Posts Tagged ‘expected’

Obama expected to face questions from reporters on IRS, other scandals

Less than 24 hours after announcing the Internal Revenue Service’s acting commissioner had been forced out, President Barack Obama on Thursday is expected to have to answer reporters’ questions about the agency’s targeting of conservatives and other scandals hanging over the administration. Obama is scheduled to hold a joint press conference with visiting Prime Minister [...]

Fight expected in House on online sales tax

By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to give states the power to enforce their sales tax laws on online purchases, but the legislation faces a tougher fight in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 69 to 27 to back the measure, which pits [...]

Bush Approval Bounce Expected

David Leonhardt: “The rise in approval ratings of former President George W. Bush has received some attention this week, in advance of the opening of his presidential library in Dallas. But that rise is exactly what one would expect, based on the history of other ex-presidents’ approval ratings.” Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

‘Gang of Eight’ Senate Immigration Bill Expected Tuesday

By JIM AVILA and JORDAN FABIAN A bipartisan group of senators plans to introduce its long-awaited immigration bill on Tuesday, Senate sources confirmed to ABC News. Four Democrats and four Republicans, known as the “Gang of Eight,” wrapped up months of hard-fought negotiations this week… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Immigration Bill Expected This Week

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) said that a bipartisan group of eight senators is “on track” to introduce comprehensive immigration legislation by the end of this week, despite recent “kerfuffles” in its negotiations and competing items on the congressional agenda, Roll Call reports. Tweet This Post

Immigration bill expected this week, senators say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill to overhaul the immigration system would likely be completed by the end of this week, two senior senators said on Sunday. Democratic Senator Charles Schumer of New York said that senators in the bipartisan "Group of Eight" have resolved all major issues in a pending deal and that their staffs [...]

Sanford Expected to Win Runoff Today

Roll Call: “For a candidate known for one of the past decade’s most colossal political mistakes, former Gov. Mark Sanford has run a nearly flawless campaign for the 1st District. As a result, Sanford is on track to win the Republican runoff and maintains a solid position in the special election for the coastal, GOP-leaning [...]