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Oversight
With Fiscal Fights Looming, Can Simpson-Bowles Group Get Congress to Move?
Fix the Debt effort has the cash to make campaigns difficult for uncompromising members.
Oversight
Senate Republicans Prepare for Coming Fiscal Showdown
Mitch McConnell's team is selling his role as GOP dealmaker.
Oversight
Republicans, White House in Talks Toward Big Fiscal Deal
Country is set to hit its debt limit this fall.
Oversight
Nuclear Crisis Averted, Senate Begins Clearing Obama Nominees
Senate approves Cordray for consumer bureau; votes on Labor and EPA nominees expected this week.
Oversight
Senate Agrees to Up-or-Down Votes for Obama Nominees, Avoids 'Nuclear Option'
Deal paves way for vote on CFPB nominee Richard Cordray.
Defense
GOP Not Backing Down on Border Security in Immigration Bill
Republicans insist something’s needed on security to get their support for reform.
Oversight
The Republicans' Plan to Take Down the Consumer Protection Agency Chief
GOP could spotlight recess-appointed Cordray's 'personal defects.'
Management
Don't Expect Any Backroom Deals on Sequester -- For Now
Congress now likely to address fiscal situation through regular legislative process.
Oversight
Once unthinkable, severe spending cuts now seem plausible
Senators increasingly see sequester as the best deal either side can get.
Oversight
Senate likely to pass 'No Budget No Pay' debt limit fix
Deal suspends the debt limit until May 18.
Oversight
House GOP seeing sequester, not debt ceiling, as fight to pick
'Sometimes you’ve got to lay down a sacrifice bunt,' says Rep. Dennis Ross.
Oversight
Here's what's in the fiscal cliff deal
From tax hikes to a two-month delay in sequestration.
Management
Cliff deal would extend tax cuts for households up to $450,000
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Vice President Joe Biden work to craft last-minute agreement to prevent tax hikes.
Pay & Benefits
COLA calculation is at the center of latest fiscal cliff standoff
McConnell calls in Biden to 'help jump start the negotiations.'
Oversight
Fiscal cliff negotiations: A slow-motion car wreck?
The best chance for a deal seems to lay with Senate leaders of both parties.
Oversight
Why a fiscal cliff deal is still possible
The best time to negotiate may be when the Capitol is empty.
Oversight
Democrats dodge questions on spending cuts
Obama’s plan calls for $1.2 trillion in reductions, including a switch to the chained CPI.
Oversight
Can Boehner sell the GOP on Obama's new fiscal cliff offer?
Rank-and-file reaction will determine the speaker's leeway to cut a deal.
Oversight
Majority leader expects Senate back Dec. 26
Legislative leaders often use the threat of holiday week sessions to force action.
Oversight
Boehner back at the White House talking fiscal cliff
Both sides say an agreement is not imminent.
