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  • House conservatives: GOP leadership killed measure to defund Obamacare

    Byron York

    Published: Sun, Mar 10, 2013

    As Republican senators Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Marco Rubio, and James Inhofe prepare to introduce a measure to defund Obamacare — and threaten to hold up a continuing resolution to fund the U.S. government if the measure is not given a vote — some conservatives are unhappy that the House,...

  • Spokesman: ‘Senator Cruz is a U.S. citizen by birth’

    Byron York

    Published: Sun, Mar 10, 2013

    In the past few days, there has been renewed buzz on the Internet about the presidential eligibility of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.  Cruz has only been in the Senate for about 60 days and does not appear to be behind any of the talk.  But he has certainly been in the news in recent days, and...

  • Byron York: Bid to defund Obamacare gains momentum in Senate GOP

    Byron York

    Updated: Sat, Mar 9, 2013

    This week it appeared Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee would wage a lonely war over their threat to hold up a continuing resolution to fund the U.S. government if they are not given a vote on a budget amendment to defund Obamacare.  Now, it’s not quite so lonely.  Sens. Marco...

  • Byron York: Obama resists simple fixes for sequestration cuts

    Byron York

    Published: Thu, Mar 7, 2013

    The little secret of sequestration is that the Obama administration could fix much of the problem pretty quickly. But it doesn't want to. Congress tells executive branch agencies how much money they can spend and how they should spend it. Sometimes the instructions are broad, and sometimes...

  • Tom Coburn: Cuts don’t have to affect air safety. Here’s how to do it.

    Byron York

    Published: Thu, Mar 7, 2013

    In the ongoing fight over sequestration, Republican Sen. Tom Coburn has become a letter-writing machine, sending the Obama administration a continuous stream of suggestions for making budget cuts that would not result in furloughed workers or reductions in services. Coburn’s newest note is...

  • Ted Cruz, Mike Lee threaten showdown over Obamacare funding

    Byron York

    Published: Wed, Mar 6, 2013

    With Congress moving ahead on a continuing resolution to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, some Senate Republicans are proposing an amendment to delay funding the implementation of Obamacare — and they are threatening to stop the entire continuing resolution process...

  • Jeb Bush immigration flip could upend amnesty debate

    Byron York

    Updated: Tue, Mar 5, 2013

    A new book by Jeb Bush in which the former Florida governor argues that millions of immigrants now in the United States illegally should never be eligible for American citizenship is likely to have a huge effect on the debate over immigration reform inside the Republican party. Bush, who would...

  • As book is published, Jeb Bush wavers on immigration proposal

    Byron York

    Published: Tue, Mar 5, 2013

    Jeb Bush’s new book, Immigration Wars, is out today.  But already the former Florida governor appears to be wavering on the book’s most newsworthy proposal. In the book, Bush argues against a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants now in the United States illegally. ...

  • Byron York: In second term, Obama is all politics, all the time

    Byron York

    Updated: Mon, Mar 4, 2013

    In the last campaign, many Democrats took offense when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said his No. 1 priority was to make Barack Obama a one-term president. Some, including Obama himself, accused McConnell of making that vow when Obama first came to office, suggesting the Republican...

  • Obama sought to break GOP ‘fever,’ but did they break his?

    Byron York

    Published: Sun, Mar 3, 2013

    Nine months ago, Barack Obama likened his Republican opposition to an illness. If he could just defeat Mitt Romney, Obama said, then the illness might subside. “I believe that if we’re successful in this election — when we’re successful in this election — that the fever may break,”...


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