Oversight
Moody's threatens U.S. debt downgrade
Rating agency's call for "substantial deficit reduction” fuels arguments that budget cuts should be added to debt ceiling vote.
News
Obama directive would politicize contracting, senator says
Maine Republican Susan Collins calls White House order unconstitutional.
Pay & Benefits
States face $1.26 trillion in retiree benefit shortfalls
Pew report suggests the funding gap is climbing year-to-year.
News
Ryan: Obama's 'vision' would leave seniors poor, out in the cold
In op-ed piece, Budget Committee chairman gives rebuttal to 'rhetorically heated but substantively hollow' speech.
Oversight
Former White House, congressional leaders call for faster appointment process
They back a bill working its way through the Senate that would exempt 200 positions from formal confirmation.
Oversight
Van Hollen rips Ryan budget
Maryland House member gives few details of Dems' alternative but vows to restore Clinton-era tax rates.
Oversight
Deficit commission's final plan released
Strategy is more detailed than a draft the panel's chairmen floated in early November, but contains few fundamental changes.
Oversight
Bipartisan Policy Center plan proposes sales tax to tackle deficit
To address the current state of the economy, the plan calls for an ambitious economic stimulus in the form of an immediate Social Security payroll tax holiday for 2011.
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