House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind
Philip Elliott, Associated Press |
posted 15 minutes ago
House lawmakers are beginning work on a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law that would give states more authority and Washington less.
House to consider cuts to food stamps
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 2:11am
A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program.
Capitol's Frederick Douglass statue to be unveiled
Valerie Bonk, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 2:02am
The 19th-century orator and writer Frederick Douglass will once again stand tall in the U.S. Capitol.
Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill
Erica Werner and David Espo, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 1:22am
Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that says the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of dollars.
Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss
Charles Babington, Associated Press |
posted Jun 19th - 1:21am
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast.
NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
Kimberly Dozier and Donna Cassata, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 10:19pm
The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.
CBO: Senate Immigration bill would help economy
David Espo and Erica Werner, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 8:51pm
Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same time it would bestow legal status on an estimated 8 million immigrants living in the United States unlawfully.
House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
Jim Abrams, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 6:38pm
The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a GOP war on women.
IRS worker: No political bias against tea party
Alan Fram, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 5:17pm
An Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican said the close scrutiny of tea party groups' tax forms originated in his Cincinnati IRS office and not in Washington, according to a full transcript of his interview by congressional investigators released Tuesday.
House, Senate on diverging paths on agency budgets
Andrew Taylor, Associated Press |
posted Jun 18th - 2:59pm
Republicans controlling the House unveiled slashing cuts Tuesday to a program that helps localities build community development projects, while their rivals in the Democratic-led Senate proposed to restore GOP cuts to international food aid and nutrition help for pregnant women.
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