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Sarah Palin
Warns GOP
Frosh Before
House Vote

Jul 29, 2011 3:31 AM CDT

Sarah Palin Warns GOP Frosh Before House Vote

Boehner backers likely to face Tea Party primary challenge, she suggests

(Newser) - First-term House Republicans received a slightly menacing missive from Sarah Palin not long before they were expected to vote on John Boehner's debt plan yesterday. "We little folk are watching the debt ceiling debate with great interest and concern," Palin wrote on her Facebook page , reposting an...

No Vote Tonight: Boehner Falls Short on Count

Jul 28, 2011 9:41 PM CDT

No Vote Tonight: Boehner Falls Short on Count

House speaker can't push through debt plan

(Newser) - John Boehner could not quell a revolt among conservatives and push his debt plan through the House tonight. House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy announced about 10:30pm EST that no vote would take place. House Republicans had delayed the vote earlier this evening but still expected to get it done...

Boehner
Postpones
House Vote

Jul 28, 2011 4:50 PM CDT

Boehner Postpones House Vote

He's still trying to round up enough votes

(Newser) - Let the endgame begin: House Republicans say a vote on John Boehner's debt plan will still take place tonight, but the House speaker is apparently having trouble rounding up the necessary votes. Boehner predicted victory earlier today, but he halted debate on the measure about 5pm, reports Politico . Assuming...

Debt Deal: Let's
Just Flip a Coin

OPINION

Jul 28, 2011 1:53 PM CDT

Debt Deal: Let's Just Flip a Coin

It's the only way to resolve this madness, Matt Miller argues

(Newser) - Matt Miller has a crazy plan to end this intractable debt ceiling showdown in Washington: Flip a coin. This is no time for heroes, he writes in the Washington Post . It’s “a time for scared politicians … to walk themselves back from the brink with a face-saving ploy....

GOP, Dems in Different Worlds

Jul 28, 2011 7:27 AM CDT

GOP, Dems in Different Worlds

Could Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell save the day?

(Newser) - Harry Reid and John Boehner each made progress in their quest for votes yesterday—but that actually drove them further away from a compromise. House Republicans and Senate Democrats “seemed to operate in alternate realities,” the New York Times observes, with each sure the other would eventually cave...

John Boehner to House Republicans: 'Get Your Ass in Line' and Support My Bill

Boehner
to GOP:
'Get Your
Ass in Line'

Jul 27, 2011 4:11 PM CDT

Boehner to GOP: 'Get Your Ass in Line'

Speaker working to round up support for his plan

(Newser) - The CBO report that forced John Boehner to delay the vote on his debt ceiling plan may end up working in his favor, reports the Hill . It's still unclear whether he has the magical 217 needed before tomorrow's expected vote, but he's definitely closer. The delay has...

Debt Ceiling Showdown: Congressional Budget Office Says Democrat Harry Reid's Plan Falls $500B Short of Goal

CBO: Dems' Plan
Falls Short, Too

Jul 27, 2011 9:38 AM CDT

CBO: Dems' Plan Falls Short, Too

...about $500 billion shy of goal

(Newser) - Looks like the Republicans aren't the only ones whose debt ceiling plan falls a little short: The Congressional Budget Office says the Senate Democrats' plan would only cut the deficit by $2.2 trillion over the next decade, not the $2.7 trillion promised by Harry Reid, reports the...

Boehner, Reid
Can't Find the Votes

debt ceiling showdown

Jul 27, 2011 7:53 AM CDT

Boehner, Reid Can't Find the Votes

Neither plan is doing very well at this point

(Newser) - John Boehner and Harry Reid are frantically scrambling to cobble together support for their dueling debt plans after Boehner was forced to delay a House floor vote on his proposal until tomorrow ... or beyond. The delay was a direct result of the CBO's report that Boehner's package falls...

Boehner Delays Vote After CBO Says Plan Falls Short

Jul 26, 2011 7:31 PM CDT

Boehner Delays Vote After CBO Says Plan Falls Short

House speaker reworking debt measure to meet projections

(Newser) - John Boehner's debt ceiling plan has had a lousy day: In the latest setback, the Congressional Budget Office says it doesn't cut as much as Boehner thought—the CBO puts the figure at $850 billion over a decade, instead of the $1.2 trillion promised by the House...

White House Raises Veto Threat on Boehner Plan

Jul 26, 2011 2:15 PM CDT

White House Raises Veto Threat on Boehner Plan

But the bill won't pass Senate anyhow, says administration

(Newser) - As John Boehner’s debt bill approaches a likely vote tomorrow, the White House has issued a veto threat. The brief statement tells Congress that “the president’s senior advisors would recommend that he veto” Boehner’s plan in the event that it passes Congress. But President Obama’s...

Obama, Boehner
an 'Unsettling Spectacle'

OPINION Roundup

Jul 26, 2011 7:50 AM CDT

Obama, Boehner an 'Unsettling Spectacle'

Speeches long on politics, short on solutions

(Newser) - President Obama and John Boehner gave dueling speeches last night, and the news was not good. Here's what the pundits are taking away from it all:

If people—or markets—were looking for reassurance, “they were out of luck,” observes Politico . Instead, Obama and Boehner “treated

...

Obama:
'Reckless'
If We Can't
Cut Deal

DEBT CEILING SHOWDOWN

Jul 25, 2011 8:22 PM CDT

Obama: 'Reckless' If We Can't Cut Deal

President pleads for compromise in primetime address

(Newser) - President Obama took to the airwaves tonight, charging that the only ones standing in the way of a balanced compromise to the nation's debt crisis are those Republicans in Congress who are insisting only on spending cuts. "The American people may have voted for divided government, but they...

Obama Plans
9pm Address

Jul 25, 2011 5:56 PM CDT

Obama Plans 9pm Address

Boehner will offer rebuttal after

(Newser) - President Obama will address the nation at 9pm tonight, in the wake of dueling debt ceiling plans offered this afternoon by House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Boehner, whose proposal is coming under fire from conservatives, will give a short rebuttal afterward. All networks will carry...

Boehner, Reid
Unveil Dueling Plans

Jul 25, 2011 2:58 PM CDT

Boehner, Reid Unveil Dueling Plans

White House backs Senate Democrats' version

(Newser) - John Boehner and Harry Reid put forth starkly divergent plans for dealing with the debt ceiling, reports the Washington Post , with the White House jumping up to support the Senate Democrats' version and denounce the GOP's "my way or the highway approach." Boehner's vision is a...

Congress Has Blown By 6 Debt Limit Deadlines So Far

Jul 25, 2011 1:41 PM CDT

Congress Has Blown By 6 Debt Limit Deadlines So Far

But today's the absolute last one—right?

(Newser) - Today is, supposedly, the absolute last day for debt limit legislation to be introduced in the House if the US wants to avoid defaulting on Aug. 2. As we wait to see if lawmakers make the deadline, Uri Friedman, writing in in the Atlantic Wire, looks at all the deadlines...

All Hope Lost for Debt Deal?

Jul 25, 2011 7:59 AM CDT

All Hope Lost for Debt Deal?

Boehner believes proposal must hit House today

(Newser) - We may very well be at zero hour: John Boehner has privately told Republicans that in order to get a debt ceiling measure signed by President Obama by the Aug. 2 deadline, it must be introduced in the House today. But despite the increasing likeliness of a US default, Politico...

Boehner: Details
of New Proposal
Tomorrow

DEBT CEILING SHOWDOWN

Jul 24, 2011 4:42 PM CDT

Boehner: Details of New Proposal Tomorrow

Conference call yields few clues to new proposal

(Newser) - If you were waiting with bated breath for John Boehner to announce a new deal framework today in an effort to avert panic in the Asian markets and stop the US from defaulting ... tough luck. Boehner spoke with House Republicans on a conference call this afternoon, and word is the...

Boehner:
2-Step Deal
the Only Choice

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Jul 24, 2011 10:51 AM CDT

Boehner: 2-Step Deal the Only Choice

(Newser) - John Boehner was a late addition to Fox News Sunday today, and painted a two-step deal as the only alternative left. "It's not physically possible to do all of this in one step," Boehner told Chris Wallace, advocating a short-term fix through early next year; President Obama...

'Corrosive' Partisanship
Drives DC's Gridlock

OPINION

Jul 24, 2011 9:27 AM CDT

'Corrosive' Partisanship Drives DC's Gridlock

Divided government requires compromise, critic opines

(Newser) - Washington's hyper-partisan gridlock is far worse than the usual political squabbling; in fact, this political breakdown "could be as corrosive to the political system as the possible financial default looming could be to the economy," writes Dan Balz in the Washington Post . Voters have chosen divided government...

Boehner:
I'll Lay Out
My Plan
Tomorrow

Jul 23, 2011 4:09 PM CDT

Boehner: I'll Lay Out My Plan Tomorrow

House speaker wants to avoid spooking Asian markets

(Newser) - John Boehner was nice enough to wait until after the US markets closed on Friday to announce he was bailing on the latest debt ceiling talks. And now he's got some different markets to worry about—the ones in Asia. As a result, the House speaker promised today to...