Rebecca Berg
With House Set To Return, Washington Inching Toward The Cliff's Edge
Fiscal cliff negotiations make a last stand. But the path to a deal remains treacherous.
Rebecca Berg
Scott Brown Breaks News Of Nonexistent Fiscal Cliff Offer
The senator's scoop falls flat. "Not true," an aide to Harry Reid responds.
Rebecca Berg
Starbucks "Come Together" Message Doesn't Solve Fiscal Cliff Crisis
On Capitol Hill, staffers and journalists look to Starbucks for inspiration. But baristas don't spread the word.
Rebecca Berg
House Republicans Want Senate Democrats To Move First On Fiscal Cliff
"The Senate must first act," House leaders insist. But Democrats "are still waiting for Republicans."
Rebecca Berg
What Lawmakers Tweeted On Their Christmas Vacation
Merry Twitmas to all.
Rebecca Berg
Democrats Pan NRA Plan To Place Armed Guards In Schools
"It just doesn't make sense," Pelosi says.
Rebecca Berg
Congresswoman Sends Out Fiscal Cliff Christmas Cards
Rep. Loretta Sanchez gets in the holiday spirit.
Rebecca Berg
National Rifle Association Argues For More Guns In Response To Sandy Hook Massacre
"The only thing that stops a bad guy is a good guy with a gun," Wayne LaPierre says.
Rebecca Berg
Conservatives Kill Republican Tax Plan
Speaker John Boehner's gambit falls apart. Over the cliff we go?
John Stanton
Paul Ryan Vanishes In Fiscal Cliff Talks
The former running mate and current House Republican budget chief keeps an unusually low profile. "I'm not commenting on any of that stuff."
Rebecca Berg
Senator Urges Supporters To Sign Petition To NRA
McCaskill's evolution on guns continues as she calls "on the NRA to come out of hiding."
Rebecca Berg
Boehner: "Not Convinced" Fiscal Cliff "Plan B" Would Fail In The Senate
The House speaker rejects that his back-up plan is merely a negotiating tactic.
Rebecca Berg
Fiscal Cliff Fight Turns To Trash Talk
With actual little movement toward a resolution, the war of words is heating up.
John Stanton
Republican Leaders Pitched Fiscal Cliff "Plan B" At Norquist Meeting
Normal operating procedure, Boehner's and Cantor's offices say. But conservative groups aren't happy.
Rebecca Berg
Affleck, Day-Lewis, And Spielberg Outshine The Fiscal Cliff
Political theater meets the real thing. "This is more people than I've ever seen at a press conference."
Rebecca Berg
Conservatives Push Back Against Boehner's "Plan B"
"There's a core conservative principle here at stake," Rep. Heulskamp says.
Rebecca Berg
House Republicans Call Tax Increase "Tax Cut"
Creative messaging on the edge of the fiscal cliff.
Rebecca Berg
Victims' Families Push For New Gun Laws On Capitol Hill
"We need to all speak up," the father of a Sandy Hook survivor says. The Connecticut deaths move to Washington.
Rebecca Berg
Democrats Defend Shift On Tax Increases
Republicans offer tax hikes for income of more than $1 million, which some Democrats used to support. But that was just "a plan to smoke out the Republicans’ true position," Pelosi says.
Rebecca Berg
House Republicans Could Vote On Fiscal Cliff "Plan B" This Week
Meanwhile, Harry Reid warns it could not pass the Senate. The latest negotiating strategy for House Republicans.
Rebecca Berg
