Tag: Bipartisanship

Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., talks about his agenda for a GOP-controlled Congress during an interview with the Associated Press at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell strikes a moderate tone for new Congress

Rebecca Berg · January 4, 2015 10:26 pm

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans ‘soul searching’ over filibuster rule

Susan Ferrechio · December 9, 2014 11:41 pm

A bipartisan group of senators has urged their party leaders to have lunch together once a month. (iStock)

Senators invite party leaders to bipartisan lunch

Sean Lengell · November 15, 2014 12:57 am

Obama Chief of Staff: Washington will only work better ‘if this president has his way’

Red Alert Politics

Obama Chief of Staff: Washington will only work better ‘if this president has his way’

Editorial Staff · November 9, 2014 3:11 pm

Journalists often pick issues considered "non-partisan" but are often at odds with each other. (iStock image)

Beltway Confidential

Let these revolving-door lobbyists fix Washington!

Timothy P. Carney · October 29, 2014 6:29 pm

The product of post-Watergate reforms, the FEC is made up of six commissioners, with no more than three from any one political party. The purposefully bipartisan structure of the FEC ensures that it cannot be abused by one party or the President to hamper political opponents, a major concern after Richard Nixon's presidency. (iStock Photo)

Bipartisanship works for the FEC

Luke Wachob · October 19, 2014 9:00 am

In both the Republican and Democratic parties, we have the ingredients for that new order. Might the socialist left in the Democratic Party and the tea party in the Republican Party compose the voices of the future? (iStock Photo)

Can it happen here?

R. Emmett Tyrrell · October 3, 2014 5:50 pm

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference in Washington D.C. on May 12, 2010. He and 11 other lawmakersÂ signed a letter sent Friday to Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., calling for a vote when lawmakers return after the midterm elections.Â (Stephen J Boitano/AP images For Walmart)

Lawmakers press for vote on U.S. military force in Iraq, Syria

Susan Ferrechio · September 20, 2014 7:44 pm

President Obama answers questions during his news conference following the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Wednesday at the State Department in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Compromise with Obama? Surely you jest!

David Limbaugh · August 8, 2014 1:59 pm

On two important issues, veterans' health and job training, congressional Republicans and Democrats have, with little notice, reached constructive bipartisan agreements. (iStock)

Bipartisanship is alive and well, but not in the Obama White House

Michael Barone · July 30, 2014 8:30 pm

Central American migrants ride a freight train during their journey toward the U.S.-Mexico border in Ixtepec, Mexico, in this July 12, 2014, photo. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

It’s time to put aside the politics and find solutions to the immigration challenge

Hector Barreto · July 23, 2014 6:00 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, joined at right by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lawmakers announce bipartisan deal to reform veterans’ medical care

Susan Ferrechio · June 5, 2014 9:47 pm