Past Articles by Tamara Keith
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Conservative Advice To GOP: Don't Legislate, Focus On Scandals The political arm of the conservative Heritage Foundation wants GOP leaders to set aside legislation like the farm bill that might turn attention away from questions about the IRS and Benghazi. |
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Conservative Advice To GOP: Don't Legislate, Focus On Scandals The political arm of the conservative Heritage Foundation wants GOP leaders to set aside legislation like the farm bill that might turn attention away from questions about the IRS and Benghazi. |
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Conservative Advice To GOP: Don't Legislate, Focus On Scandals The political arm of the conservative Heritage Foundation wants GOP leaders to set aside legislation like the farm bill that might turn attention away from questions about the IRS and Benghazi. |
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House Republicans Take Another Stab At Repealing Obamacare The House held a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act — again. This time it was to make freshman Republicans happy by giving them a vote to take home. |
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House Republicans Take Another Stab At Repealing Obamacare The House held a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act — again. This time it was to make freshman Republicans happy by giving them a vote to take home. |
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Cantor's Rebranding Effort Tested By House Republicans The House majority leader has pushed an agenda aimed at creating "health, happiness and prosperity" for American families. But so far Rep. Eric Cantor has had a mixed record in getting his fellow Republicans to go along with the effort. |
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Cantor's Rebranding Effort Tested By House Republicans The House majority leader has pushed an agenda aimed at creating "health, happiness and prosperity" for American families. But so far Rep. Eric Cantor has had a mixed record in getting his fellow Republicans to go along with the effort. |
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Cantor's Rebranding Effort Tested By House Republicans The House majority leader has pushed an agenda aimed at creating "health, happiness and prosperity" for American families. But so far Rep. Eric Cantor has had a mixed record in getting his fellow Republicans to go along with the effort. |
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House Leadership Crashes Into Outside Hurdles On Bills In several recent cases, Speaker John Boehner's problem hasn't been the Democrats as much as members of his own party, backed by conservative outside groups. But those groups say they could be allies with the House leadership, if only it would push conservative policy. |
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House Leadership Crashes Into Outside Hurdles On Bills In several recent cases, Speaker John Boehner's problem hasn't been the Democrats as much as members of his own party, backed by conservative outside groups. But those groups say they could be allies with the House leadership, if only it would push conservative policy. |
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Flight Delays Prompt End To Air Traffic Controller Furloughs Following a week of complaints about sequester-caused flight delays, Congress quickly pushed through a bill letting the FAA shift around its budget to end furloughs for air traffic controllers. |
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Flight Delays Prompt End To Air Traffic Controller Furloughs Following a week of complaints about sequester-caused flight delays, Congress quickly pushed through a bill letting the FAA shift around its budget to end furloughs for air traffic controllers. |
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Should Air Traffic Controllers Be Included In Furloughs? As air travelers grumble about delayed flights, congressional Republicans have a new talking point: It's all President Obama's fault. They argue that he could make cuts in less critical parts of the FAA budget, but wants to inconvenience the public to force Congress to undo sequestration. |
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Should Air Traffic Controllers Be Included In Furloughs? As air travelers grumble about delayed flights, congressional Republicans have a new talking point: It's all President Obama's fault. They argue that he could make cuts in less critical parts of the FAA budget, but wants to inconvenience the public to force Congress to undo sequestration. |
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Mont. Senator Baucus To Retire After 36 Years In Congress Montana Democrat Max Baucus announced he will not seek re-election in 2014, and instead retire from the U.S. Senate. The departure creates yet another challenge for Democrats, who hold a 55-45 majority in the chamber but who must defend a number of seats, some of them open, in states lost by President Obama last November. |
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How Congress Quietly Overhauled Its Insider-Trading Law With no fanfare, Congress moved to undo large parts of the popular law known as the STOCK Act, and President Obama has signed the watered-down measure into law. Insider trading is still illegal, but disclosures of large stock trades by staffers will be harder to get than under the original law. |
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How Congress Quietly Overhauled Its Insider-Trading Law With no fanfare, Congress moved to undo large parts of the popular law known as the STOCK Act, and President Obama has signed the watered-down measure into law. Insider trading is still illegal, but disclosures of large stock trades by staffers will be harder to get than under the original law. |
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The Next Debt Ceiling Deadline In the summer of 2011, Congress and the president were embroiled in a high stakes fight over the debt ceiling. At the last minute, they reached an agreement to avoid default. Another showdown over the debt ceiling is possible this summer, but House Republicans say they hope to avoid a repeat of the crisis. |
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On Message: Who Wants To Cut Social Security? The part of President Obama's fiscal 2014 budget plan getting the most attention is his proposal to change the way the government calculates inflation for Social Security beneficiaries. Economists call it chained CPI; some politicians call it fodder for the midterm elections. |
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On Message: Who Wants To Cut Social Security? The part of President Obama's fiscal 2014 budget plan getting the most attention is his proposal to change the way the government calculates inflation for Social Security beneficiaries. Economists call it chained CPI; some politicians call it fodder for the midterm elections. |
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'Chained CPI' Worked Into Obama's 2014 Budget President Obama has released his vision for the nation's finances for the coming decade. For many Democrats, changing the way the cost of ling is adjusted violates a campaign promise to protect Social Security and the middle class. |
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'Chained CPI' Worked Into Obama's 2014 Budget President Obama has released his vision for the nation's finances for the coming decade. For many Democrats, changing the way the cost of ling is adjusted violates a campaign promise to protect Social Security and the middle class. |
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Searching For The Sequester In The Middle Of Ohio It's only been about a month since across-the-board federal spending cuts kicked in, but real, tangible, quantifiable signs of the sequester are proving hard to find so far. Politically, that means — for now, at least — there's not much pressure for Congress to undo or modify it. |
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Searching For The Sequester In The Middle Of Ohio It's only been about a month since across-the-board federal spending cuts kicked in, but real, tangible, quantifiable signs of the sequester are proving hard to find so far. Politically, that means — for now, at least — there's not much pressure for Congress to undo or modify it. |
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Opposition Research Boot Camp: Learning To Dig For Political Dirt The recruiting and vetting process already is under way for candidates who will run for Congress in 2014. For many candidates, part of that process involves hiring an investigator to look at their own background, as well as that of possible opponents. And there are even classes where you can learn how to do the digging. |
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Opposition Research Boot Camp: Learning To Dig For Political Dirt The recruiting and vetting process already is under way for candidates who will run for Congress in 2014. For many candidates, part of that process involves hiring an investigator to look at their own background, as well as that of possible opponents. And there are even classes where you can learn how to do the digging. |
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NRA-Driven Gun Provisions Pass Along With Spending Bill The first gun-related provisions to pass Congress since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting were riders included without debate. These same provisions — which limit how federal agencies deal with guns — have been regularly included in spending bills for years. |
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NRA-Driven Gun Provisions Pass Along With Spending Bill The first gun-related provisions to pass Congress since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting were riders included without debate. These same provisions — which limit how federal agencies deal with guns — have been regularly included in spending bills for years. |
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House, Senate Budget Plans Offer Different Future A spending bill that will avoid a government shutdown next week is poised for passage in Congress. But work on budget resolutions that merely provide non-binding outlines for the next decade are still under heated debate, as legislators maneuver for political points that can be used in the 2014 elections. |
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House, Senate Budget Plans Offer Different Future A spending bill that will avoid a government shutdown next week is poised for passage in Congress. But work on budget resolutions that merely provide non-binding outlines for the next decade are still under heated debate, as legislators maneuver for political points that can be used in the 2014 elections. |
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When Budget Votes Are Used As Political Weapons A budget is more than just a spending document, it's also a vision document. If you live in a district or state with a vulnerable incumbent, expect to hear more about the budget votes taken this week between now and November 2014. |
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When Budget Votes Are Used As Political Weapons A budget is more than just a spending document, it's also a vision document. If you live in a district or state with a vulnerable incumbent, expect to hear more about the budget votes taken this week between now and November 2014. |
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On Message: Budget Votes May Matter ... In 2014 Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan's House GOP budget balances in a decade and re-shapes Medicare. That is, it would if the measure passed by the House on Thursday ever became law — which it won't. All congressional budgets are at their core vision documents. They also make nice political weapons. |
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On Message: Budget Votes May Matter ... In 2014 Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan's House GOP budget balances in a decade and re-shapes Medicare. That is, it would if the measure passed by the House on Thursday ever became law — which it won't. All congressional budgets are at their core vision documents. They also make nice political weapons. |
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How The Federal Budget Is Just Like Your Family Budget (Or Not) Amid the budget debate, there's one comparison you hear a lot. As House Speaker John Boehner has put it: "Every family in America has to balance their budget. Washington should, too." But just how accurate is that analogy? |
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How The Federal Budget Is Just Like Your Family Budget (Or Not) Amid the budget debate, there's one comparison you hear a lot. As House Speaker John Boehner has put it: "Every family in America has to balance their budget. Washington should, too." But just how accurate is that analogy? |
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Obama Continues 'Charm Offensive' On Capitol Hill President Obama has been meeting this week with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to talk about long-term budget planning. On Wednesday, Obama met with House Republicans who offered mixed views on how the dialogue went. |
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On Message: The Battle To Define 'Balanced' Budget Democrats and Republicans are working from very different definitions of the term in discussing their budget proposals unveiled this week. |
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On Message: The Battle To Define 'Balanced' Budget Democrats and Republicans are working from very different definitions of the term in discussing their budget proposals unveiled this week. |
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Ryan Budget Almost An Exact Repeat Of Last Year's Proposal House budget chairman and former vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan released his chamber's version of a 10-year budget plan. It eliminates deficits in 10 years, thanks to a $600 billion tax increase in the fiscal cliff agreement, but would also repeal President Obama's health care law. |
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Senate Finally Confirms John Brennan As CIA Director The vote on Brennan's nomination came only after Kentucky Republican Rand Paul gave up his effort to block it. He spoke on the senate floor for nearly 13 hours, to make a point — not so much about Brennan, but about the potential use of drones to take out American citizens in the U.S. |
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The Boehner Rule? Speaker Bucks House GOP For Some Legislation House Speaker John Boehner is getting things done at times in spite of his Republican majority. Three major pieces of legislation that passed the House this year did so without the support of the majority of his party's lawmakers. |
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The Boehner Rule? Speaker Bucks House GOP For Some Legislation House Speaker John Boehner is getting things done at times in spite of his Republican majority. Three major pieces of legislation that passed the House this year did so without the support of the majority of his party's lawmakers. |
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GOP On The Sequester: Many Messages But Mostly The Same Point Listening to Republicans this week, it was often hard to figure out the party's stance on the across-the-board cuts. But while they took different approaches, many made more or less the same argument: They're open to making the cuts more flexible, but they're not sorry to see spending cut. |
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GOP On The Sequester: Many Messages But Mostly The Same Point Listening to Republicans this week, it was often hard to figure out the party's stance on the across-the-board cuts. But while they took different approaches, many made more or less the same argument: They're open to making the cuts more flexible, but they're not sorry to see spending cut. |
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Sequester Countdown Clock Keeps Ticking Automatic spending cuts are scheduled to take effect Friday. Over time, the across-the-board spending cuts could slow economic growth and lead to hundreds of thousands of government employees going out on furlough. |
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Sequester Countdown Clock Keeps Ticking Automatic spending cuts are scheduled to take effect Friday. Over time, the across-the-board spending cuts could slow economic growth and lead to hundreds of thousands of government employees going out on furlough. |
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On Message: What Boehner's Saying (And What He's Not) About Sequester   Earlier, we broke down a statement that President Obama has repeated about the sequester. As we continue trying to decipher the messaging war over the mandated budget cuts scheduled to kick in Friday, we now take a look at the political talking points of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. |
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On Message: What Obama's Saying (And What He's Not) About Sequester  The key players in Washington seem unable even to define the terms around the debate, much less find a way to stop the automatic government spending cuts set to begin Friday. So today, we're taking a deeper look at the words of President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner |
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On Message: What Obama's Saying (And What He's Not) About Sequester The key players in Washington seem unable even to define the terms around the debate, much less find a way to stop the automatic government spending cuts set to begin Friday. So today, we're taking a deeper look at the words of President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner |
