Senate rejects bid to let states run food stamps
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states.
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Keystone XL Pipeline Gets It's Big House Vote Tomorrow
John Barrow (GA), one of the shadiest and most cowardly fake-Dems in the House, is a co-chair of the reactionary Blue Dogs and a member of the ...
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Robert Kaiser on Dodd-Frank: 'This example of Congress working also illuminated why it works so rarely.'
Almost three years ago, the Dodd-Frank Act was enacted, a sweeping piece of legislation aimed at overhauling regulation of the financial system.
Jonathan Bernstein: Immigration choice looms for House Republicans
It's increasingly looking like House Republicans will eventually face a clear choice on immigration: bring up and pass the Senate bill, mostly with ...
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Are background checks a wedge issue for 2014?
The Senate's rejection of a popular expansion of background checks for firearms last month marked an abrupt end to the campaign for gun restrictions ...
Bipartisan Senate bill would give EPA power to ban dangerous chemicals
In a rare display of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, a group of key senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require chemical companies to ...
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Congress vows close scrutiny of VA's backlog progress
After years of quiet stagnation, the veterans benefits claim backlog has finally caught Congress’ attention.
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Editorial Board: Immigration reform, while flawed, moves forward in Senate
THE MOST far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s immigration system in a generation has emerged mostly unscathed from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Off to the races: Weiner's running
Political Wire: “A new Harvard study contacted over 7,000 election administrators in 28 states and found they provided different information about ...
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House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts
WASHINGTON — Republicans controlling the House pressed ahead Tuesday with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper than the cuts departments ...
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