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Immigrant healthcare bills stump House group
WASHINGTON -- Differences over whether immigrants should be deported for fail
IRS replaces head of division that targeted conservative groups
WASHINGTON -- Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, was replaced by the agency'...
Senate confirms Obama's first D.C. Circuit Court nominee
WASHINGTON -- Deputy Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan, a rising star...
Obama restricts drone strikes overseas
WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from Congress and international allies,...
Conservative economists endorse immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON -- More than 100 conservative economists will call on Congress to approve an immigration overhaul, highlighting the...
Top IRS official pleads the 5th Amendment at testy House hearing
WASHINGTON — A top Internal Revenue Service official invoked the 5th Amendment and declined to testify Wednesday before a House...
Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key...
Reid to delay Senate votes on most Obama nominees until July
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he will delay votes on several of President Obama’s nominees...
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Majority thinks global warming, clean energy should be prioritiesWASHINGTON – Global warming and clean energy should be priorities for Congress and the president, a majority of Americans said in a... |
Senators press forward on immigration billWASHINGTON – Senators are pushing forward on changes to a sweeping immigration overhaul, preparing to vote the bill out of the... |
Obama meets with young immigrants, encourages them to speak outWASHINGTON -- President Obama met Tuesday with young immigrants and others who expressed their fear that... |
U.S. attorney involved in leaking Fast and Furious documentWASHINGTON -- The former top federal prosecutor in Arizona retaliated against the lead whistle blower in the Fast and Furious controversy by... |
Top IRS official will invoke 5th AmendmentWASHINGTON — A top IRS official in the division that reviews nonprofit groups will invoke the 5th Amendment and refuse to... |
Crossroads GPS believes it is under IRS scrutinyWASHINGTON — Crossroads GPS, the behemoth conservative advocacy group behind some of the most robust... |
IRS officials still don't have full explanation of targetingWASHINGTON – The outgoing head of the IRS said the agency still doesn’t know which staff members were responsible for using... |
Federal immigration services union joins opposition to billWASHINGTON – A labor union that represents federal officers who vet immigration applications has decided to oppose the immigration... |
Sen. Orrin Hatch emerges as key GOP vote on immigrationWASHINGTON – When Sen. Orrin Hatch takes his seat on the dais in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, the 79-year-old slides... |
Supreme Court to hear prayer caseWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin its... |
Tentative deal reached on high-tech visas in immigration billWASHINGTON — The outlines of a possible agreement emerged Tuesday on the criteria for high-skilled visas in the immigration overhaul,... |
White House fights back on IRS as GOP keeps up pressureWASHINGTON — A senior White House aide insisted Sunday that President Obama learned only from news reports that an IRS office had... |
Former IRS commissioner 'dismayed' by inspector general's reportWASHINGTON -- The former top official of the Internal Revenue Service told senators Tuesday he was “dismayed and saddened” by an... |
Obama urges Morehouse College graduates to help othersWASHINGTON — President Obama urged graduates of a celebrated historically black college Sunday to... |
Obama: Nation to stand by Oklahoma survivors 'as long as it takes'WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Tuesday assured the survivors of Oklahoma’s deadly tornado that the... |
Obama budget would cut deficits, report saysWASHINGTON -- President Obama’s proposed mix of tax hikes and spending cuts would reduce future... |
Conservatives, tea party leaders seek to block immigration billWASHINGTON – Top conservative leaders, along with tea party activists from across the nation, have crafted a letter of opposition to... |
HUD to shut down offices as a result of sequesterAcross-the-board cuts in the federal budget will force the Department of Housing and Urban Development to close its offices on May 24 and... |
White House officials knew of IRS audit findings weeks in advanceWASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS... |