Washington in a Flash: Recess!
Now that President Obama has signed the Budget Control Act into law following weeks of grueling debate, lawmakers are packing their bags and heading home for August recess. Both houses of Congress...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Birthday Bash
President Obama jetted out of town to celebrate his 50th birthday in Chicago last night, an event that doubled as a fundraiser for his re-election campaign. With the debt deal behind him, expect to...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Unemployment at 9.1%, Employers Add 117,000 Jobs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this morning that employers added 117,000 jobs in July, up from June’s dismal 18,000 but still below the number needed to keep pace with population growth. The...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: On Economy, Obama at 26%
Driving the conversation: Americans’ approval of President Obama’s handling of the economy hit a new low yesterday. According to polling company Gallup, 71 percent of adults disapprove of the...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Rebels Take Tripoli
Driving the conversation: Col. Muammar Qaddafi was swept from power by Libyan rebel forces over the weekend. While rebels hold most of Tripoli, the country’s dictator remains at large, and the Libyan...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Obama Debt Hits $4 Trillion
Driving the conversation: CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller marked a grim milestone for President Obama in a post on the network’s website last night. “The debt was $10.626 trillion on...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: East Coast Braces for Irene
Driving the conversation: The east coast of the United States is bracing itself for a pounding from Hurricane Irene, expected to hit on Saturday. North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, New...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Barack’s Buffett Bloviating
Driving the conversation: No part of President Obama’s newly-unveiled deficit reduction plan has attracted more attention than the so-called “Buffett Rule” – mentioned in yesterday’s WIAF – which...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Government Shutdown on the Horizon?
Driving the conversation: Mitch McConnell says no. Harry Reid says maybe. At issue is a continuing resolution the House is expected to take up today. It would fund the federal government at current...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Shutdown Showdown
Driving the conversation: The Senate will vote today on a continuing resolution that would fund the federal government through Nov. 18 and provide $3.65 billion in disaster aid funding for the Federal...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Oil Politics
President Obama’s decision to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will continue to reverberate on Capitol Hill today. Yesterday’s decision came as a surprise but was...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Off to Iowa
President Obama continues his barnstorming tour today with a visit to Alcoa’s plant in Davenport, IA. He’ll be making another high-profile pitch for American manufacturing — the second in as many...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Obama and Reid Get Cozy at the White House
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is making his second trip to the White House this week. Today he’ll be joined by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for an...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Will the Senate Scuttle Next Week’s Vacation?
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) didn’t come to Washington to make friends. And after calling on his colleagues to skip their week-long Fourth of July vacation, he might even have a few enemies. A day after...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Changing of the Guard at Pentagon
Robert Gates said goodbye to the Pentagon yesterday after serving two presidents and spending nearly five years as defense secretary. On his final day, President Obama surprised Gates with a Medal of...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Fireworks
The nation’s capital was treated to a beautiful fireworks display last night. You can expect more of the same this week in Washington as the clock ticks toward the Obama administration’s Aug. 2...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Dalai Lama Visits Nation’s Capital
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in the nation’s capital for a 10-day Buddhist ritual known as the Kalachakra for World Peace. His visit is the first since retiring as the political...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Another Day of Debt Talks
Republicans and Democrats left the White House last night without a deal on the debt limit, but they’ll be back at work this morning after a weekend of maneuvering. Expect to learn more at 11 a.m....
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Donkeys Beat Elephants in Congressional Baseball
Democrats lost big in November, but scored an impressive victory at last night’s 50th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game. They beat the GOP squad, 8-2, at Nationals Park. Earlier in the day,...
View ArticleWashington in a Flash: Harry Potter Couldn’t Solve America’s Debt Crisis
“Harry Potter” fans everywhere helped make the eighth and final movie the highest-grossing opening of all time at both U.S. and international box offices with a total of $475.5 million. That’s a lot...
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