fiscal cliff

It's the "largest tax cut in American history"—unless you make over $400,000.

It's expected the House will pass this.

The president, it seemed, was standing his ground on a deal that hadn't been made yet before this more urgent deal had even been finalized.

The term "Chained C.P.I." was designed to be too terrible for regular people to actually think about for more than five minutes before wanting to bash their heads in with a hammer.

Of course, the whole thing hinges upon the House and Senate PASSING SOMETHING.

President Obama appeared on Meet the Press this morning to ensure that the American people know that this man in the zip-up fleece is responsible for shoving you off the fiscal cliff.

A farm bill pledging federal aid to agriculture programs expired on September 30th, and if Congress does not extend it by the January 1st deadline, the Agriculture Department will have to hike its milk prices.

Funding to maintain the benefits would cost $30 billion—much less than the $115 billion it would take to maintain the payroll tax cut.

Take heed, America: do you know where your priceless wine collection is? Oh right, in this paper bag.

"Frankly, I'm convinced that the president is unwilling to stand up to his own party on the big issues that face our country," John Boehner said before adjourning the House of Representatives until after Christmas.