The word torture has tripped awkwardly off tongues throughout Washington ever since the Obama administration's release of legal memos justifying the CIA's use of brutal interrogation measures. It isn't news, of course, that the CIA was playing tough with terrorist ...Read More
House Republican leaders on Thursday denounced an expected move by House Democrats to introduce their version of the so-called "doc fix," a $210 billion plan to keep doctors who treat Medicare patients from experiencing severe cuts in their annual federal ...Read More
A member of the panel that unleashed a firestorm of controversy when it recommended a change in the age and frequency at which women should get mammograms today answered critics' claims that the new recommendations could be harmful to women. "This ...Read More
The controversy grows over President Obama's deep bow to Japanese Emperor Akihito Saturday, which was captured in a photo that touched off a weekend firestorm over presidential protocol.
The incident followed Obama's dip to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in April, ...Read More
The Obama administration's decision to prosecute five Sept. 11 terror suspects in New York rather than in a military tribunal has sparked furor among those who say the White House is wearing blinders when it comes to the ongoing War ...Read More
Washington (CNN) -- The thousands of restive conservative protesters milling outside the west front of the Capitol last week definitely didn't seem in the mood to listen -- but there was at least one voice they wanted to hear.
The chant ...Read More
WASHINGTON -Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, weighing fresh concessions to abortion opponents and working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts. "We're very close" ...Read More
WASHINGTON -- After months spent criticizing Democrats' health-care reform plans, House Republicans have produced a proposal of their own. It's shorter and focuses on bringing down costs rather than extending coverage to nearly all Americans. A 230-page draft was obtained yesterday ...Read More
WASHINGTON—The House Republican leader says he regrets that he and other members of his party spent time and money supporting the GOP nominee in a special House election in upstate New York. The candidate picked by GOP officials in New York's ...Read More
WASHINGTON—The top House Republican on Sunday pressed President Barack Obama for a decision on whether to send more troops to war in Afghanistan, saying the muddled runoff election there should not further delay a strategy review that already has dragged ...Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have the answers to lower health costs and expanded coverage, not the Democrats who hold power in Washington and are creating more problems as they "recklessly pursue" a government takeover of the health care system, a ...Read More
WASHINGTON -Republicans have the answers to lower health costs and expanded coverage, not the Democrats hold power in Washington and are creating more problems as they "recklessly pursue" a government takeover of the health care system, a GOP leader said. The ...Read More
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, House Republican Leader John Boehner, and other Members of Congress hosted a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony today in the ...Read More
From NBC's Luke Russert House Minority Leader John Boehner today came out swinging against the Obama White House, saying it was guilty of "Chicago style politics." "The White House and congressional Democrats know that their liberal special interest agenda is not very ...Read More
(CNN) -- Rock bands, including REM and Pearl Jam, want to know whether their music was played at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A series of Freedom of Information Act requests will be filed Thursday in conjunction with ...Read More
With the bulk of the $787 billion stimulus package still unspent, some lawmakers say, President Obama should not be adding yet another $13 billion to the deficit by funding a one-time $250 Social Security payment. The complaints are coming from Republicans, ...Read More
ST. LOUIS -Conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh lashed out at NFL union leader DeMaurice Smith, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the media a day after being dropped from a group trying to buy the St. Louis Rams. On his syndicated ...Read More
AUSTIN – When Rick Perry raised the possibility of secession, it sparked a firestorm inside Texans – some embraced his call for states' rights, some were passionately opposed. But one group is nearly unanimous in telling the governor that Texas should ...Read More
WASHINGTON -- Responding to Republican criticism of the $787 billion economic stimulus package, White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers said Monday that the Recovery Act is having its desired effect, dismissing GOP calls for a dramatic change in course. "Thanks largely ...Read More
WASHINGTON — Read the bill! It was a rallying cry at angry health care town halls this summer and has evolved into something of a political movement. Many Americans are demanding that lawmakers actually read the comprehensive legislation they've written ...Read More
It was a rallying cry at angry health care town halls this summer and has evolved into something of a political movement. Many Americans are demanding that lawmakers actually read the comprehensive legislation they've written -- or at least make ...Read More
