Gruber video sleuth: This is not about me
But now that the videos are out in the open and have led to pushback from the White House and President Barack Obama ��� and an apology from Gruber ��� Weinstein said he wants no part in the headlines for fear hed be made a political target. ���I really.
Barack Obamas have-it-all budget
President Barack Obama releases a $4 trillion budget Monday designed to convince Americans that they can have it all: more tax breaks for the middle class, more spending on government programs, and just enough cuts and tax hikes to keep the nations .
HUFFPOST HILL - Ted Cruz Praises First Lady For Not Wearing Hat
TED CRUZ WEIGHS IN ON HEADSCARF-GATE - But can the First Lady be one of the most influential people on the planet, flaunt gendered social norms in highly restrictive societies AND have it all? Sen. Ted Cruz. Politico: The Koch brothers.
This Dark Horse Could Blow Up the 2016 Republican Primary
Karl Roves American Crossroads anointed him ���a conservative leader and rock-star candidate,��� and the National Review, which once did a four-part hagiography on Cotton, concluded that ���he seems to have it all.. He voted for the Republican Study.
Elizabeth Warren is catching fire
The lack of excitement is especially palpable among younger liberals, the set that helped power Barack Obama to the Democratic nod over Clinton in 2008. Warren, on the other hand, has seen her liberal stock rise even higher in recent days. Her fury.
GOP clown car runs into ditch - Roger Simon - POLITICO
He choked. He had it won, and something happened. I see that all the time. And I think this election is going to be harder than beating a failed president.��� Then Trump moved on to his next target. ���You cant have Bush,��� he said.. Obama ���is so over it. America, hes just not that into you.��� ���The man can only ride you when your back is bent.��� I would provide some context, but there wasnt any. It is possible she was improperly inflated. In the clown car, you have to check��.
After IRS scandal, GOP rejects tax crackdown
(Sign up for POLITICOs Morning Tax tip sheet). But that was before. (Also on POLITICO: Full finance policy coverage). A highway budget bill including several of the provisions is set to die in the Senate this week because of House Republican.
Obama says automakers have paid back all the loans it got.
In April, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the program would end up costing about $14 billion. The Obama administration, however, makes the case that only $57.3 billion. As Politico noted in December 2008, Bushs move was a reversal for the White House, adding that, President-elect Barack Obama and Democrats had long advocated that course, and Bush had resisted it. The New York Times reported that Obama embraced the plan, though he��.
Barack Obamas Wisconsin remarks ease labors. - Politico
And I just want to make sure that people see that he was very clear about his recognition that states need to deal with their budgets just like the federal government needs to deal with its budget.��� Its all part of the Obamas tricky��.
Barack Obama seeks $65 billion in war funds. - Politico
. give the chamber an opportunity to approve the OCO request. A House aide said the House Armed Services Committee will still have to determine how it will approve the presidents war budget, but said that the same oversight will be given to that funding as the original budget request... who poisoned the water hadnt been inspected in decades. Disagree with me all you want, but such incidents prove that the EPA is more important than ever in this day and age.
GOP beating up its own: Why the right isnt buying Boehners immigration proposal
Conservatives on Capitol Hill are angry over President Obamas unilateral action to halt deportations for undocumented immigrants, and the way theyve decided to fight back is to withholding funding for parts of the government to force Obama to back.
NIH official: System worked on Ebola
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, said on Sunday the system put into place to slow the spread of Ebola transmission in the United States was working. ���The.
Getting There: AandE CEO Nancy Dubuc
���The beauty of the media business is all about what is next,��� she told POLITICO. ���You put your mistakes. Which philosophy about women and careers to you subscribe to: that women can have it all or that women have to make choices? ���The media does not .
A Proven Way to Fight Poverty - Jacob J. Lew - POLITICO.
The truth is, even though we have fought our way back from the worst recession since the Great Depression, too many working families are barely keeping their heads above water. This week, President Barack Obama sent Congress his latest budget, and it is focused on restoring opportunity by making sure hard work pays off. It does this by putting forward proven strategies. It helps about half of all parents at some point. Together with the refundable Child Tax Credit,��.
GOP leaders VA strategy: Blame Obama - Jake. - Politico
They want to make Barack Obama responsible.. ���The presidents focused first and foremost on the need to address the problems that have emerged,��� said White House spokesman Jay Carney on Thursday... This scandal at the VA is all Obama! No one else. Not Shinseki. Not Biden. Not the Congress (they have tripled the VA budget in the last 10 years). It is all on Pres. Obama. Why? you ask? - Obama castigated Bush in the 2008 election for the waiting lines at��.
Paul: I wouldnt question Israel
He laid out the situation in Israel and his grievances with the Obama administrations handling of it, then asked, ���What would President Paul do?��� (Also on POLITICO: Senate Dems pressure GOP on Israel). ���The first thing I do is say absolutely no money.
Obamacare Sign-Ups Near 500000 After First Week
President Barack Obamas administration aims to sign up more than 9 million people for private health insurance via these exchange marketplaces by the close of the enrollment period on Feb. 15, including renewing most of the approximately 7 million.
Quarantine Barack Obama!
RUSH: If there was a word, if there was a word that I would attach to the news today, it would be clarity. Some things are starting to come into focus. Well, to people like you and me they have been in focus for a long time, but that focus and that.
GOP battles boost President Obama - Jonathan. - Politico
Theres a simple reason President Barack Obama is using his bully pulpit to focus the nations attention on the battle over the budget: In this fight, hes watching Republicans take swings at each other.. The basic storyline, well under way over the summer, was to have the president point to parts of his agenda, including reducing the costs of college and housing, designed to strengthen the middle class; use them to make the case that he not only saved the country��.
Emboldened Obama faces promising odds on. - Politico
President Barack Obamas ambitious proposal to crack down on smog-creating ozone pollution has every imaginable prospect for succeeding: He has the law and ample court precedent on his side, Congress has limited weapons to stop. Perhaps most of all, the second-term president who is taking so many aggressive actions to secure his environmental legacy is behaving much differently than the Obama who spoke about ���reducing regulatory burdens��� when he��.
Pols on Ferguson: Sound of silence
No Democrat considering running in 2016 gets a fraction of the media attention she does, and it is one of the reasons some of President Barack Obamas advisers have publicly questioned her decision to be so visible ahead of another likely campaign.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders
Obradovich: Well, democrats seem to be very upset with President Obama and the current administration. Why do you think that is. Obradovich: These are all issues that Obama talks about all the time. Are you saying its. If millions and millions.
Democrats Try the Impeachment Ploy
First lady Michelle Obama led off this attack at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser last Thursday in Chicago, warning that if Democrats lose this November, there will be more talk about impeachment.. It would be nice if Republican.
Everything Is Awesome! - Michael Grunwald - POLITICO.
You dont have to give credit to President Barack Obama for ���Americas resurgence,��� as he has started calling it, but theres overwhelming evidence the resurgence is real. The Chicken Littles who predicted a double-dip��.
Barack Obama urges quick compromise on budget. - Politico
The president said he and lawmakers will need to compromise on proposals for cuts, but he also warned the new budget-cutting GOP majority in the House that they are going to have to give in on some points. ���There are��.
Obama turns to McConnell to secure his legacy
(Also on POLITICO: How McConnell world works). Its not as if Obama and others in the White House have forgotten their history with McConnell, but he looks better than other potential partners. The presidents relationship with Senate Majority Leader.
GOP gloves off for budget brawl - Mike Allen and. - Politico
House Republicans have begun unveiling detailed alternatives to President Barack Obamas policies ��� a concerted effort to push back against Democratic efforts to label them ���the Party of No.��� On Wednesday, it was a housing plan... that Republicans dont have any ideas.��� Actually we already have a pretty good idea of Republican ideas, and even had the misfortune to see what six years of GOP control of all three branches of government would do to the country.
McConnells plan to shut down Obama - Manu. - Politico
Mitch McConnell has a game plan to confront President Barack Obama with a stark choice next year: Accept bills reining in the administrations policies or veto them and risk a government shutdown.. bills that would limit Obama policies on everything from the environment to health care, consider using an arcane budget tactic to circumvent Democratic filibusters and force the president to ���move to the center��� if he wants to get any new legislation through Congress.
Poll: Obama worst president since WWII - Jonathan. - Politico
A plurality of voters think Barack Obama is the worst president since World War II, a new poll says. According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, 33 percent of voters think the current president is the worst��.
How immigration killed the tax deal - POLITICO
But then the president announced his executive action on immigration late last week, and it all started to unravel. Republicans took the Democrats tax credits off the table completely. For years, the GOP has railed against��.
Barack Obama plays hardball with veto threat. - Politico
In fact, Republicans have already sworn to keep all earmarks out of the bill, and their primary focus remains domestic and foreign-aid spending. But under pressure to meet the goal of cutting $100 billion from Obamas 2011��.
5 takeaways from President Obamas budget. - Politico
Obamas budget represents a unifying document for Democratic priorities, full of issues that appeal to the middle class and reminders that the economy has turned a corner since the Great Recession. Featured prominently near the beginning of the. ���Its a road map for creating jobs with good wages and expanding opportunity for all Americans,��� Obama said in introducing the budget at a Washington elementary school. Its also full of red meat for Obamas Democratic��.