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Monitor BreakfastObama adviser: 'Some optimism' for expecting US economy to strengthenGene Sperling, director of the National Economic Council, hopes Republicans' tactic of contesting each increase of the national debt ceiling is permanently 'off the table.' He also offers cautious hope that the economy will keep improving.
Will Obama's 'climate resilience fund' help cope with global warming?President Obama's 2015 budget will include $1 billion to help communities deal with the effects of climate change. He made the announcement Friday on a visit to drought-stricken California.
Hillary Clinton tells women to 'grow skin like a rhinoceros.' Good advice?That's advice the former first lady and secretary of State offered this week to women aspiring to high-profile positions, borrowing from Eleanor Roosevelt. It's a hide that didn't come naturally to Hillary Clinton.
Chris Christie's not-so-bad week: Bridge-gate looming less largeThe Bridge-gate scandal that has beset Gov. Chris Christie, a possible presidential contender, is still under investigation. But at least no one died because of it, an AP analysis shows.
Obama in California: a pledge of drought aid, climate change planningPresident Obama heads to the parched San Joaquin Valley in central California on Friday to announce executive action on the state's devastating drought. He will also draw a link between extreme weather and climate change.
Would union cost Tennessee VW plant a new line? Senator and automaker at odds.Sen. Bob Corker is trying to convince workers at VW's assembly plant in Tennessee that a vote to unionize could cost them the manufacturing line for a new vehicle. VW says that's not the case.
Sen. Ted Cruz filibuster angers GOP leaders. Where does fight end?The Texan clashed openly Wednesday with Sen. Mitch McConnell and other GOP leaders over a bill to raise the national debt ceiling. Ted Cruz may have burnished his tea party credentials, but the price could be that he'll be sidelined in the Senate.
New US cybersecurity standards: Will they do enough?The Obama administration has unveiled the nation's first cybersecurity standards to protect critical infrastructure. The voluntary standards – which met with some criticism – are an attempt to address US vulnerabilities to cyberattack.
Obamacare: 3.3 million enrollees, but surge needed to hit targetThe Obama administration called the pace of January enrollments in Obamacare 'encouraging,' but analysts say most who have signed up were previously insured. Six weeks remain to enroll.
Is the old Chris Christie back? As chair for GOP governors, he rakes in funds.Many have wondered whether Bridge-gate would spook potential donors, harming Chris Christie's fundraising for governors – as well as his long-expected presidential bid. But it appears he hasn’t lost his fundraising chops quite yet.
Sen. Rand Paul files NSA lawsuit. Can he win?Rand Paul is joining with the conservative group FreedomWorks to file a class action lawsuit claiming the NSA’s collection of metadata violates Fourth Amendment privacy rights.
Debt ceiling: how John Boehner and the Republicans could end up winnersThe surrender by Speaker John Boehner on the debt ceiling can be seen as a sign of strength. He felt confident enough to buck his own caucus and could be setting the GOP on a stronger footing for the midterm elections.
Debt ceiling: After 'clean' vote, is tea party defeated or emboldened?The ballooning federal debt is the tea party's core issue, and the movement feels abandoned by Speaker John Boehner. One tea party leader's response: 'Back to the barricades.'
Janet Yellen, in hot-seat testimony to Congress, picks clarity over Fed 'code'The markets weren't roiled Tuesday by Janet Yellen's first hot-seat testimony to Congress as Fed chair: The 'taper' of bond purchases will continue, but it's too soon to raise interest rates.
'The Hillary Papers': How will GOP use them against Clinton?Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, has issued notice that his organization will make use of 'The Hillary Papers' – beginning now. The RNC has already found a health-care nugget about Clinton.
- Monitor BreakfastNo debt ceiling crisis? Obama economic adviser sees investment boon.
A boost to long-term investment in the US may result, now that Congress appears poised to raise the national debt ceiling without provoking another showdown, says Gene Sperling of Obama's National Economic Council.
House's John Boehner folds on debt ceiling. Wimpy or wise move?For weeks, House Speaker John Boehner has been trying to find an add-on to debt ceiling legislation that his caucus could agree to. His problem is that House Republicans were split over which such initiative to adopt.
'The Hillary Papers': Is Clinton's past a political danger?'The Hillary Papers' have been described as portraying a politically unflattering portrait of Mrs. Clinton, a possible 2016 presidential candidate. Now, partisans are divided on whether such bits could damage her image.
Rand Paul warns Texas Republicans, 'Your state could turn blue'Speaking to fellow Republicans in Houston, Sen. Rand Paul predicted that Texas, with a large number of Hispanics, "will be a Democratic state within 10 years if you don't change."
Why does Rand Paul keep bringing up Monica Lewinsky?Sen. Rand Paul keeps going after Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, no doubt to fend off Democratic attacks on the GOP’s “war on women.” A new poll shows Republicans do have a major problem in how most women perceive their party.
