The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released a report Tuesday concluding that ObamaCare would reduce by more than 2 million the number of workers in the American economy, reports the Washington Post. The White House immediately disputed the findings. But, as liberal columnist Dana Milbank explains, in highly-partisan Washington, the CBO is one of the few […]

Senator Ted Cruz made quite the splash last fall in leading an ill-fated charge against funding for ObamaCare that his Republican colleagues called reckless. Now, Politico reports, he’s trying to play the insider’s game– building relationships and staying away from being a lightning rod. DailyBeast: How Goldman Sachs Brought Down Qaddafi Free Beacon: Obama Admin. […]

Embattled NJ Gov. Chris Christie turned the tables on the New York Times and a former aide who claimed the bull-in-a-china-shop governor knew about the Traffic-gate scandal, reports Politico. “5 Things You Should Know About the Bombshell That’s Not a Bombshell,” is Team Christie’s explanation of why his former aide turned against him. NBC: NJ […]

House Speaker John Boehner released more details of his immigration reform principles Thursday ahead of an important GOP retreat on Maryland’s Eastern Shore this weekend, Newsmax reports. Boehner and other Republican leaders would insist on enforcement first, followed by a path to legalization for illegal immigrants who passed background checks, paid fines and back taxes, […]

Rep. Paul Ryan confirmed to the Wall Street Journal Wednesday that leading House Republicans will push legislation offering a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants – and immediate legal status. The Hill reports that the fate of immigration reform will likely be decided this weekend as the House GOP takes a retreat on Maryland’s Eastern […]