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Congress Expands Its Own Budget, Moves To Cut Others

House lawmakers are moving to protect Capitol Hill’s budget even as they slash programs like education, health research, water projects and housing aid for the poor.

2013/05/22

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Former IRS Commissioner Heads To Hill Amid Scandal

The former head of the Internal Revenue Service heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.

2013/05/21

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Sexual Abuse Cases Put Pentagon Under Fire

One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office.

2013/05/15

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Lawmaker: Bombings Succeeded Because System Failed

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says it’s still unclear whether the Boston bombings were foreign-directed, but he says they were clearly, quote, “foreign-inspired.”

2013/05/09

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Praise, Levity Greet Hagel In Senate Return

Senators who nearly buried Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel found reasons to praise him on Wednesday.

2013/04/17

A hazardous materials response team truck sits outside a mail sorting facility in Hyattsville, Md., on April 16, 2013. (credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

GOP Rep On Ricin Letter: ‘There Are Crazy People All Over The World’

The reaction from Mississippi’s congressional delegation to a poisoned letter sent to Republican U.S. Sen Roger Wicker can be summed up in a word: “crazy.”

2013/04/17

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McCaskill: Poison Mailing Suspect Writes Lots of Letters to Senators

Unlike with the Boston Marathon bomber, police have a suspect in mind as they try to determine who mailed a letter to Sen. Roger Wicker that tested positive for poisonous ricin, a Senate colleague said.

2013/04/17

President Barack Obama is greeted by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, as he arrives at the U.S. Captiol for his third day of meetings with members of Congress on March 14, 2013 in Washington, DC. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Obama Plans Second Dinner With Senate Republicans

President Barack Obama is keeping up his congressional charm offensive, with a second dinner with Senate Republicans planned for next month.

2013/03/28

Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1951. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Eisenhower Family Wants New Ike Memorial Design

The future of a planned memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower was thrown into doubt Tuesday as lawmakers questioned the project’s design and cost and Ike’s family called again for the memorial project to be redesigned.

2013/03/19

Several GOP lawmakers are welcoming to the president's upcoming Capitol Hill visit to gain support. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

White House ‘Charm Offensive’ On Capitol Hill Welcomed By Many GOP Lawmakers

Republican lawmakers said Sunday they welcome President Barack Obama’s courtship and suggested the fresh engagement between the White House and Congress might help yield solutions to the stubborn budget battle that puts Americans’ jobs at risk.

2013/03/10