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Jack Lew issued a statement skeptical of a possible deal on so-called tax extenders. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty images)

White House warns Congress on business tax breaks

Joseph Lawler · November 24, 2014 10:35 pm

Delegations of US Secretary of State John Kerry, Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, , left side from left, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, center right, and former EU foreign pilicy chief Catherine Ashton, center, sit around the negotiations table during their talks on Iran, in Vienna, Austria, Monday. (AP/Joe Klamar)

National Security

Extending Iran nuclear talks could fuel new sanctions

Charles Hoskinson · November 24, 2014 10:12 pm

Obamacare traps await new CBO boss

Obamacare traps await new CBO boss

Joseph Lawler · November 24, 2014 10:00 am

Under current law, funds to finance the president's executive action are covered by user fees paid directly to immigration agencies and are not appropriated by Congress, according to House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

‘Power of the purse’ won’t work against Obama’s immigration move

David M. Drucker · November 24, 2014 10:00 am

In this photo provided by the Presidential Press Service, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speak during a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Kayhan Ozer, Turkish Presidential Press Service, HO)

Biden encourages Turkey, Cyprus to start talking again

Jennifer Peebles · November 23, 2014 11:34 pm

Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, said that Republicans should also respond by debating and approving immigration reform bills that prioritize border security, and then address the issue of how to deal with the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP Rep. Labrador: Censure Obama

David M. Drucker · November 23, 2014 8:00 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called the House Intelligence Committee report "full of crap" and said it would not stop him from continuing to look into Benghazi next year when the GOP assumes control of the Senate, and with it expanded powers to conduct oversight of the Obama administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Graham: House Intel report on Benghazi ‘full of crap’

David M. Drucker · November 23, 2014 6:37 pm

Democratic divisions pose challenges for party ahead of 2016 elections

Sean Lengell · November 21, 2014 10:00 am

Years of the tax ‘kabuki dance’ coming to a close?

Joseph Lawler · November 21, 2014 10:00 am

Jeb Bush navigates the Common Core tripwire ahead of 2016

Jeb Bush navigates the Common Core tripwire ahead of 2016

Rebecca Berg · November 21, 2014 10:00 am

Immigration plan angers Republicans, satisfies Democrats

Susan Ferrechio · November 21, 2014 2:52 am

Obama calls immigration action legal, not amnesty

Obama calls immigration action legal, not amnesty

Brian Hughes · November 21, 2014 1:46 am