Dems, GOP talk up deficit reduction, but don't act
Liberals' loud objections to White House proposals for slowing the growth of huge social programs make it clear that neither political party puts a ...
Post office retreats on eliminating Saturday mail
The financially beleaguered Postal Service backpedaled on its plan to end Saturday mail delivery, conceding Wednesday that its gamble to compel ...
Alert to Congress: Nuclear evacuation may bog down
Regulators and congressional investigators clashed Wednesday over a new report warning that in the event of an accident at a nuclear plant, panicking ...
Liberals balk at Obama's 2nd-term overtures to GOP
Liberal lawmakers from Congress and a coalition of like-minded groups rallied outside the White House on Tuesday, voicing frustration at the ...
Obama seeks deal, proposes cuts to Social Security
Seeking an elusive middle ground, President Barack Obama is proposing a 2014 budget that embraces tax increases abhorred by Republicans as well as ...
Obama plan hits seniors, low-income taxpayers
President Barack Obama's proposal to change the way the government measures inflation could lead to fewer people qualifying for college grants and ...
Veterans fight changes to disability payments
Veterans groups are rallying to fight any proposal to change disability payments as the federal government attempts to address its long-term debt ...
House passes GOP budget plan promising deep cuts
Moving on two fronts, the Republican-controlled House on Thursday voted to keep the government running for the next six months while pushing through ...
Charm offensive produces no breakthroughs
Over dinner at a swank hotel a few blocks from the White House, Republican senators wanted to know if President Barack Obama would support a gradual ...
Lawmakers want Obama to follow up outreach effort
At a recent gathering of House committee and subcommittee chairmen, Republican lawmakers were asked if they could name the legislative affairs staffer ...
Lew set to start at Treasury as budget cuts loom
Jacob Lew is scheduled to be sworn in Thursday as Treasury secretary and will have to hit the ground running. He is taking over the job just a day ...
Lawmakers fault plan for veterans' health records
Congressional leaders overseeing veterans' issues criticized on Wednesday a decision by the Obama administration to move away from building a new ...
Lawmaker looks outside VA to fill mental care gap
Veterans who have trouble getting timely mental health care from Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics should also have access to thousands of health ...
Senate OKs modest restrictions on filibusters
The tradition-laden Senate voted Thursday to modestly curb filibusters, using a bipartisan consensus rare in today's hyper-partisan climate to make ...
Obama picks Lew for Treasury as fiscal issues loom
For 30 years, Jack Lew has had a hand in some of the biggest economic deals negotiated in Washington. What awaits him if he's confirmed as treasury ...
Face of the new Congress
Politically, the 113th Congress that was sworn in Thursday won't be much of a change from the less-than-stellar 112th Congress it replaces: Democrats ...
Obama Social Security offer at odds with top Dems
President Barack Obama's offer to limit the growth of Social Security benefits would cost the average retiree less than $50 in the first year. But the ...
It's not just taxes: Benefit cuts divide Democrats
It's not just about taxes. There's another big obstacle to overcome as Congress and President Barack Obama work to skirt the fiscal cliff: deep ...
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