Congress
Debt-ceiling fight: Who should be on the $1 trillion platinum coin?
Posted on January 9, 2013, at 8:48 AMAs the idea of neutering the debt ceiling with a mega-coin gains cache, it's time to start picking the trillion-dollar face
Why the $1 trillion coin campaign is good for America
Posted on January 9, 2013, at 6:30 AMBy meeting absurdity with absurdity, "mint the coin" advocates may show debt-ceiling hostage takers the recklessness of their own premises
The GOP bid to ban the absurd trillion-dollar-coin trick
Posted on January 8, 2013, at 10:45 AMLiberals are floating an unorthodox plan to borrow more money without a fight over raising the debt ceiling. Conservatives are not pleased
Does Obama have the power to unilaterally raise the debt ceiling?
Posted on January 7, 2013, at 10:30 AMSome of the president's allies say the 14th Amendment authorizes Obama to borrow whatever it takes to cover the government's bills
4 reasons the government won't mint a trillion-dollar coin to prevent a debt-ceiling crisis
Posted on January 4, 2013, at 2:51 PMThe bizarre gimmick is being discussed — seriously, by some — as a way for the government to keep paying its bills without a fight over raising the borrowing limit
10 insulting labels for the outgoing 112th Congress
Posted on January 3, 2013, at 11:25 AMIf the early reviews are any indication, history will not be kind to the class of lawmakers who occupied Capitol Hill over the past two years
Does the fiscal cliff deal vindicate George W. Bush?
Posted on January 3, 2013, at 7:03 AMBush 43 has only slowly recovered from abysmal popularity numbers. Will this arguably symbolic win for his tax cuts speed the political rehabilitation?
What the fiscal-cliff deal says about Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor
Posted on January 2, 2013, at 11:59 AMOne man wants to be president. The other craves the speaker's gavel
The looming debt-ceiling fight: Worse than the fiscal cliff?
Posted on January 2, 2013, at 10:52 AMWashington has averted potentially devastating austerity measures. But what happens when the Treasury Department runs out of money next month?
Why the fiscal cliff deal is good news for conservatives
Posted on January 2, 2013, at 10:45 AMRepublicans should applaud the deal on ground of patriotism, policy, and politics
Fiscal-cliff drama: John Boehner reportedly told Harry Reid to go f--- himself
Posted on January 2, 2013, at 9:47 AMPassions, it seems, were running awfully high behind the scenes
The fiscal-cliff fix: Winners and losers
Posted on January 2, 2013, at 7:15 AMNobody loves the deal eked out to save us from dropping off the fiscal cliff, but some people still came out looking pretty good
After conservative revolt, the House clears fiscal-cliff deal
Posted on January 2, 2013, at 2:04 AMDespite a day of griping and intrigue among Republicans, the House sends President Obama a Senate deal to cancel a spate of fiscal discomfort
Will the House sink the fiscal cliff deal?
Posted on January 1, 2013, at 12:55 PMThe Senate did its part, ringing in the New Year at work and passing an 11th-hour fiscal cliff deal. Your move, Boehner
The fiscal cliff deal: A big win for President Obama?
Posted on January 1, 2013, at 11:55 AMThe Senate passes a bill that would raise taxes on the wealthy. But a big fight over spending still looms...
Fiscal cliff fail: Should Congress reject its pay raise?
Posted on December 31, 2012, at 1:35 PMObama is lifting a freeze on federal employees, meaning the disgraceful Congress that can't even fix its own self-imposed fiscal wreck will get a pay bump
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