Politics May 17 GOP reinstates usage of ‘illegal alien’ in Library of Congress’ records WASHINGTON — Republicans on a powerful House panel Tuesday narrowly defended a tea party-fueled move to tell the Library of Congress how to label immigrants living in the country illegally.
Politics May 16 3 months later, Congress ready to act on Obama’s call to battle Zika WASHINGTON — Congress is ready to act on President Barack Obama’s long-stalled request for emergency funds to combat the Zika virus, which has been linked to serious birth defects and other major health problems.
Health May 12 Senate reaches deal on reduced Zika funding Top Senate negotiators announced agreement on a $1.1 billion emergency funding measure to battle the Zika virus.
Nation May 11 Does Congress need to regulate fantasy sports? Congress on Wednesday launched a fact-finding mission into the loosely regulated, multibillion-dollar world of fantasy sports games — a multibillion-dollar business that seemingly advertised everywhere during the pro football season.
Science May 09 Mosquito season brings no new urgency for money to fight Zika The White House and Democrats are pressuring congressional Republicans to act on President Barack Obama's demands for money to combat Zika, but even the onset of mosquito season that probably will spread the virus has failed to create a sense…
Politics Apr 19 Ryan won’t back bill allowing 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Paul Ryan is reserving judgment on bipartisan legislation to allow the families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for any role that elements of Saudi regime may have played in the…
Nation Apr 06 White House to transfer $589M of Ebola funds to combat Zika virus Congressional officials say the Obama administration has decided to transfer leftover money from the largely successful fight against Ebola to combat the growing threat of the Zika virus.
Politics Mar 17 Paul Ryan wants you to know he is not running for president, so ‘Knock it off’ WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Paul Ryan has a message to everyone in the political chattering class who's speculating that he might emerge as the Republican nominee from a contested convention and save the party from front-runner Donald Trump: "Knock it…
Politics Mar 01 GOP leaders: No place for bigotry in the Republican Party WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday anyone who wants to be the Republican presidential nominee must reject any racist group or individual, a tacit swipe at GOP front-runner Donald Trump.
Politics Feb 26 IRS: Computer breach bigger than first thought, with 700K victims WASHINGTON -- The IRS said Friday that the number of taxpayers whose tax information may have been stolen by computer hackers now exceeds 700,000 -- more than double the agency's previous estimate.