Bob Corker

Obama administration to tighten pressure on Iran, aide says

2013-05-15 16:22:00

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday that it would add more sanctions on Iran in an effort to dissuade Tehran from continuing its nuclear program, but stopped short of backing tough new penalties that lawmakers are considering....

Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria

2013-05-11 19:28:00

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...

Obama golfs with GOP senators

2013-05-06 14:10:00

WASHINGTON -- On the first green, President Obama put his arm around Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican. He shared his golf cart with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Republican from Georgia. Obama hasn’t had much luck schmoozing GOP lawmakers in...

Obama nominates Rep. Mel Watt to head Housing Finance Agency

2013-05-02 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — President Obama nominated Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to be the top regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, moving to replace a career bureaucrat who has been sharply criticized by liberals for not doing more to help troubled homeowners....

GOP senator gloats after hole in one during round with Obama

2013-05-06 16:27:00

WASHINGTON – A round of golf with the president of the United States is a rare treat, to be sure. So hitting a hole in one while in a foursome with the commander in chief quickly became the stuff of legend on Capitol Hill after word that Sen....

Obama to nominate Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to head housing agency

2013-05-01 08:54:00

WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Democratic Rep. Mel Watt to head the federal housing agency that oversees taxpayer-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a White House official said Wednesday. Watt, an 11-term congressman from North Carolina,...

Freshman senator with senior pluck takes on the financial industry

2013-05-10 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the newest member of the Senate Banking Committee, waited patiently for her first chance to question top financial regulators at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill. When her turn finally came after 90 minutes,...

McManus: Obama's plan to avoid lame-duckery

2013-05-08 00:00:00

For the last two months, President Obama has been mired in Washington's inside game, caught up in backroom congressional politics as he tried unsuccessfully to pass a bill on gun control and nudge Republican senators toward compromise on the budget. But...

Ranking Democrat, Republican press Obama administration on Syria

2013-04-11 16:26:00

WASHINGTON – The ranking Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee both urged the Obama administration Thursday to exert more pressure on behalf of the rebels in the Syrian civil war. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-...

At new phase in budget fight, Obama reaches out to GOP lawmakers

2013-03-06 09:06:00

WASHINGTON -- President Obama appears to be trying to thaw chilly relations with lawmakers as he pushed through the latest budget battle while moving on to other parts of his second-term agenda. Obama will head to Capitol Hill next week to visit...

Hoping to break the stalemate, Obama takes GOP senators to dinner

2013-03-07 05:00:00

President Obama had a dinner date Wednesday night with a dozen of his worst enemies, thus proving that the governmental stalemate in Washington, D.C., is driving him to unusual acts of political creativity -- or desperation.� The president personally...

Bernanke warns Congress that budget cuts pose danger [Updated]

2013-02-26 07:50:00

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Tuesday that the upcoming budget cuts under the so-called sequestration would create a "significant" burden on an economy that is growing only moderately. In his semi-annual economic report...

President Barack Obama, second from right, plays golf with, from left, Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) at Andrews Air Force Base.

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice walks out of a meeting with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) on Wednesday.

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