By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
State lawmakers from across the country breathed a collective sigh of relief on Thursday after the Democrat-controlled Senate voted to send them billions of emergency Medicaid dollars from last year’s stimulus bill — ending what had been a months-long, filibuster-fueled challenge to the deficit-spending. Published August 5, 2010 Comments
By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press
Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle sees her campaign as a battle to stop Washington’s Democrats who want to expand entitlement programs and “make government our God.” Published August 5, 2010 Comments
By Darlene Superville - Associated Press
President Obama took a high-profile plunge into the race for his former Senate seat, on behalf of a candidate who could embarrass Democrats - and the president himself - if he loses. Published August 5, 2010 Comments
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Kicking off what promises to be a politically perilous process, the House ethics committee on Thursday officially lodged 13 different charges against Rep. Charles B. Rangel, including that he used his office to raise more than $8 million for a college public policy center named after him. Published July 29, 2010 Comments
By S. Smithson - The Washington Times
The Obama administration is asking Congress for new powers to fight identity fraud after undercover government investigators obtained U.S. passports using forged documents for the second time in less than two years. Published July 29, 2010 Comments
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
In Washington, the drive to collect Internet sales taxes is heating up, as a bill that would raise the cost of shopping online nears a showdown in the House. Published June 19, 2013
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
A Georgia congressman said Wednesday that House Republicans will redouble efforts to replace President Obama's health care law with a "patient-centered" alternative that uses tax breaks to make insurance affordable without imposing mandates on Americans. Published June 5, 2013
By The Washington Times
For a few weeks in 2011, Rep. Michele Bachmann was on top of the GOP, having chased Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty from the GOP presidential field and racing to the front of the pack. Published May 29, 2013
By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times
Representatives of "durable medical equipment" companies accused of badgering senior citizens into obtaining scooters and other equipment "at little or no cost to you" — with the rest picked up by taxpayers — hid from scrutiny by a Senate oversight committee Wednesday. Published May 22, 2013
By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times
As the IRS scandal gains traction and a bipartisan chorus on Capitol Hill demands more answers, the man who headed the agency at the time it was targeting conservative groups will be on the hot seat twice this week. Published May 20, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to allow illegal immigrants who get legal status to begin collecting tax-welfare payments, as the panel spent a fourth day working through amendments to the massive immigration bill and party-line splits began to emerge. Published May 20, 2013
By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
In a letter written Friday and released to the public Monday, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle expressed concern to Secretary of State John F. Kerry over "harassment and abuse" that Chinese authorities are believed to be inflicting on family members to Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese activist living in the United States. Published May 13, 2013
By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
A Pentagon study has found a sharp increase in the number of sexual assaults in the ranks, as the military plans to put men and women in even closer contact among ground combat units in coming years. Published May 7, 2013
By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times
As Republicans continue to raise questions regarding the Obama administration's handling of intelligence leading up to the Boston bombings, the House this week will hold the first of what is expected to be many congressional hearings on the issue. Published May 5, 2013
By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times
Responding to complaints that food stamps are widely spent on junk food and that the Agriculture Department makes no attempt to even track, much less restrict, what kind of food is being purchased, a Pennsylvania Republican will introduce legislation Friday called the SNAP Transparency Act to create an online, searchable database that uses bar codes to break down how many taxpayer dollars in food stamps are spent on each individual product, from Kit Kat bars to whole milk. Published April 25, 2013
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
Sen. Rand Paul's scramble this week to clarify his remarks on whether drone killings should be allowed on American soil underscores a key challenge facing the ambitious Kentucky politician: translating his libertarian principles into clear policy positions. Published April 24, 2013
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
Brace for it, online shoppers: Consumers likely will pay more to shop on the Web as lawmakers look to impose new sales taxes. Published April 23, 2013
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
As senators struggle with how to vote on new gun control bills, few have the kind of pressure that Sen. Jeff Flake is facing. Published April 16, 2013
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
The deal senators have struck to expand firearm background checks to all Internet and gun show sales will drive up prices for consumers, weapons retailers say. Published April 14, 2013
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Obama's pick to be the next chief of the Environmental Protection Agency told Congress on Thursday that she never has used private emails or instant-messaging to try to avoid open-records laws, and promised to crack down on those within the agency who do. Published April 11, 2013
