WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate are unveiling legislation Thursday to avoid a looming set of sharp,
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Democrats have prepared a plan to slice the Pentagon's budget by $3 billion a year in an attempt to avoid far steeper
WASHINGTON (AP) — An administration official says President Barack Obama plans to submit his 2014 budget plan to Congress in mid-March.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a legislative dig at President Barack Obama, the GOP-controlled House on passed a bill designed to highlight the fact that he'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The military's top leaders are warning Congress that automatic spending cuts looming in March would force the Pentagon to slash o
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat in the Senate said Tuesday that lawmakers should redouble their efforts to replace looming across-the-board
WASHINGTON (AP) — Incoming Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray says Democrats controlling the chamber will attempt to pass a budget for t
WASHINGTON (AP) — House leaders on Monday unveiled legislation to permit the government to continue borrowing money through May 18 in order to
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) says the GOP-controlled House will "do its job" and pass legislation to lift the nation's
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's top Democratic allies in the Senate advised him Friday to consider "any lawful steps" to make sure the g
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation passed this week to avert the "fiscal cliff" could still leave in place deficits averaging more than $900 billion a y
WASHINGTON (AP) — The No. 2 Republican in the House leadership says he opposes a Senate-passed measure to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) and his leadership team say they need to review a Senate pact that would increase taxes on
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to prevent the government from going over the so-called fiscal cliff will also block a $900 automatic pay hike for
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has asked Vice President Joe Biden to become involved in a last-minute effort to avert
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Democrat and Republican say they're entering last-minute talks with the White House aimed at avoiding the
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's top Democratic ally in the Senate is calling for the House to vote on the president's plan to raise top
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top aide says Sen.
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Barack Obama's Senate allies said Thursday that an increase in the Medicare eligibility age is "no longer one
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Democrat says "it's going to be extremely difficult" to pass legislation to address the so-called fiscal cliff b
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Daniel Inouye is under observation at a Washington-area hospital so that doctors can monitor his oxygen intake.