Senate rejects bid to let states run food stamps
Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press |
posted 9 minutes ago
The Senate has rejected a Republican amendment to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states.
IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'
The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmakers' questions.
House preserves its own budget as others face cuts
Andrew Taylor, Associated Press |
posted 18 minutes ago
House lawmakers are moving to protect Capitol Hill's budget even as they slash programs like education, health research, water projects and housing aid for the poor.
House Republicans promote 20-week abortion ban
Jim Abrams, Associated Press |
posted 20 minutes ago
House Republican who oppose abortion promoted legislation Wednesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Others who took the 5th: McGwire, Abramoff, North
Associated Press |
posted 32 minutes ago
Lois Lerner of the IRS joins a diverse roll call of people who have invoked Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination in refusing to answer questions at congressional hearings over the years.
Labor board nominees advance
Sam Hananel, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 9:37am
A Senate panel has endorsed President Barack Obama's slate of five nominees to sit on the National Labor Relations Board. Two of them advanced despite strong GOP opposition.
House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults
Richard Lardner, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 9:34am
Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring that service members found guilty of sexual offenses be dismissed or dishonorably discharged.
Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum
Charles Babington, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 5:23am
A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems.
Immigration bill heads to full Senate
Erica Werner and David Espo, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 2:21am
A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict.
Details of the Senate immigration bill
The Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 1:28am
A look at the 867-page immigration overhaul bill approved Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee:
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