WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have muscled legislation through the House tightening federal restrictions on abortions as thousands of abortion foes staged their annual protest march just down the street.The...
President Barack Obama revealed new plans for the last two years of his presidency and praised the improvement of the economy in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.Obama was sworn into presidency...
A new Senate majority called for more bipartisan efforts in the coming years. One such effort is the Keystone XL Pipeline.This $7.6 billion pipeline would not only be a great job creator for the United...
On Nov. 4, the Republican party won enough seats in the U.S. Senate to hold a majority in both houses of Congress. Victories were big for the GOP with senate contests in Georgia, Kentucky and Kansas with...
Amber Vinson, the Kent State nursing graduate diagnosed with Ebola, checked her temperature and followed protocol before traveling last weekend, her family said in an updated statement Sunday.The family...
The lack of bi-partisanship at all levels of government remains the number one complaint that citizens have with government. People look at elected officials and see what appears to be one party moving...
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a former Marine and FBI agent who's been the target of a campaign finance investigation, was instead charged on Monday with evading taxes by concealing...
The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Monday, April 21:As the nation celebrates Earth Day on Tuesday, it's an excellent opportunity to highlight the positive initiatives taken in...
WASHINGTON—Look for this advertisement on TV, your local newspaper and online in the not too distant future:"For sale at auction: 535 Seats in the U.S. Congress, 100 in Upper House and 435 in Lower Chamber....
I have just had an unpleasant encounter with the Department of Motor Vehicles (is there any other kind?). But I am arguing for government.The problem in this country is not big government. It is bad, inefficient,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will propose an election-year budget that would drop reductions he had previously embraced in federal benefits, officials disclosed Thursday. He also will ask...
On Tuesday, Congress passed the farm bill 68-32. The $100, billion-a-year measure will provide some financial security for farmers who face unpredictable weather and market conditions. It will also provide...
