The government is officially back in business….for now. Also, for now, the debt ceiling crisis has been avoided and Obamacare hasn’t been touched. Thousands of federal workers who have been furloughed 16 days return to work today, for now. Via CNN Everything came together Wednesday on a frenzied night of deadline deals. Lawmakers toiled through […]
Government is about to open, folks can go back to work, and now, word that Corey Booker is coming to D.C. to represent New Jersey in the Senate. Huffington Post has the special election results.
After the Senate voted 81-18 to pass bill to end government shutdown, the house followed by voting 285-144. Huffington Post is reporting that President Obama will quickly reopen government by signing the bill.
Senate leaders announced today that they have reached a deal to end the government shutdown in time to avoid a possible U.S. default. Details on…
When Washington is in crisis and every other option has fallen to pieces — whether on rescuing Wall Street, rewriting national security rules or agreeing on a budget — Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are usually the ones who put it all back together. Read More
House and Senate lawmakers this week proposed legislation to retroactively pay the roughly 800,000 federal workers who are furloughed because of the partial government shutdown that started Tuesday. Read More
The deal to approve a short term measure in order to keep the government open has not been settled and many DMV Residents will wake up today feeling the pain of the closures. It all began after congress began trying to delay President Obama‘s Healthcare Reform (Coined Obamacare’) for another year due to several disagreements with […]
Senior advisor to President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett, talks with the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the inception of the Affordable Care Act. — TOM…
Senate committee passe sresolution authorizing President Obama to strike in Syria. Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/regional?reload=true
Newark Mayor Cory Booker took home the special election win Tuesday, besting three more experienced politicians to become New Jersey’s Democratic nominee in the upcoming U.S. Senate race. Read More
(Annapolis, MD) — A bill legalizing same-sex marriages in Maryland is on its way to Governor Martin O’Malley’s desk after being approved yesterday in the state Senate. The vote was 25-22. The governor has promised to sign the bill into law. However,opponents are already organizing a petition drive which would put the issue on the […]
Washington — The tax bill that extends the Bush tax cuts and slashes the estate tax while extending unemployment benefits has passed the House House by a vote of 277-148 and is heading for the President to sign, according to The Huffington Post RELATED STORIES Attacks From Right Take Toll On Obama’s Tax Plan CBC […]
