DOWNSIZING: The House and Senate Agriculture Committees have laid the groundwork this week for reducing the size of the federal food stamp program,
The Senate and House agriculture committees approved separate versions of the farm bill this week, and the full Senate is expected to take up the b
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — More than a decade after a string of mailbox bombings injured people in Midwestern states, a judge will reconsider whether t
WASHINGTON (AP) — Without increased immigration, whites would lose their U.S.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's representative in Congress is seeking an unprecedented yes-or-no vote on whether the island should
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate lawmakers are pushing ahead with a bill that would bring new federal oversight to large specialty pharmacies like the one
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday put aside its partisan differences to extend the federal government's main water resources law, which
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill Tuesday and the House Agriculture Committee considers its version Wednesday.
The House and Senate this week are considering legislation that would cut federal farm and food subsidies. A look at the bills:





























