Bipartisanship

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House conservatives threaten to upend leadership over immigration

Susan Ferrechio -

February 14, 2018 1:06 pm

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has maintained the Republican Party is committed to bringing down the national debt, but timing is everything. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

John Cornyn: GOP hasn’t given up on reducing deficits and debt

Al Weaver -

February 13, 2018 5:01 am

Why would Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., do an interview with a comedian who got his big start instructing women on the street to figure out what was down his pants before palling around with former President Barack Obama? "I actually didn't know who Jimmy Kimmel was," he said.

Beltway Confidential

Bill Cassidy: ‘I didn’t know who Jimmy Kimmel was’

Philip Wegmann -

February 12, 2018 10:44 pm

Beltway Confidential

Can the ‘Supercommittee II’ fix Congress’ dysfunction?

Susan Ferrechio -

February 12, 2018 5:01 am

Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has become a favorite of the media for his vocal defense of President Trump in the Russia investigation. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Matt Gaetz: The boy politician making the most of his Trump moment

Philip Wegmann -

February 9, 2018 10:59 pm

The Army would grow the most under a Heritage Foundation plan, adding 8,500 active-duty soldiers for a total strength of 492,000. Another 1,000 soldiers would be added to the Guard and Reserve. (iStock)

National Security

Heritage, Trump’s favorite think tank, calls for $17 billion defense boost and 26,500 more troops in 2019

Travis J. Tritten -

February 9, 2018 12:00 pm

House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Economy

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

David M. Drucker -

February 9, 2018 5:01 am

The Tea Party had one tangible achievement to show for all of the havoc it caused: The enactment of spending caps that resulted from the 2011 standoff over raising the debt ceiling. Those caps are now under threat. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Columnists

Republicans repeal the Tea Party

Philip Klein -

February 9, 2018 3:44 am

In his fiscal 2017 budget, then-President Barack Obama sought to increase the spending cap on defense spending by $35 billion. Two years later, a deal hashed out by congressional leaders would increase that cap by $80 billion to $629 billion. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Economy

Bipartisan budget deal would lift caps even more than Obama asked for

Joseph Lawler -

February 8, 2018 10:25 pm

After the last government shutdown, some Democrats already fear they are losing leverage in the immigration debate against President Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Columnists

If Trump wins the shutdown fight, can he prevail on immigration too?

W. James Antle III -

February 8, 2018 5:01 am

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Tag: Bipartisanship

Bill Cassidy: ‘I didn’t know who Jimmy Kimmel was’

Heritage, Trump’s favorite think tank, calls for $17 billion defense boost and 26,500 more troops in 2019

Republicans repeal the Tea Party

Bipartisan budget deal would lift caps even more than Obama asked for

If Trump wins the shutdown fight, can he prevail on immigration too?

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