What issues roil Washington? Obama’s veto threats are clues
By NANCY BENAC President Barack Obama has a telling hit list. The veto threats that he’s issued over the last three weeks are a microcosm of American politics, representing the…
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Senate opens showdown with Obama over Iran sanctions
By DEB RIECHMANN Senators in both parties squared off with the Obama administration Wednesday about whether the threat of new sanctions would scuttle nuclear talks with Iran as House Speaker…
In State of the Union, Obama aims to influence 2016 debate
By JULIE PACE Key elements of the economic proposals President Barack Obama will outline in his State of the Union address Tuesday appear to be aimed at driving the debate…
Teachers: Ohio man accused in terror plot a typical student
By LISA CORNWELL Officials from the school district where the Ohio man accused in a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol attended high school say he was a typical student…
Ohio man accused of threatening to kill Boehner
By DAVID ESPO An Ohio bartender with a history of psychiatric illness was indicted last week on a charge of threatening to murder House Speaker John Boehner, possibly by poisoning…
Obama drops the tempered tone of his economic message
By JIM KUHNHENN For most of last year, President Barack Obama tempered his pitch on the economy: It may be improving, he would say, but millions of Americans had yet…
Deciphering Obama’s chemistry with Congress _or lack of it
By NANCY BENAC He hardly ever calls. When he does, it’s all business. And that’s President Barack Obama’s vibe with top Democrats on Capitol Hill. With Republicans, there’s even less…
Boehner’s embrace of GOP rebels nudges House caucus to right
By CHARLES BABINGTON Die-hard House conservatives, after bungling a coup against House Speaker John Boehner, now look like winners who are pushing their Republican caucus farther right. Rather than punish…