David M. Drucker

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Rep. Mike Coffman, R- Colo., left, and Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., argued to their House Republican colleagues that immigration reform is a family values issue. (AP File)

Some House Republicans push action on immigration, most wary

David M. Drucker · January 30, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama did raise the issue of income inequality during his 65-minute speech before a joint session of Congress. But it was just one of many that Obama discussed.

Income inequality gets short shrift from Obama in speech

David M. Drucker · January 28, 2014 5:00 am

Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, declined to rule out taking legal action against the White House if House Republicans determine that an Obama executive order unconstitutionally bypasses the legislative branch. (AP Photo)

House GOP signals it could sue Obama for executive overreach

David M. Drucker · January 28, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., urges her Senate colleagues to maintain benefits to retired servicemembers, in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 17. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Proposal from Sen. Kelly Ayotte would eliminate cuts to military retiree pensions

David M. Drucker · January 28, 2014 5:00 am

Hillary Clinton is the presumed Democratic presidential frontrunner. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Republicans betting they’ll face Hillary Clinton in 2016 presidential race

David M. Drucker · January 24, 2014 5:00 am

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Thursday urged a gathering of Republicans in Washington to stop attacking each other as RINOs -- Republicans in Name Only. (AP Photo)

Mike Huckabee urges fellow Republicans to stop attacking each other as RINOs

David M. Drucker · January 23, 2014 5:00 am

States with 30 or more delegates would be allowed to send only nine of those delegates Ã¢â¬" and any RNC members in the state Ã¢â¬" to the nominating convention. (Getty images File)

GOP to alter rules for presidential nominating process, early-voting states protected

David M. Drucker · January 23, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon is an unusual hybrid: a Democrat with a liberal voting record and a reputation for reaching across the aisle to broker deals with Republicans. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Ron Wyden: A liberal who cuts deals with Republicans

David M. Drucker · January 17, 2014 5:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner and Republican leadership speak at a new conference on Tuesday in Washington.ÃÂ (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

GOP revives 2010 jobs message after poll shows voters blame Obama, not Bush, for economy

David M. Drucker · January 14, 2014 5:00 am

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gestures as he speaks during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at the Statehouse in Trenton. Christie has fired a top aide who engineered political payback against a town mayor, saying she lied. Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly is the latest casualty in a widening scandal that threatens to upend Christie's second term and likely run for president in 2016. Documents show she arranged traffic jams to punish the mayor, who didn't endorse Christie for re-election. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Bridge scandal could cost Chris Christie support he needs in GOP Establishment

David M. Drucker, Rebecca Berg · January 14, 2014 5:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., holds a post-vote press conference with reporters Tuesday. Efforts to pass an extension of expired unemployment benefits have stalled, and the clock is ticking down towards recess next week. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Jobless benefits extension stalls again in Senate

David M. Drucker · January 14, 2014 5:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Monday delayed a key procedural vote on legislation to extend unemployment benefits for 1.3 million Americans as Democrats and Republicans continued negotiations on a bipartisan accord.

Harry Reid puts off vote on jobless benefits, negotiations with GOP continue

David M. Drucker · January 13, 2014 5:00 am