Politics Dec 07 Congress approves bipartisan, $6.3 billion biomedical bill WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Barack Obama bipartisan legislation Wednesday to beef up research on cancer and other diseases, battle drug abuse and speed government approvals of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. By 94-5, the Senate sent the measure to President…
Politics Nov 22 Will Trump’s big agenda put GOP budget goals out of reach? President-elect Donald Trump promises big tax cuts, a border wall and massive spending on infrastructure. That's a recipe for bigger deficits that fiscally minded conservative Republicans have railed against during President Barack Obama's tenure.
Politics Nov 14 What’s on Congress’ lame duck to-do list? Donald Trump's election will reset the balance of power in Washington, but until noon on Jan. 20, President Barack Obama decides what can become law.
Politics Oct 18 WikiLeaks releases Clinton’s initial list of running mates The list was included among hacked emails from Clinton's campaign chairman disclosed by WikiLeaks.
Nation Sep 22 McConnell releases stopgap spending bill, anti-Zika funds The Senate's top Republican on Thursday unveiled legislation to prevent a government shutdown next weekend and provide more than $1 billion to battle the Zika virus.
Politics Sep 09 Only a few weeks of Zika funding remain, CDC says The head of the government's fight against the Zika virus warned that the country is "about to see a bunch of kids born with microcephaly" in the coming months.
Politics Sep 04 What happens when Congress returns to Washington this week? Lawmakers will likely do what they do best: the bare minimum.
Economy Aug 23 Tax revenue shortfall to blame for rising deficit this year, report finds A new government report released Tuesday blames lower-than-expected tax revenues for a spike in this year's budget deficit to $590 billion. That's an increase of about one-third over last year's tally.
Politics Jul 24 Obama says Trump’s NATO comments show ‘lack of preparedness’ President Barack Obama says that GOP nominee Donald Trump's recent suggestion that the U.S. might not come to the defense of NATO allies is another sign of Trump's "lack of preparedness" on foreign policy.
Economy Jul 15 White House says budget deficit will rise to $600 billion The disappointing figures, while expected, come after the deficit has steadily declined.