Trump claims 'every' illegal immigrant 'will be voting Democratic'

Domenico Montanaro, Deputy Political Editor, NBC News

NBC NEWS - Donald Trump, the New York real estate mogul who flirted with a 2012 presidential bid, spoke largely off the cuff to a respectful, but somewhat bewildered crowd here at the Conservative Political Action Conference...

Republicans still trying to dump Obamacare

Perry Bacon Jr.

ANALYSIS - The inclusion of repeal in the House budget illustrates a broader problem for the GOP: a lack of vision on many major issues...

Obama friend or foe? McCain charts his course

Donna Cassata, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain is a walking contradiction, antagonizing President Barack Obama over foreign policy one minute, cooperating with the Democrat the next on immigration and the budget...

Why Obama's new charm offensive could work

Perry Bacon Jr.

ANALYSIS - At first glance, President Obama's new initiative to court congressional Republicans over lunches, dinners and private phone calls seems fruitless...

Obama tries charm offensive on Republicans

Julie Pace, AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shifting course in the face of political gridlock, President Barack Obama is making rare overtures to rank-and-file Republicans, inviting GOP senators to dinner Wednesday, planning visits to Capitol Hill and working the phones with lawmakers.

GOP still groping for a direction

Perry Bacon Jr.

ANALYSIS - Five months after Election Day, the Republicans are still grappling with how they should reorient their party to win presidential elections in the future...

Automatic budget cuts, blame game, begin

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans refused Saturday to concede any culpability for failing to stave off huge, automatic spending cuts...

Welcome to Obama's more progressive America

Perry Bacon Jr.

OPINION - The back and forth between the president and Republicans over the $85 billion in cuts due to go into effect on March 1 has obscured the new reality of Washington...

Hagel confirmed as Defense Secretary by Senate

Donna Cassata, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to confirm Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary.

Why GOP is fighting Obama on the sequester

Perry Bacon Jr.

ANALYSIS - The drama around the $85 billion in federal government cuts due to start on March 1, known as the sequester, centers around one fundamental question: how much has President Obama's victory in November changed the nation's political dynamics on fiscal issues?...

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Trump claims 'every' illegal immigrant 'will be voting Democratic'

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Obama tries charm offensive on Republicans

GOP still groping for a direction

Automatic budget cuts, blame game, begin

Welcome to Obama's more progressive America

Hagel confirmed as Defense Secretary by Senate

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