Budget Control Act of 2011

Sequestration. It’s an ugly word made even more odious by recent actions of our elected Congressmen (and Congresswomen), most of whom seem to lose all sense of propriety when they reach Foggy Bottom. The original idea of sequestration, agreed to...

Federal budget cuts, known as sequestration, are leading to tightening of belts in school districts nationwide. Both Boyle County and Danville schools, along with most districts, are prepping for a 10 percent cut in their federal funding. They are...

STANFORD — Indiscriminate federal budget cuts, collectively known as the federal "sequester," are taking their own toll on next year's Lincoln County School District budget. Superintendent Karen Hatter said reductions in federal funding for her...

Congressional leaders have not passed a federal budget in four years and have continued to kick the can down the road with continuing resolutions rather than solve America’s spending and debt problems. If major corporations operated in that manner,...

Hello, Midshipmen! (Applause.) Well, thank you, Governor O'Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy. To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton -- thank you all for your incredible leadership of...

President Barack Obama will travel to Annapolis to speak at the Naval Academy commencement today, addressing the class at a time when the military faces complicated internal challenges the graduating midshipmen will soon inherit. It is the second time...

Think back -- back before we knew that the IRS was unacceptably targeting right-wing groups for scrutiny or that the Department of Justice was unbelievably searching the phone records of journalists. Think all the way back to February, when all anyone...

WASHINGTON — A top Federal Reserve official said Wednesday that a decision on reducing the central bank's unprecedented economic stimulus efforts still is three to four months away as policymakers first must determine if the recovery is strong...

By Tom Philpott Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the furlough of 680,000 civilian employees for one day a week, from early July through September, to avoid taking deeper cuts in training and maintenance, which could have degraded readiness to the...

WASHINGTON — As conferences go, this one was supposed to be pretty standard: a 7,000-person affair at the Orange County Convention Center that — although not among Orlando's biggest shows — still would have brought a $13 million economic...

I believe it should mean that as a community, we do everything in our power to be there for every child in foster care. The numbers are staggering. There are almost half a million children in foster care. In Broward last week, there were eight children...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. It's not clear, however, how Republicans can best capitalize on Democrats' woes,...