Bloomberg pressures donors over gun control votes
Six months after the Newtown school shooting, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is stepping up his gun control campaign by asking donors not to support ...
Senate bill defines sex trafficking as child abuse
Child prostitutes would be considered victims of abuse rather than juvenile offenders and be referred to child welfare officials under legislation in ...
USTR nominee asked about offshore investments
Michael Froman, the administration's choice to become the next U.S. Trade Representative, appeared headed for Senate confirmation despite Republican ...
Tax overhaul: IRS scandal could lead to changes
The Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups has little if anything to do with most everyday taxpayers, but some ...
Tax overhaul: Looking to IRS scandal for momentum
The storm engulfing the Internal Revenue Service could provide a boost for lawmakers who want to simplify U.S. tax laws — a code that is so ...
IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing
Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against ...
Senate confirms former nurse to run Medicare
A former intensive care nurse with a businesslike approach to a politically divisive public policy area won Senate approval Wednesday to run Medicare ...
Senate Finance to investigate IRS targeting groups
Sen. Max Baucus says the Senate Finance Committee will investigate the IRS targeting conservative political groups, joining a growing list of ...
Gun control forces struggle to keep issue alive
Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive ...
GOP faces Senate recruitment woes in key states
Republicans are struggling to recruit strong Senate candidates in states that present the party's best opportunities to reclaim the majority, a sign ...
Baucus exit could be free-for-all for Mont. Senate
U.S. Sen. Max Baucus' surprise announcement that he won't run for a seventh term could mean a free-for-all for a Senate seat that has not been open ...
Montana Democrat Baucus rules out 7th Senate term
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana announced plans Tuesday to retire at the end of his term after a career of enormous power and ...
Tax-free Internet shopping jeopardized by bill
Tax-free shopping on the Internet could be in jeopardy under a bill making its way through the Senate. The bill would empower states to require online ...
Suburbs now playing a key role in gun legislation
In the emotional politics of gun control, the suburbs seem to be emerging as a new sphere of influence. The Senate's defeat last week of firearms ...
Gun votes carry big risks for Dems in rural states
There is little mystery, from a campaign viewpoint, at least, about the eight senators who crossed party lines in Wednesday's showdown vote on ...
EPA blamed for delays in asbestos study in Montana
Internal investigators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for years of delays in completing health studies needed to guide the ...
Gun control loses: No expanded background checks
Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, ...
Top Dem sees 'train wreck' for health law rollout
A senior Democratic senator who helped write President Barack Obama's health care law stunned administration officials Wednesday, saying openly he ...
Senate plans background check vote Wednesday
The Senate set a long-awaited vote for Wednesday on a bipartisan plan for expanding background checks to more firearms buyers, with supporters facing ...
Gun measures put moderate Senate Dems in bind
President Barack Obama's push for tougher gun measures and expanded background checks has placed several moderate Senate Democrats facing re-election ...
Lew says budget deal with Congress can be reached
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Congress on Thursday that the Obama administration is optimistic about a budget deal, but he urged lawmakers to ...
Prospects for arms treaty all but dead in Senate
Senate opponents of a treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade said Wednesday they have the votes to block ratification of the ...
Judge to retire after sending racist Obama email
A Montana federal judge will retire following an investigation into an email he forwarded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama
Obama: 'Shame on us' if Congress forgets Newtown
President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on ...
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