Video: Obama: Leaders have reached agreement for deficit
During a statement at the White House, President Obama said Congressional leaders have come to an agreement that would cut about $1 trillion in spending over the next ten years.President Obama: We have a deal
Two days before the deadline for a possible U.S. government default, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders reached agreement Sunday on a legislative package that would extend the federal debt ceiling while cutting spending and guaranteeing further deficit-reduction steps.Video: Obama back at center of debt negotiations
President Obama is back at the center of negotiations to cut a debt limit deal before the Aug. 2 deadline. Bill Plante reports on Mr. Obama's position in the ongoing budget battle.Syrian forces attack 4 opposition strongholds
Security forces use tanks in a bid to crush a growing pro-democracy movement on the eve of Ramadan. Activists say at least 70 have been killed around the country, about 50 of them in Hama.Syrian security forces loyal to the embattled regime of President Bashar Assad launched a major military assault on opposition strongholds Sunday, using tanks and gunfire in authorities' latest attempt to crush a pro-democracy movement that appears to be gathering momentum ahead of the emotionally and religiously charged holy month of Ramadan.
Video: McConnell “confident” in bipartisan debt deal
In the first positive sign in many days, Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell said he had spoken to the president and the vice president and that he was "confident" that a bipartisan debt deal was close at hand, reports Nancy Cordes.GOP leaders claim debt deal close; Dems not so sure
Republican congressional leaders indicated Saturday afternoon that they are close to reaching a deal with President Obama to raise the nation's debt limit. A national default "is not going to happen," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promised.In Iowa, Gingrich calls Obama ‘totally irresponsible’
Newt Gingrich on Saturday said House Republicans have shown leadership on the debt ceiling and other fiscal matters, while Senate Democrats have failed and President Obama has been “totally irresponsible.”
Blame voters
Hardly a day goes by without dismissive and arrogant invective from the White House about the House Republican Conference and its alleged fear of, or fealty to, "the tea party." Too many Fourth Estaters have lazily bought the line and played along with President Obama's spaghetti western construct. That's not the right explanation for this drama.Sex offender law: Easier said than done
Five years ago this week, President George W. Bush signed the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act with the intention of making it the law of the land for keeping tabs on sex offenders.