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Sen. Levin: Automatic cuts to affect entire Pentagon budget
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday that all 3,000 accounts in the Pentagon's budget would be affected if automatic, across-the-board spending cuts occur in January. "This...
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HURT: Postal Service failure a symptom of federal failure
ANALYSIS/OPINION: BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — On this tiny fishing island in the Gulf, the majestic and prehistoric tarpon sheathed in its armor of giant scales is called "Silver King." Fisherman here bow to...
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N.D. voters mull dispute on Fighting Sioux nickname for school
FARGO, N.D. — Voters cast ballots Tuesday to resolve a bitter dispute over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname, even as supporters of the moniker promised to resume the battle this...
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Inside Politics: New Obama ad targets Romney's time as governor
President Obama's campaign is launching a new ad against Republican challenger Mitt Romney, building on Mr. Obama's attack against his rival's economic record as Massachusetts governor. The ad picks up...
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Giffords lobbies to help keep her district Democratic
WASHINGTON — Democrats are hoping that late campaign appearances by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will help push her hand-picked successor to victory in a special congressional election in Arizona....
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Report predicts rising health costs under Obama law
The U.S. will spend slightly more on health care over the next decade than it would have had President Obama's Affordable Care Act not passed, according to a new estimate released Tuesday by the...
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Moran eases by foe in Va. 8th District primary
RICHMOND, Va. — Jim Moran has easily vanquished a little-known challenger in the 8th District Democratic primary as he seeks his 12th term in Congress. Moran represents heavily Democratic Alexandria...
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Bryson on medical leave after 2 accidents
The White House said Tuesday there was no timetable for Commerce Secretary John Bryson's return from medical leave, as California officials indicated the Cabinet member may not face criminal charges if...
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GSA: Vegas attendee not in on discipline
General Services Administration officials have been quick to point out that they are taking strong disciplinary action against those responsible for a lavish $823,000 Las Vegas conference funded by...
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Looming tax hike not the biggest ever
Republicans are calling it "Taxmageddon," the big tax increase awaiting nearly every American family at the end of the year, when a long list of tax cuts is scheduled to expire unless Congress acts. It...
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Perkins edges Vaughn in Va.'s 11th District GOP battle
RICHMOND, Va. — Retired U.S. Army colonel and former Green Beret Chris Perkins has won the Republican nomination for a seat in Congress from northern Virginia's 11th District. In a contest between...
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Raye wins Maine's 2nd District GOP primary
AUGUSTA, Maine — Kevin Raye has defeated Blaine Richardson for the Republican nomination in the 2nd District U.S. House race in Maine. The victory by Raye sets up a rematch of the 2002 race between him...
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Florida's West has the money, needs votes
Rep. Allen B. West, the acerbic Florida Republican who emerged two years ago as a leading face of the national tea party movement, is rarely short of words. And as the freshman amps up his re-election...
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Walker's BBQ seeks detente over beer, brats
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker donned a white apron to man the grill at a bipartisan picnic that had the air of an international peace conference, with a news helicopter circling overhead,...
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Congress members agree to fix tricky tax code
Amid all the unbridled partisanship and naysaying about Washington gridlock, a glimmer of consensus has begun to develop in Congress around the herculean task of fixing the nation's tax code. House...
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Democrats hold Giffords seat in Arizona
Democrats kept former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' seat in their fold Tuesday with Ron Barber, a one-time aide to Ms. Giffords, fending off a special-election challenge in Arizona's 8th Congressional...
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Dispute over N.D. Fighting Sioux nickname nears end
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakotans say they've had enough of a decades-old controversy on its flagship university's nickname. Voters overwhelmingly decided Tuesday to dump the University of North...
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Arizona prepares to enforce strict immigration law
Arizona already is gearing up to enforce its strict immigration law as it anticipates a favorable ruling from the Supreme Court sometime this month, with Gov. Jan Brewer issuing an executive order...
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Romney to top CEOs: White House is anti-business
Mitt Romney, wooing business leaders Wednesday with promises of lower tax rates and a lighter regulatory burden, accused President Obama of trying to duck responsibility for the role his polices have...
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Feds backtrack on endangered-lizard listing
The Obama administration backtracked Wednesday and announced it will not declare the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species, saying voluntary efforts by New Mexico and Texas have headed off the...
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