A leading House Republican says he has reform language ready to go.
Senator Dean Heller says reform could pass the House. So...time to act?
A harsh new ad from Americans for Prosperity dramatizes the stakes.
GOP Senators privately search for a way to Yes on unemployment benefits.
Two polls show the electorate at large is moving away from the GOP on the issue.
House Republicans decide not acting on big ticket items is the safest play.
Greg Sargent writes The Plum Line blog, a reported opinion blog with a liberal slant -- what you might call “opinionated reporting” from the left. He joined the Post in early 2009, after stints at Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine and the New York Observer. He lives in Maryland with his wife, son and daughter.