'Cliff' bill to House, but doubts on spending cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate-approved compromise to avert the 'fiscal cliff' ran headlong into opposition from the No. 2 House Republican and other GOP lawmakers Tuesday...
Obama ups pressure in fiscal cliff talks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama upped the pressure on Republican leaders to reach a fiscal deal, as the Senate tried to work out a compromise agreement as early as Sunday...
White House meeting a last stab at a fiscal deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders have arrived at the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama in an eleventh-hour effort to avert a fiscal cliff...
Republicans consider major shifts on key issues
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years, Republicans have adhered fiercely to their bedrock conservative principles, resisting Democratic calls for tax hikes, comprehensive immigration reform and gun control. Now, seven weeks after an electoral drubbing, some party leaders and rank-and-file alike are signaling a willingness to bend on all three issues...
On 'fiscal cliff,' no deal in sight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are engaged in a playground game of "who goes first," daring each political party to let the year end without resolving a Jan. 1 confluence of higher taxes and deep spending cuts that could rattle a recovering, but-still-fragile economy.
Rapper 'Fat Joe' admits tax evasion in NJ court
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The rap artist 'Fat Joe' pleaded guilty Thursday to failing to pay taxes on nearly $3 million in income he earned over two years for performances and music royalties...
Obama, GOP near fiscal cliff deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Both President Barack Obama and Congress' most powerful Republican are making significant concessions just two weeks before the economy-threatening 'fiscal cliff'...
Boehner offers millionaire tax hike
WASHINGTON (AP) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner has signaled new movement in 'fiscal cliff' talks that had appeared stalled by proposing a tax hike for earners making more than $1 million...
Obama looks to use political capital in 'fiscal cliff' negotiations
(AP) - President Barack Obama is trying to spend what former President George W. Bush called 'political capital'...
Ann Coulter: GOP should cave on tax hikes for rich
theGRIO REPORT - Her political about face came during Fox's Sean Hannity Show when the topic of the fiscal cliff was brought up and Coulter explained that Republicans need to stop giving into the media's negative perception of their party...
