Conservatives admit defeat but vow to press their fight against Obamacare

Susan Ferrechio · October 17, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is among 16 Republicans who voted to block a vote on the final compromise just hours before the Treasury Department said the government would default on its debt. Cornyn has been targeted by some conservative groups, raising the possibility that he might attract a Tea Party challenger.ÃÂ (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)

Candidates in high-stakes races take sides in high-stress budget vote

Rebecca Berg · October 17, 2013 4:00 am

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Joe Biden praises ‘responsible Republicans,’ offers returning workers muffins

Paul Bedard · October 17, 2013 4:00 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., criticizes Republicans, and the influence of the tea party, on the morning after Congress passed last-minute legislation that reopened the government and averted a national default, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The House and Senate voted late Wednesday night to end the shutdown that began when Republicans tried unsuccessfully to use must-pass funding legislation to derail the president's landmark health care law. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi: ‘Reckless’ Republican-led shutdown hurt economy

Sean Lengell · October 17, 2013 4:00 am

Obama signs bill to end shutdown, avoid default

Meghashyam Mali · October 17, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., predicted that President Obama will delay his health care bill's individual mandate.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Matt York)

Beltway Confidential

Tim Huelskamp, Matt Salmon see Obama delaying Obamacare’s individual mandate

Charlie Spiering · October 17, 2013 4:00 am

After a 16-day government shutdown that seems, from this side, to have been pointless and fruitless, plenty of conservatives are trying to make sense of today's GOP, the Tea Party, and conservatism. (AP/Jae C. Hong)

Beltway Confidential

Scorched-earth populism and banana stands: Conservative soul-searching after government shutdown

Timothy P. Carney · October 17, 2013 4:00 am

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Scoreboard: The anti-establishment vs. The establishment

Timothy P. Carney · October 17, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Lawmakers Wednesday voted to avoid a financial default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama: ‘No winners’ in shutdown fight

Brian Hughes · October 17, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to reporters waiting outside a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans as news emerged that leaders reached a last-minute agreement to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Cruz said he would not try to block the agreement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Fool’s errand or heroic stand? GOP on Ted Cruz, Mike Lee

Donna Cassata · October 16, 2013 11:17 pm

Beltway Confidential

GOP dilemma: House majority failure means best hope is weak Senate minority

Byron York · October 16, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, walks with security after talking to reporters on Capitol Hill. Cruz led theÃÂ push in the Republican party to shut down the government in an attempt to delay or defund the health care law.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Was Obamacare ‘union fix’ ever considered? Senate GOP, Dems in dispute

Susan Crabtree · October 16, 2013 4:00 am