Issa’s letters from business on reg impacts to Obama total almost 2,000 pages
House Republicans eye UN budget in vote next week - AP
The move is the latest in a series of votes scheduled by GOP leaders, based on polling of people who visit the ‘YouCut’ website
GOP presidential field praises health law ruling - AP
Former Gov. Mitt Romney leads the unified pack in praise of the Florida judges “unconstitutional” ruling
House GOP considers privatizing Medicare - AP
GOP party leaders will determine if a Medicare voucher plan will be part of the budget they put forward this spring
GOP invokes 1700s doctrine in health care fight - AP
GOP lawmakers introduce “nullification” in the Idaho House and consider the measure to fight Obamacare in several other states
The Democrats' shrinking Senate map in 2012 - TheDC/AP
Republicans are anxious for 2012 Senate races, with chances and momentum both leaning right
Farmers call for spending cuts, can't agree where - AP
The nation’s biggest farm lobbying group supports a balanced budget. Just don’t ask its members where the government should trim agriculture spending
Jeb Bush guides Republican outreach to Latinos - AP
Bush tries to improve the the Republican Party’s outreach to Hispanic voters with the Hispanic Action Network conference
POLL: Obama, GOP improve their standing - AP
Americans give higher marks to President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans after a holiday season of compromise
House GOP sending Obama a message on health repeal - AP
House Republicans plan to vote to repeal Obama’s health care overhaul before his State of the Union address
GOP candidates rush to get into Senate races - AP
Less than two months after voters gave Republicans six more Senate seats and control of the House, the GOP is lining up candidates for 2012
Senate votes to close out debate on nuke pact - AP
Six Republicans have said they will back the accord, Democrats need at least nine GOP senators to win approval of the treaty
Scott Brown backs START - AP
Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts says he will support a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia
Obama's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year - AP
From the start, 2010 delivered a string of setbacks that built up to an electoral shellacking come November, to use the president’s own word
Dems confident they'll pass START - AP
President Barack Obama lobbied senators by phone Monday to back an arms treaty with Russia that he’s called a national security imperative
New population count may complicate Obama 2012 bid - AP
Census data coming out Tuesday will include some grim data for Democrats hoping to re-elect President Obama
Lawmakers stretching out Russia nuke pact debate - AP
Lame duck session wears on without START ratification thus far
Obama hails spirit of compromise - AP
President Obama invited Democrats and Republicans alike to the White House on Friday for the signing of the tax cut extensions
Senate moves ahead on arms treaty - AP
Sen. Jim DeMint backs off threat to have entire treaty read aloud before vote
Spending bill full of pork - AP
The spending barons on Capitol Hill, long used to muscling past opponents of bills larded with pet projects, are seeking one last victory