Source: Reid looking for votes on fiscal cliff package
Washington (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in conjunction with the White House, is working to see if the scaled back fiscal cliff package President Barack Obama laid out last week can get...
View ArticleCongressional leaders speak after White House fiscal cliff meeting
Washington (CNN) - Congressional leaders spoke Friday after meeting about the fiscal cliff with President Barack Obama at the White House. Congressional leaders attending the meeting was Senate...
View ArticleFiscal cliff talks: What will happen this weekend?
Washington (CNN) - Fiscal cliff negotiations between the staffs of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will be led by David Krone, who is Reid's chief of staff, and...
View ArticleProgress towards a fiscal cliff deal?
Washington (CNN) - Is progress on a fiscal cliff deal in the cards? If it is, it may be on a sheet of paper seen making the rounds on Capitol Hill Saturday. Follow @politicalticker A top Democratic...
View ArticleSenate leaders to try to work out fiscal cliff deal over weekend
Washington (CNN) - The Senate's top Democrat and Republican are working this weekend to forge a compromise to prevent the country from going over the fiscal cliff, the combination of sweeping spending...
View ArticleMcConnell, Reid point to fiscal stalemate
Washington (CNN) - Senate leaders indicated Sunday that talks to avert the fiscal cliff have come to gridlock, as the upper chamber convened for a special session in hopes of passing a deal by the...
View ArticleReid: No Senate vote Sunday night
(CNN) – Following a day of ups and downs in the fiscal cliff talks, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate will meet back again Monday, meaning there will be no vote on a deal Sunday night....
View ArticleBoehner's White House F-bomb
(CNN) - For all the stalemate in the fiscal cliff negotiations, there were some heated moments, too. A Democratic source familiar with one particular exchange told CNN that Senate Majority Leader Harry...
View ArticleFilibuster fight put off as reform negotiations continue
Washington (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has put off for another day a potentially ugly fight over filibuster reform, a Democratic leadership aide said Wednesday. The issue was set to come...
View ArticleReid: 'Misspoke' when comparing Sandy, Katrina
(CNN) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid acknowledged Monday he "simply misspoke" when comparing the devastation left behind Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 storm which pounded the Gulf Coast, and...
View ArticleReid adviser: Senate majority leader 'in a different place' on gun control
Washington (CNN) - A staunch supporter of gun rights for years, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may be changing his position on the contentious issue in the aftermath of the school shooting in...
View ArticleReid ratchets up pressure for filibuster reform
Washington (CNN) - Senate negotiations over filibuster reform could come to a head as early as Thursday, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who is threatening to ram through broad reforms...
View ArticleSenators agree to Reid and McConnell’s filibuster reform measures
(CNN) - Democrats and Republicans in the Senate overwhelmingly agreed late Thursday on language reforming filibusters, passing the measures agreed to earlier in the day by Majority Leader Harry Reid...
View ArticleNRA president: Harry Reid 'under incredible pressure'
Washington (CNN) - National Rifle Association President David Keene signaled Thursday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat who has enjoyed the powerful gun lobby's support in the past,...
View Article'Without question': Reid says more revenue needed to fix budget problems
(CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called for more revenue Sunday as a solution for the nation's budgetary problems. The Senate's top Democrat pointed to measures that Republicans previously...
View ArticleBoehner to Senate: Get off your a**
(CNN) – House Speaker John Boehner had some choice words Tuesday for his colleagues in the Senate over the forced spending cuts set to begin Friday. Boehner, known for his at-times colorful language,...
View ArticleSenate leaders optimistic about avoiding government shutdown
Washington (CNN) – The top Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate sounded upbeat Tuesday that a deal will be reached with the GOP-controlled House over a government spending bill before March...
View ArticleWhat was behind Reid's sidestep on assault weapons ban?
Washington (CNN) - Depending on whom you ask, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's decision to scuttle a controversial assault weapons ban proposal from a broader Democrat-backed gun control package is...
View ArticleReid introduces gun violence bill
(CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid formally introduced a much-anticipated gun bill Thursday, his office announced. The Senate is expected to debate the legislation when the upper chamber returns...
View ArticleMike Tyson enters ring with top senators
(CNN) - Mike Tyson is putting his weight behind the effort to pardon late boxer Jack Johnson. His heavyweight political punch, that is. Follow @politicalticker The boxer is rubbing shoulders with...
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