WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is giving House Speaker John Boehner a B-minus grade as he seeks conservative support to replace him. McCarthy ...
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States raising taxes, fees, debt to pay for road repairs
While Congress remains stalled on a long-term plan for funding highways, state lawmakers and governors aren’t waiting around.
Read More »Why Obama won’t end up vetoing lots of new bills
Sometimes filibuster amnesia strikes pundits in the middle of a column.
Read More »Americans like roads, don’t like paying for them
A majority of Americans think the economic benefits of good transportation outweigh the cost to taxpayers, but they can’t agree on how to pay for new highways or repairs of old ones, according to a new Associated Press-GfKpoll.
Read More »Crawford: How to train an NSA watchdog
We are witnessing another swing of the pendulum in the way the U.S. conducts surveillance.
Read More »House GOP shake-up leaves Boehner safer
The choice of Rep. Kevin McCarthy is seen as cementing Boehner’s control through the November election.
Read More »DNR to scrap plans for invasive carp barrier
Impending closure of Minneapolis river lock moots state plan.
Read More »Obama using powers of persuasion to advance agenda
From comic interviews to shopping at the Gap, President Obama will pretty much try anything to mobilize support
Read More »Wilkinson: Can Republicans kill Obamacare if they win the Senate?
If Republicans run both sides of Congress, Obamacare could receive no discretionary funding--but that's not the end of it.
Read More »MNsure keeps generating heat, if not light
Republicans are seeking to underscore the program’s troubles, though action is unlikely.
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