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Dec 26, 2012 1:54 AM CST

Weakened Tea Party Switches Gears

Movement in decline after Obama victory

(Newser) - The Tea Party movement that looked set to transform American politics a couple of years ago was hit hard by President Obama's victory last month, the New York Times finds. Congressional Republicans are bucking Tea Party demands in fiscal cliff talks and the movement's activists are now focusing...

Fiscal Cliff's
Great Last Hope:
the Senate?

Dec 24, 2012 7:58 AM CST

Fiscal Cliff's Great Last Hope: the Senate?

But Democrats would need assurances from Mitch McConnell

(Newser) - With Plan B dead and gone , could Plan S save the day? The New York Times today shifts its attention from the gridlocked House to the Senate, following yesterday's plea by GOP Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Johnny Isakson to Senate leaders to make a scaled-back deal with President...

GOP: Obama
Wants to Sail
Right Over Cliff

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Dec 23, 2012 12:13 PM CST

GOP: Obama Wants to Sail Right Over Cliff

Barrasso sees political gold at bottom for president

(Newser) - Whether he gets "that for free" or not, President Obama has no interest in averting the fiscal cliff, says the No. 4 Republican in the Senate. "I think he sees a political victory at the bottom of the cliff," Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso told Fox News today,...

Obama to Boehner:
'I Get That for Free'

Dec 22, 2012 2:00 PM CST

Obama to Boehner: 'I Get That for Free'

Wall Street Journal finds testy relations at bargaining table

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal has what it bills as a "behind scenes" look at how the fiscal cliff talks went sour this week—on Monday, to be precise—and a few passages stand out to suggest relations between the president and House Republicans may have actually gotten worse since...

Obama: 'I Still Think We Can Get It Done'

Dec 21, 2012 5:04 PM CST

Obama: 'I Still Think We Can Get It Done'

He calls for smaller deal on fiscal cliff before year's end

(Newser) - Today's fiscal cliff developments have a familiar ring: More talk, no solutions. But while no miracles emerged from Capitol Hill, President Obama took to his podium to declare, "I still think we can get it done." He wants lawmakers to come back after the holiday to pass...

Is John Boehner Done For?

Analysis

Dec 21, 2012 12:11 PM CST

Is John Boehner Done For?

Last night's vote was a telling humiliation: opinions

(Newser) - John Boehner has never looked weaker than he did last night, when Republicans refused to pass Plan B . It "was hardly the first public humiliation" Boehner's troops have dealt him, writes Steve Kornacki at Salon , but "it raises some very basic questions about the House speaker's...

Boehner Calls Off Plan B
Vote, Short of GOP Support

Dec 20, 2012 7:20 PM CST

Boehner Calls Off Plan B Vote, Short of GOP Support

Fiscal cliff gets a little more chaotic

(Newser) - Just what the fiscal cliff needed: more chaos and drama. House Republicans called off tonight's vote on John Boehner's Plan B legislation because he didn't have the support to pass it from within his own party, reports the Hill . The bill, which would have extended the Bush-era...

AP's Top 10 Stories of 2012

Dec 20, 2012 5:54 PM CST

AP's Top 10 Stories of 2012

Mass shootings finish ahead of election

(Newser) - The AP ended its voting for the top stories of 2012 on Dec. 13, but the following day's rampage in Newtown prompted a rare re-vote among the nation's editors. As a result, "mass shootings" moved from No. 6 to No. 1 to edge out the election. The...

Boehner
Scrambling
for Votes on
'Plan B'

Dec 19, 2012 6:22 PM CST

Boehner Scrambling for Votes on 'Plan B'

It's still on for tomorrow, as fiscal cliff rhetoric worsens

(Newser) - John Boehner will forge ahead with a vote on his "Plan B" legislation tomorrow, though it's unclear this evening whether he's got the votes to pass it, reports the Hill . Boehner is looking for a symbolic win against President Obama in the fiscal cliff talks, but he...

Dems Balk at
Boehner's
'Plan B'

Dec 18, 2012 1:33 PM CST

Dems Balk at Boehner's 'Plan B'

It would see taxes go up for millionaires only

(Newser) - John Boehner announced his "Plan B" to avert the fiscal cliff today—it would see taxes go up, but only for those making more than $1 million per year—but Democrats were quick to reject it. Both President Obama and Harry Reid said the approach won't protect middle-class...

We Want a
Deal, But No
Sacrifices

NEW POLL

Dec 18, 2012 10:52 AM CST

We Want a Deal, But No Sacrifices

Obama approval near 2-year high

(Newser) - Most Americans are hoping for a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, but it seems that nobody really wants to endure the cuts that both sides say are needed, a Washington Post/ABC poll finds. Some 74% of Americans say they'd be OK with raising taxes on those earning more...

Fiscal Cliff Deal
Coming Together

Dec 18, 2012 3:55 AM CST

Fiscal Cliff Deal Coming Together

But Obama, Boehner still haggling over numbers

(Newser) - President Obama made a fresh offer on the fiscal crisis to John Boehner yesterday and while it was rejected, the two sides are now so close together that it is no longer inconceivable that a deal to avert the cliff could be wrapped up by Christmas. The rundown:

The Obama

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Boehner's New Offer:
No Fight Over Debt Ceiling

Dec 17, 2012 7:50 AM CST

Boehner's New Offer: No Fight Over Debt Ceiling

Dems see progress in fiscal-cliff negotiations

(Newser) - John Boehner has made another big offer in the fiscal-cliff debate : He's willing to delay any battle over the debt ceiling for a year. With a new debt-ceiling showdown expected in the coming months, Boehner's offer to let the ceiling rise means giving up a key bargaining chip...

Boehner: I'll
Tax the Rich
—if Obama
Budges Too

Dec 16, 2012 4:16 PM CST

Boehner: I'll Tax the Rich —if Obama Budges Too

House speaker concedes on taxes for the first time

(Newser) - John Boehner inched toward President Obama's position in fiscal cliff talks by offering to increase taxes on the richest Americans—his first concession on marginal tax rates. That would affect at least those earning $1 million or more, sources tell Politico . In return Boehner wants to curb the growth...

Boehner: I'm Not Worried About My Job

Dec 13, 2012 2:06 PM CST

Boehner: I'm Not Worried About My Job

Obama says deal still a 'work in progress'

(Newser) - John Boehner today downplayed accusations that his handling of the fiscal cliff negotiations is driven by a fear of losing his position as speaker. "I'm not concerned about my job," Boehner said at a press conference, reports the Hill . "What I'm concerned about is doing...

Real Conservatives Should Be Livid—at Republicans

andrew sullivan

Dec 13, 2012 1:19 PM CST

Real Conservatives Should Be Livid—at Republicans

Andrew Sullivan: GOP doesn't seem to respect our Constitution

(Newser) - Don't confuse the principles of conservatism with the principles—or lack thereof—of the current Republican party, writes Andrew Sullivan in the Daily Beast . In a scathing blog post, he calls the GOP's use of the debt ceiling as a negotiating tool "legislative terrorism" by a "...

Obama, GOP Dig Heels in, 'Hundreds of Billions' Apart

Dec 12, 2012 7:56 AM CST

Obama, GOP Dig Heels in, 'Hundreds of Billions' Apart

White House, Boehner not budging much in latest proposals

(Newser) - President Obama and John Boehner traded fiscal cliff proposals Monday and yesterday, but the two sides remain miles apart, and the Washington Post reports that they don't appear to be giving any ground. Yesterday's Republican proposal was basically the same as one Obama rejected a week ago, but...

Boehner Accuses Obama
of 'Slow-Walking' to Cliff

Dec 11, 2012 12:02 PM CST

Boehner Accuses Obama of 'Slow-Walking' to Cliff

Says Obama's plan would make things worse

(Newser) - Earlier today, the Wall Street Journal declared that the fiscal cliff talks have "progressed steadily" and are becoming more "serious." Its proof? The fact that both parties at the table "have maintained a strict public moratorium on commenting on the talks." Uhh, scratch that. John...

Even Washington
Bored by Fiscal Cliff

howard kurtz

Dec 10, 2012 12:53 PM CST

Even Washington Bored by Fiscal Cliff

Ultimately, stakes aren't that high: Howard Kurtz

(Newser) - Last year's debt-ceiling debate had Beltway insiders on the edge of their seats—but just like the rest of the US, Howard Kurtz thinks that even those in Washington have little passion for fiscal-cliff negotiations. The fact is that "the country won’t plunge into a recession on...

Obama, Boehner Hold
White House Face-to-Face

Dec 9, 2012 5:14 PM CST

Obama, Boehner Hold White House Face-to-Face

'We're not reading out details of the conversation'

(Newser) - Barack Obama and John Boehner rolled up their sleeves and personally dove into fiscal cliff talks today, meeting face-to-face at the White House for the first time in 23 days, Politico reports. Both sides issued identical statements on the meeting, saying, "We're not reading out details of the...