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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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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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.
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.
Senate Steps Up Effort to Aid Syrian Rebels
Congress seems to be stepping into the vacuum left by the administration’s non-policy on Syria. At least it appears that way from the bipartisan vote ...
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Obama the uniter? Not really.
Americans are deeply divided over President Obama's ability to bring the country together in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, the latest sign ...
What's next for the immigration bill?
It seeks to legalize most of the country's 11 million unauthorized residents.
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U.S. House votes to force approval of Keystone pipeline
By Ros Krasny WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved a bill as expected on Wednesday declaring that a presidential permit was ...
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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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Donors Urge Cuomo to Press for Public Financing of State Campaigns
About 140 major political contributors, including 52 fund-raisers for President Obama, have signed a letter to Gov. Andrew M.