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Battered by gas prices White House starts attacks on oil companies

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - Apr. 23 (News Report) - The White House has joined congressional Democrats in targeting oil companies with criticism for nearly $4 per gallon gas. President Obama lashed out at oil companies -- and the tax breaks they get from the government -- for a second day in a row on Thursday and again in Saturday's address. “Four billion dollars of your money are going to these companies at a time when they’re making record profits and you’re paying near record prices at the pump,” the president said at a Nevada town hall. “It has to stop.”

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Angle's 2010 campaign manager will be 'nowhere near' her race for Congress - The Hill's Ballot Box

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:43:32 -0700

The Hill - Mar. 22 - USA TodayAngle's 2010 campaign manager will be 'nowhere near' her race for CongressThe Hill (blog)By Shane D'Aprile - 03/22/11 04:15 PM ET There are some in the GOP who might have preferred not to see Sharron Angle on a ballot at all next year, but now that she's running for Congress, Republicans are at least breathing a sigh of relief that her ...Angle Announces Bid For Nevada House SeatPersonal Liberty DigestAngle wants 'mutual respect' with pressPolitico (blog)Sharron Angle to run for CongressUnited LibertyLas Vegas Sun -Gather.com -Las Vegas Review-Journalall 49 news articles »

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Now it's time to defund NPR

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Juan Williams - Mar. 21 (Opinion) - Even after they fired me, called me a bigot and publicly advised me to only share my thoughts with a psychiatrist, I did not call for defunding NPR. I am a journalist and NPR is an important platform for journalism. Even after NPR fired me, I didn't

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Social Security reform splits White House political, economic teams

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Alexander Bolton - Mar. 15 (News) - Social Security reform is splitting President Obama’s economic and political advisers. Obama is being pulled in opposite directions by those whose priorities are fiscal and those whose No. 1 concern is electoral.

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White House lavishes praise on Huntsman's support for Obama

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Hill - By Russell Berman - Mar. 06 (News Report) - The White House is showing no signs of letting up on its campaign for Ambassador Jon Huntsman’s presidential prospects - if anything, it’s in pile-on mode.

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Wisconsin governor is waging 'jihad' against unions

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Hill - By Mark Mellman - Mar. 02 (Opinion) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) jihad against public employee unions is about 30 years late and likely to make Republicans even less popular with voters, who endorse collective bargaining rights for public employees — professionals for whom they have abiding respect.

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Shock wave is coming

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Hill - By Brent Budowsky - Mar. 01 (Opinion) - Those waging war against American workers are winning. Incumbents of both parties will be losing. The next great change election is coming. The economic and political shock wave will be momentous as budget politics will increase joblessness and reveal with brutality that Washington is out of touch with heartland America and dominated by special interests that voters deplore.

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'Filibernie': Sanders blasts tax deal for six hours and counting

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Hill - By Jordan Fabian - Dec. 10 (News) - Sanders, one of the Senate's leading liberals, is protesting Obama's deal with Republicans, which would extend tax cuts on all income that were initially signed by President George W. Bush in 2001 and 2003.

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Obama hopes GOP will 'come to senses' on DREAM Act after Nov.

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Mike Lillis - Sep. 26 (News) - Accusing Republicans of killing the DREAM Act for political ends, President Obama this weekend vowed to renew the fight for passage after November's midterms.

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Gutierrez confident DREAM Act still alive; will stump for Reid

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Jordy Yager - Sep. 25 (News) - Confident that the Senate may take another swing at the DREAM Act before leaving, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) is hitting the campaign trail for the Senate’s most powerful Democrat while crediting the White House with giving the measure renewed legs.

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Senate will reconvene to pass border security

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Michael O'Brien, J. Taylor Rushing - Aug. 12 (News) - Sens. Charles Schumer and Ben Cardin, both Democrats, will be the only senators present. Read more...

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White House unloads anger over criticism by ‘professional left’

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Sam Youngman - Aug. 10 (News) - The White House is simmering with anger at criticism from liberals who say President Obama is more concerned with deal-making than ideological purity.

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Democrats may stop Bush-era tax cuts for wealthy from expiring

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Alexander Bolton - Jul. 22 (News) - Democrats are considering a plan to delay tax hikes on the wealthy for two years because the economic recovery is slow and they fear getting crushed in November’s election.

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Obama announces plan to sink $2 billion into solar energy projects

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Roxana Tiron - Jul. 03 (News Report) - In his weekly address, Obama said that the Department of Energy is slated to award nearly $2 billion in conditional commitments to two solar companies: Abengoa Solar and Abound Solar Manufacturing.

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Will anyone replace her?

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Bill Press - Jun. 09 (Opinion) - Frankly, I’m sorry to see Thomas go. For two reasons. First, because she brought to the briefings an institutional memory and wealth of experience, dating back all the way to JFK, nobody else could match. And her departure, no matter how ignoble, in no way negates that incredible, trailblazing career.

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Graham threatens to ditch climate bill if Dems push immigration bill

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Ben German - Apr. 24 (News Report) - Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Saturday that he will be “unable to move forward” with the upcoming climate and energy bill he’s crafting if Democratic leaders push ahead with plans to move immigration legislation.

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Survey: 4 in 10 Tea Party members are Dems or Independents

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Sean J. Miller - Apr. 04 (Poll) - The findings provide one of the most detailed portraits to date of the grassroots movement that started last year.

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Obama announces $8.3 billion program for two new nuclear plants

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Hill - By Sam Youngman - Feb. 17 (News Report) - In an effort to embrace a keystone of Republican energy proposals, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that his administration will make available $8.3 billion in loan guarantees for the construction of two new nuclear power plants.   The president acknowledged that his announcement puts him at odds with many environmentalists, but he called on Republicans to get on board with other carbon-cutting proposals that along with new nuclear plants will curb greenhouse emissions.

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Finance passes healthcare bill; Snowe the lone GOP supporter

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Jeffrey Young - Oct. 13 (News Report) - Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) joined all of the panel’s Democrats in voting for the legislation. Every other Republican voted against the bill. The vote means the healthcare debate has officially moved to its final stages, as Finance was the last of five congressional committees to take action on President Barack Obama’s foremost domestic priority.

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Reid, Baucus ready to split on public option as vote nears

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By J. Taylor Rushing - Oct. 05 (News Report) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), once in polite disagreement over the idea of a public option component in healthcare legislation, are approaching a breaking point over the issue. Reid and Baucus have staked out opposing positions on the central question of a government role in health reform — Reid has consistently stood in favor, but Baucus has consistently said the idea doesn’t have enough Senate support.

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Tide turns against public option on eve of President Obama's address

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Mike Soraghan, Alexander Bolton, Sam Youngman - Sep. 09 (News Report) - Political momentum appeared to swing sharply against the public health insurance option prized by liberals Tuesday, on the eve of President Barack Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress. Democratic leaders in the House and Senate on Tuesday signaled they are increasingly willing to pass healthcare reform without a public insurance option, even while Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) again insisted it must be included in a House healthcare bill.

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Already, 23 Dems have said they will vote ‘no’ on healthcare reform

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Mike Soraghan, Michael M. Gleeson - Sep. 08 (News Report) - At least 23 House Democrats already have told constituents or hometown media that they oppose the massive healthcare overhaul touted by President Barack Obama.If Republicans offer the blanket opposition they’ve promised, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) can afford to lose only 38 members of her 256-member caucus and still pass the bill.

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Senate confirms Sotomayor, first Hispanic justice

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By J. Taylor Rushing - Aug. 06 (Breaking News) - The Senate on Thursday sent Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court with a modest display of bipartisan support, making her the first Hispanic justice and only the third woman to serve on the high court. The 68-31 vote held few surprises, as a small band of Republicans joined Democrats in confirming her 72 days after President Barack Obama nominated the former prosecutor and judge. Her confirmation paves the way for Sotomayor to begin assembling her staff and prepare for the court to convene in October.

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Pelosi: Congress should work through recess

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Mike Soraghan - Jul. 22 (News Report) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Wednesday said she's open to keeping the House in session through the August recess to... "I think 70 percent of the American people would want that," Pelosi said. "I want a bill."

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Schumer promises public option in healthcare bill

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Jeffrey Young - Jul. 06 (News Report) - The major sticking point between Democrats and Republicans on the Finance Committee -- and throughout Congress -- has been the public option. Democrats maintain that a not-for-profit, nationwide alternative to private insurance must be made available to "keep the insurance companies honest," Schumer said. "We don't trust the private insurance companies left to their own devices and neither do the American people."

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