GOP unlikely to oust Boehner as speaker of the House  —  It's a truth that fire-breathing conservatives will have to handle: John Boehner isn't going anywhere as speaker of the House.  —  Boehner's grip on leadership is no doubt weaker after a faction of his caucus blocked his “Plan B” to avoid the fiscal cliff.

Congress, federal workers to get raise  —  Members of Congress will be getting a small pay increase next year.  —  Under an executive order issued by President Obama on Thursday, members of Congress will join federal workers in seeing their pay rise by 0.5 percent after March 27.

Sunday showdown: Reid, McConnell try for small deal  —  Senate leaders are headed into a critical Sunday session of Congress with a singular mission to avoid historic tax hikes, setting the stage for a high-wire final act of fiscal cliff negotiating just two days before the country is hit with a series of tough austerity measures.

Claim seeks $100 million for child survivor of Connecticut school shooting  —  Reuters/Reuters - A U.S. flag hangs over stockings left as a memorial for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, along a fence surrounding the Sandy Hook Cemetery in Newtown, Connecticut December ...more