December 20, 2015 Obama, McConnell size up prospects for cooperation Facing a new political landscape, President Barack Obama and Sen. Mitch McConnell had a Wednesday appointment to size up prospects for cooperation between Democrats and Republicans who have shown little zest for political deal-making in the more than five years since Obama's first inauguration.
December 20, 2015 Incoming senators talk compromise on jobs, immigration but partisan divide still an issue Newly-elected senators from both parties agreed Sunday on several issues facing the incoming Congress, including job creation and the passage of immigration-reform legislation, but also hinted that elusive bipartisan compromise will be difficult to attain.
December 20, 2015 Can GOP, Obama find common ground? New Congress eyes Keystone, ObamaCare, tax code Constructing the Keystone XL oil pipeline, overhauling the tax code and easing "excessive" regulations blamed for slow economic growth are at the top of the agenda for the new Republican majority in Congress.
December 20, 2015 Reid to remain as Dem leader in GOP takeover Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will seek to lead the Democrats in the next Congress as they hand over the majority to Republicans.
December 20, 2015 Getting fired is Mission: Impossible for federal bureaucrats in the Obama era Federal managers have fired fewer bad employees each year since President Obama took office.
December 20, 2015 Keystone pipeline bill fails in Senate A bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline failed in the Senate on Tuesday by just one vote, in a setback not only for the energy project but the politically imperiled Democratic senator who pushed the legislation.
December 20, 2015 McConnell chosen as next Senate majority leader, Boehner re-elected as House speaker Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell joined House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio on Thursday at the pinnacle of the congressional and Republican power structures in Washington -- two establishment deal-cutters, each on occasion frustrated by the other's inability to rein in their party's most zealous ideologues.
December 20, 2015 Mitch McConnell: GOP majority won't change filibuster rules Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he will not lower the 60-vote threshold for passing legislation in the Senate next year if the GOP wins the majority in November.
December 20, 2015 Sen. McConnell: Obama needs to ‘step up to the plate’ in VA scandal McConnell said that the allegations at the VA are a huge problem, and it is time for Obama to take action.
December 20, 2015 Reid turns on Obama judicial nominee One of President Obama’s judicial nominees suffered a serious setback Thursday when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was opposed to the already-embattled fellow Democrat.
