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Ted Cruz forces GOP leaders to vote for bill they wanted to pass
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Ted Cruz forces GOP leaders to vote for bill they wanted to pass

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Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has said in exchange for extending unemployment benefits, he wants to pay for them and include Republican-approved provisions aimed at increasing jobs. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics

Critical votes on federal spending, jobless pay this week in Congress

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate should increase the authority of committee chairmen and ranking members, permit more debate on legislative issues, allow a greater number of minority amendments and extend the length of the Senate's work week. (Examiner File/Graeme Jennings)
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Mitch McConnell bemoans the partisanship that has paralyzed the Senate

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“With all of the Republican obstruction, delay, we have seen ... is it any wonder Democrats changed the rules [in November]? Of course not,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reidof Nevada. “Even under these new rules, Republicans are wasting weeks on matters that could be resolved in mere hours.”
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GOP will slow Senate work in protest over loss of power

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John Koskinen was confirmed in a 59-36 vote, below the 60-vote approval threshold that would have been required before Senate Democrats changed the chamber's rules to prevent Republicans from continuing to block presidential nominees. (AP Photo)
Politics

Senate invokes new filibuster restrictions to confirm IRS chief

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President Obama on Thursday welcomed the late-night Senate confirmation of Nina Pillard to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the latest successful appointment for the White House in the wake of new rules for approving executive nominations. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Obama hails confirmation of Nina Pillard to DC Circuit Court

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Rep. Mel Watt, D-NC., waves during the announcement of his nomination to head the Federal Housing Finance Authority, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on May 1. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Senate confirms Mel Watt to head federal housing agency

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid didn't let Tuesday's
Beltway Confidential

Snow day or no, Senate confirms first nominee since ‘nuclear option’ invoked

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Nobody wins when you go nuclear on filibusters
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Nobody wins when you go nuclear on filibusters

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Senate Majority Leaders Chuck Schumer, Harry Reid, Patty Murray, and Dick Durbin held a press conference on Thursday, after the Senate pushed through the nuclear option to change Senate rules that will eliminate most filibusters. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)
Economy

The week ahead in economics: Nuclear option fallout, housing and consumer confidence

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