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In Climate Deal With China, Obama May Set 2016 Theme

by Coral Davenport | The New York Times

November 13, 2014

President Obama’s landmark agreement with China to cut greenhouse gas pollution is a bet by the president and Democrats that on the issue of climate change, American voters are far ahead of Washington’s warring factions and that the environment will be a winning cause in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Will Obama fade or fight as Republicans gain control of Congress?

by Karen Tumulty, Juliet Eilperin | The Washington Post

November 13, 2014

When his party got walloped last week in the midterm election, an unbowed President Obama declared that he would “squeeze every last little bit of opportunity” to push his agenda in the waning years of his presidency. In the past few days, he has shown that he meant it.

Congress reconvenes to complete its least productive session ever

by Ed O'Keefe | The Washington Post

November 12, 2014

Congress reconvenes on Wednesday for the first time since Election Day, but Americans expecting a sudden outbreak of ambition and bipartisanship will need to wait at least a little bit longer.