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President Barack Obama speaks to media in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, before a meeting with Congressional leaders to discuss the situation in Syria. Rear center, from left are, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md., Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., National Security Adviser Susan Rice, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, the president, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. and Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Rear, center, from right to left are, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

GOP leadership split on Syria decision

Ashe Schow · September 4, 2013 4:00 am

The National Republican Senatorial Committee will sideline its finance director after falling behind Democrats in fundraising during the first half of the year. (Photo: Thinkstock)

GOP campaign committee sidelines finance director as fundraising lags

Rebecca Berg · September 4, 2013 4:00 am

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks at Christian Science Monitor Breakfast last week. (Photo by ÃÂ Michael Bonfigli /The Christian Science Monitor)

Washington Secrets

Big Labor funds huge 2014 war chest to ‘build firewall’ around Senate Dems

Paul Bedard · September 4, 2013 4:00 am

The National Republican Senatorial Committee launched a website Wednesday hitting Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu for her husband's ties to Washington mega-lobbyist Tony Podesta. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

GOP continues to hit Mary Landrieu on husband’s Tony Podesta ties

Rebecca Berg · September 4, 2013 4:00 am

Protesters around the world took to the streets Saturday to protest for and against a possible U.S.-led attack on Syria as President Barack Obama announced he would seek congressional approval for such a move. (AP/Craig Ruttle)

Heritage Action opposes Syria resolution, could depress GOP votes

David M. Drucker · September 3, 2013 4:00 am

Some of the House Republicans. From left: Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio; Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif.; Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.; and Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Republicans poised to say no on Syria

David M. Drucker · September 2, 2013 4:00 am

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul address the audience at the 50th annual Kentucky Country Ham Breakfast, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

GOP isolationists are taking U.S. back to the 1930s

Hugh Hewitt · September 2, 2013 4:00 am

Going, Going, Gone

Yuval Levin · September 2, 2013 4:00 am

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) (C) talks with a reporter after the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 25, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Reuters: Ted Cruz tells Republicans: No surrender on Obamacare

Washington Examiner · August 31, 2013 4:00 am

Republican Sens. Mike Lee, of Utah, left, and Ted Cruz, of Texas, have been aggressively promoting Dontfundit.com. (AP File)

Petition against Obamacare helps conservatives expand grassroots network

David M. Drucker · August 30, 2013 4:00 am

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks at the St. Regis Hotel on August 29, 2013 in Washington, DC. . (Photo by Michael Bonfigli /The Christian Science Monitor)

Labor’s Trumka: Immigration will kill GOP; Obamacare ‘mistakes’ need fixing

Paul Bedard · August 29, 2013 4:00 am

Gingrich warns against military action in Syria. AP Photo

Washington Secrets

Newt Gingrich slams ‘naive’ John Kerry, GOP ‘elitists,’ for pushing war in Syria

Paul Bedard · August 28, 2013 4:00 am