War Bill a Political Minefield

GI Bill Poses Challenge For GOP, Blue Dogs

House leaders in both parties will face a tough political calculus when the chamber takes up the $260 billion Senate-passed war spending bill.

May 24, 2012

Sen. Scott Brown arrives in the Capitol via the Senate subway for votes on the Food and Drug Administration reauthorization bill on Thursday.

Nobody seems to like the automatic Pentagon spending cuts set for January, but there is little Congressional agreement on an alternative.