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Senate Narrowly Passes First Budget in Four Years

The U.S. Senate on Saturday narrowly passed its first federal budget in four years, a move that will usher in a relative lull in Washington's fiscal wars until an anticipated summer showdown over raising the debt ceiling.The budget plan was passed by a 50-49 vote in the Democratic-controlled chamber. Four Democratic senators facing tough re-election campaigns in 2014 joined all the Senate Republicans in opposing the measure, which seeks to raise nearly $1 trillion in new tax revenues by closing some tax breaks for the wealthy.The Senate budget, which reflects Democratic priorities of boosting near-term job growth and preserving social safety net programs, will square off in coming months against a Republican-focused budget passed by the Republican-dominated House of Representatives.Neither of the non-binding blueprints has a chance of passage in the opposing chamber, leaving Congress no closer to resolving deep differences over how to shrink U.S. deficits and grow the economy. But they...

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  1. Sessions: Lew Must Never Be Treasury Secretary

    Sen . Jeff Sessions , (R-Ala.), on why he doesn’t approve of the nomination of Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary.

  2. One in Four Workers to Change Jobs in 2013

    FBN’s Sandra Smith with an afternoon market update, plus news that one in four workers plans to change jobs this year.

  3. Will Lew Be Confirmed?

    Bob Cusack, managing editor of The Hill, on the pushback from Republicans on Obama’s nomination of Jack Lew to the Treasury Secretary position.

  4. Obama Nominates Lew

    FBN’s Rich Edson on Jack Lew being formally nominated by President Obama as Treasury Secretary.

  5. Obama Nominates Jack Lew to Be Treasury Secretary

    President Barack Obama nominated Jacob Lew to be the 76th U.S. Treasury secretary and urged the Senate to confirm him quickly, putting the White House's chief budget...

  6. Why Obama is Choosing Jack Lew

    Wells Fargo chief economist John Silvia breaks down the reason for Obama's pick for Treasury secretary.

  7. Lew Likely to Be Nominated Treasury Secretary Thursday

    President Barack Obama is expected to nominate current White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew as Treasury secretary by the end of the week.Lew  is no stranger to Washin...

  8. GOP Lost Its Way?

    The Daily Caller founder Tucker Carlson and FNC Digital Politics Editor Chris Stirewalt on the state of the Republican Party and who stands out as the party’s future leadership.

  9. The Trillion-Dollar Cost of Welfare

    You may have seen the headlines on the Internet, that Republicans hate the poor. A few examples from a quick search reveal these: Why do Republicans hate poor, hungr...

  10. The $1 Trillion Cost of Welfare

    FBN’s Liz MacDonald on the newest numbers that show more than 80 overlapping government assistance programs, and the $1 trillion cost of welfare under the Obama Administration.

  11. Gulf Coast senators to Obama: Ensure BP spill deal is fair

    Senators from the U.S. Gulf Coast urged President Barack Obama on Friday to ensure that any legal settlement for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill does not undermine...

  12. Is the Admin. Preventing ICE Agents from Enforcing the Law?

    FNC Radio’s Todd Starnes on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent threatened with suspension for arresting an illegal immigrant.

  1. Democrats Using Creative Accounting in Budget?

    FBN’s Lou Dobbs on the budget proposal by Senate Democrats.

  2. Lew Gets Green Light From Senate Panel

    The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday backed President Barack Obama's nominee to head the U.S. Treasury, Jack Lew, despite some concerns about his perks from previ...

  3. Lew Being Met With Opposition

    Former Treasury Department TARP advisor Susan Ochs on Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew.

  4. Obama's Treasury pick Lew to be grilled on Citi bonus, U.S. debt

    Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's pick to be U.S. treasury secretary, is expected to come under fire for the administration's budget policies and a nearly $1 millio...

  5. ICE Agents Suing Administration Over Deportation Policy

    National ICE Council President Chris Crane on the lawsuit filed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

  6. Biden to Wrap Up Meeting on Gun Violence

    FNC's Brett Baier on the future of gun regulation and whether the administration will reinstate the assault-weapon ban.

  7. Graham: Lew Not a Get-Something-Done Guy

    Radio host Michael Graham on the nomination of Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary.

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