Obama: Boehner Can’t Control “Extreme Faction” of His Caucus (+video)
President Obama on Tuesday said talks over a budget deal had been complicated because Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) “can’t control his caucus.”
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Obamacare Exchanges Required to Offer “Motor Voter” Registration
As members of Congress continue to argue over the Affordable Care Act, one impact of the law on partisan politics has largely been left out of the conversation: voter registration.
House Pulls Back on Boehner Plan
For the second time this fall, Speaker John Boehner has had to pull legislation to lift the debt ceiling because of concerns from conservative lawmakers that their leadership was heading down the wrong path.
Must-See Video: Elk Chases Couple on Motorcycle
A couple taking in Montana’s scenic views on the back of a motorcycle were stunned when an elk approached their bike — then chased after them for more than a mile.
Video- Obama: ‘Nobody Shares the Frustrations of the American People More Than I Do’
President Obama said “nobody shares the frustrations of the American people more than I do” Tuesday in an interview with WABC.
Ex-ACORN Operatives Helping Roll Out ObamaCare
A group formed from the ruins of ACORN is hard at work signing people up for ObamaCare, and may be collecting taxpayer cash for their work despite Congress’ efforts to cut the organization and its affiliates off from government funding, a watchdog group charged.
President Crisis and the Wishful Thinking Brigade
The hallmark of the Obama era is government of, for and by crisis. Elected amid (or possibly because of) a financial crisis, the Panic of 2008, President Obama has spent his time in office lurching from disaster to disaster.
Obamacare’s Website Is Crashing Because It Doesn’t Want You To Know How Costly Its Plans Are (+video)
A growing consensus of IT experts, outside and inside the government, have figured out a principal reason why the website for Obamacare’s federally-sponsored insurance exchange is crashing.
Afghan War Vet Awarded Medal of Honor, Seeks to Return to Active Duty
After nearly being overlooked, and according to some accounts intentionally forgotten, Army Capt. William Swenson received the Medal of Honor at an emotional White House ceremony Tuesday for his heroic actions during the 2009 Battle of Ganjgal in eastern Afghanistan.
Issa: Any Deal Must Address ‘The Excesses That Need to Be Reined In’
“I look forward to the government reopening and getting back to really dealing with entitlements and with waste in government,” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Monday evening.