Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating
WASHINGTON — Students applying for financial aid for the coming school year could find some comfort in a bipartisan student loan compromise taking ...
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CBO: Senate Immigration bill would help economy
WASHINGTON — Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the ...
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House, Senate on diverging paths on agency budgets
WASHINGTON — Republicans controlling the House unveiled slashing cuts Tuesday to a program that helps localities build community development ...
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Compromise among senators eyed on border security
WASHINGTON — After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to toughen ...
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Boehner: Senate bill weak on border security
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) says any immigration bill passing the House ought to have support from a majority of both ...
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House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday finished their rewrite of GOP President George W. Bush's prized No Child Left Behind Act, sending to ...
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Russia could stand in way of Obama's nuke cuts
WASHINGTON — By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons, rather than make cuts on his own, President Barack ...
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GAO says airline merger would reduce competition
DALLAS — A government review finds that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled ...
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House votes to cut food stamps by $2 billion
WASHINGTON — The House voted on Wednesday to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year as part of a wide-ranging farm bill. The chamber rejected 234-188 ...
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Dem senator presses Pentagon on Guantanamo feeding
WASHINGTON — The force-feeding of terror suspects at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, runs counter to international standards, ...
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