Capitol Briefing Archive: Branch vs. Branch

Amid anxiety, jobs bill takes shape on the Hill

The White House jobs summit opens today amid concerns on Capitol Hill that the administration has not done enough to address unemployment and uncertainty over how and when Congress can deliver a jobs bill to the president's desk.

By Ben Pershing | December 3, 2009; 9:09 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (30)
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Split Persists Over McChrystal Testimony

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer wants the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan to testify on Capitol Hill. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) By Ben Pershing A key Democratic leader reiterated Tuesday that Gen. Stanley McChrystal should appear before Congress soon to testify on the war effort in Afghanistan, one day after...

By Ben Pershing | October 6, 2009; 1:23 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (8)
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House Approves Defense Bill, Strips F-22 Funds

Updated 2:41 p.m. By Ben Pershing The House easily approved a $636 billion defense spending bill Thursday, after voting to strip money for the controversial F-22 fighter but leaving funding in place for several other military programs the Obama administration doesn't want. After the Senate voted last week 58-40 to...

By Ben Pershing | July 30, 2009; 2:41 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (8)
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Obama Threatens Veto Over New Helicopters

By Ben Pershing One week after successfully using a veto threat against the Senate's defense authorization bill, President Obama sent the House a similar threat Tuesday along with a message: He really doesn't want a new helicopter. As was the case with the Senate bill, the House Defense appropriations measure,...

By Ben Pershing | July 28, 2009; 5:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Obama vs. Earmarks, Part II

By Ben Pershing Just how "clean" will the supplemental spending bill be? It's a question worth asking, one day after President Obama asked Congress to give him $83.4 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as selected foreign aid programs. When Obama signed the $410 billion omnibus...

By Ben Pershing | April 10, 2009; 3:20 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
Categories: Agenda , Branch vs. Branch , Purse Strings
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Obama Recruits Heavily From the Hill

By Ben Pershing Since he took office two months ago, President Obama has been making all manner of gestures, large and small, to reach out to his old colleagues in Congress and persuade them to support his agenda. He's had them over for dinner and cocktails, invited them to...

By Ben Pershing | March 27, 2009; 3:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Older Entries in This Category »

Byrd to Obama: Enough Already With the 'Czars', Ben Pershing , February 25, 2009

House Considers Bill Aimed at Curbing Agency Waste , Paul Volpe , January 14, 2009

Jones Renews Effort To Rename Dept. of Navy, Ben Pershing , January 8, 2009

Senate Adjourns, Ends Standoff With Bush, Paul Volpe , January 2, 2009

Bush Won't Call for Special Session, Ben Pershing , August 4, 2008

Is a Government Shutdown Ahead?, Ben Pershing , July 31, 2008

Bush and GOP At Odds...Again, Ben Pershing , July 23, 2008

Cheney Playing Diminished Role on the Hill, Ben Pershing , July 17, 2008

House Again Refers Impeachment to Committee, Ben Pershing , July 15, 2008

More Republicans Defect on Medicare Veto Override, Ben Pershing , July 15, 2008

On Vetoes, Bush Beats Harding, Ben Pershing , July 14, 2008

No Impeachment Vote Today; Hearings to Come?, Ben Pershing , July 10, 2008

Kucinich Bringing Back Impeachment This Week, Ben Pershing , July 8, 2008

'War Powers' Plan Faces Steep Odds, Ben Pershing , July 8, 2008

Banning 'the Next Karl Rove'?, Ben Pershing , July 8, 2008

Let's Make a Deal, Ben Pershing , June 19, 2008

Kucinich Vows to Keep Up Impeachment Fight, Ben Pershing , June 11, 2008

Impeachment Vote Set for This Afternoon, Ben Pershing , June 11, 2008

Kucinich Escalates Impeachment Fight, Ben Pershing , June 10, 2008

GOP Rep. Hits Bush On 'Signing Statements', Ben Pershing , May 12, 2008

On Iraq Bill, More Questions Than Answers, Ben Pershing , April 24, 2008

Specter: Mukasey Is 'Still Wearing His Robe', Ben Pershing , April 17, 2008

The Costs of War, Ben Pershing , April 16, 2008

After Petraeus, a Growing Divide, Ben Pershing , April 10, 2008

Pelosi to Stop Clock on Colombia Deal, Ben Pershing , April 9, 2008

On FISA, No Endgame in Sight, Ben Pershing , March 13, 2008

Suit Escalates Battle Between Branches, Ben Pershing , March 10, 2008

The Other FISA Debate, Ben Pershing , February 17, 2008

Player of the Week: John Conyers, Ben Pershing , February 15, 2008

Bush, GOP Rebuke House Democrats on Surveillance Bill, Ben Pershing , February 14, 2008

House Will Let Surveillance Bill Expire, Ben Pershing , February 14, 2008

House Mulls Contempt Votes Against Bolten, Miers, Ben Pershing , February 13, 2008

SOTU Expectations Low on the Hill, Ben Pershing , January 28, 2008

Pots, Kettles and Earmarks, Ben Pershing , January 28, 2008

Congress on the Clock for Stimulus, Ben Pershing , January 22, 2008

Reid (Briefly) Off-Key on Stimulus, Ben Pershing , January 18, 2008

Impeachment Update!, Ben Pershing , January 17, 2008

Is That a Veto in Your Pocket?, Ben Pershing , January 14, 2008

Congress Ready to Stimulate, Ben Pershing , January 11, 2008

UPDATE: Hoyer: 'Impeachment ... Not on Our Agenda', Paul Kane , November 6, 2007

Cheney Impeachment Resolution Sent to House Committee, Paul Kane , November 6, 2007

Obama: DOJ Official Must Be Fired, Paul Kane , October 19, 2007

Democrats Begin SCHIP Veto Override Campaign, Paul Kane , October 3, 2007

How Rove Hopes to Avoid Capitol Hill, Paul Kane , August 13, 2007

The U.S. Attorney Investigative Line-up Card, Paul Kane , July 27, 2007

A Contempt Explainer, Paul Kane , July 26, 2007

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