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CBO: Immigration bill would decrease deficit by $197 billion over 10 years
In a boost for proponents of comprehensive immigration reform, a new report from the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the immigration bill currently being debated in the Senate would increase the U.S. population by 10.4 million and would decrease federal budget deficit …
Boehner calls Senate immigration bill 'laughable,' complicates prospects in House
House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that he does not “see any way” of bringing an immigration bill to the floor that does not have backing from a majority of the House’s GOP members, calling the border security provisions in the measure currently making its …
Amid some grumbles, House GOP takes up abortion ban
Amid roiling debates on national security, foreign policy and immigration, the Republican-led House turned its attention Tuesday to social issues, setting a vote on a measure that would prohibit abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Although the measure is expected to pass the …
VIDEO: First Read Minute: Obama overseas, abortion, guns, and immigration
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro discuss President Obama's overseas trip, as well as the House taking up an abortion ban, Vice President Biden talking about executive action on guns, as well as the latest in immigration refo...
First Thoughts: It could have been worse
Obama at the G-8: It could have been worse… Germany visit: 2013 vs. 2008… Obama on Syria, NSA surveillance, and Bernanke… McCaskill backs “Ready for Hillary” Super PAC… House to vote on abortion ban… Biden to talk gun control… …
Programming notes
Tuesday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: The latest from the G8 with one of us… another one of us (!!!) with the political developments happening at home while the president is abroad… The Boston Globe’s Matt Viser on the final debate tonig …
Obama agenda: Obama on Syria, NSA
Here’s President Obama’s interview with Charlie Rose. It ranged from Syria and Iran to China and the NSA. On Syria: “We know what it’s like to rush into a war in the Middle East without having thought it through.” On Iran: "I do think that there's a …
Congress: 'Gang' violence?
Lindsey Graham’s losing patience with Marco Rubio. "How do we put together a bill and then the guy who put it together says that he may not vote for it?" Graham told The Huffington Post. "I just don't get what we're doing here." “The Republican-led House will take its …
Off to the races: Final debate in MA
FLORIDA: Gov. Rick Scott (R) gets his highest approval rating since taking office – 43%/44%, per Quinnipiac, but he still trails Charlie Crist (D) in a hypothetical 2014 gubernatorial race, 47%-37% - though that is down from 50%-34% in March. MASSACHUSETTS: Ed Markey …
Missouri Sen. McCaskill backs Clinton for president in '16
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in 2016 on Tuesday, adding a marquee, swing-state backer to the roster of Democrats pushing the former secretary of state to make another White House bid in 2016. McCaskill announced her support …
Obama defends Syria handling to skeptical public, critical congressmen
Earlier action by the United States to arm rebels seeking Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow would not have meaningfully slow the violence in that country’s ongoing civil war, President Barack Obama said in his first extensive comments about the situation i …
VIDEO: First Read Minute: Obama's international challenge
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro talk about the issues facing President Obama as he begins talks at the G-8 Summit, and, on the domestic front, the Senate continues debate on immigration as stumbling blocks emerge in the Hou...
Pro-Obama group airs TV ad defending health-care law
Organizing for Action -- the old Obama campaign apparatus -- is out with its first TV ad, and it defends the federal health-care law."What the impact of ObamaCare?" the ad's narrator asks asks. "The truth is, Americans are already seeing the benefits. She's seeing more seniors fo …
First Thoughts: Cold War tensions are back
Cold War tensions are back as G-8 summit begins… A test of Obama’s international leadership… Cheney vs. Gore on NSA surveillance… New Yorker: Everything you wanted to know about the Gang of Eight... Boehner to abide by Hastert Rule on immigration? …
Programming notes
Monday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: Peter Alexander hosts today with the latest on the G8 Summit live, out of Ireland, with Chuck Todd… One of us (!!!) joins for our First Reads of the morning… Newsweek and The Daily Beast’s Josh Rogin …
Obama agenda: Obama's speech in Northern Ireland
“President Barack Obama on Monday invoked America’s own struggles with tolerance as he praised the peace achieved so far in Northern Ireland and urged young people to play a role in shaping a positive future for their country,” Politico writes. “‘And …
Congress: 10 percent
David Hawkings points out Gallup poll numbers from last week that “Only 10 percent of 1,529 people surveyed described themselves as having a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in Congress, ranking it last on a list of 16 societal institutions for the fourth consecutive …
Off to the races: Markey up double digits
Beth Reinhard: “Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker polls near the bottom of would-be presidential contenders. Unlike potential rivals, you won't find him on the cover of Time magazine or slow-jamming the news with comedian Jimmy Fallon. But he's a conservative Republican who won e …
Rubio: 95 percent of immigration bill 'in perfect shape,' still needs border fixes
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday said the comprehensive immigration reform bill is almost "ready to go" but still needs substantial border security fixes, dismissing accusations from conservative critics that he has been manipulated by veteran Democratic lawmakers in their …
Cheney says NSA monitoring could have prevented 9/11
The United States might have been able to prevent the deadly Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington had controversial National Security Agency surveillance practices been in place at the time, former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday. The f …