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Mitch McConnell proposes bill to combat doping in horse racing

WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Republican and a handful of senior lawmakers in both parties are making a late-session push for legislation to create national standards for the horse racing in...

DATE: Sep 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

House chaplain wins job back after scalding letter to Ryan

WASHINGTON – The embattled chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives has won his job back just hours after sending a scalding letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan that accused a top Ryan st...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Congress stumbles into government shutdown Thursday night; budget deal stalled

WASHINGTON – The U.S. government stumbled into a shutdown at midnight as a rogue Senate Republican blocked a speedy vote on a massive, bipartisan, budget-busting spending deal, protesting th...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Top Dems pull out of White House meeting after Trump attack

WASHINGTON – Congress’ top Democratic leaders abruptly pulled out of a planned meeting Tuesday with President Donald Trump after he attacked them on Twitter, casting doubt on the prospects f...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Must-do bills in split Congress could lead to shutdown

WASHINGTON – An early December government shutdown is a real possibility, since a divided Congress can’t agree on military spending, Democrats insist on help for young immigrants and Preside...

DATE: Nov 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House backs $4T budget, faces challenges on Trump tax plan

WASHINGTON – Republicans powered a $4 trillion budget through the House on Thursday by a razor-thin margin, a close vote underscoring the difficulties that lie ahead in delivering President ...

DATE: Oct 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate backs GOP budget in step forward for tax revamp

WASHINGTON – Republicans on Thursday muscled a $4 trillion budget through the Senate in a major step forward for President Donald Trump’s ambitious promise of “massive tax cuts and reform.” ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Democrats slam GOP budget on taxes, health care cuts

WASHINGTON – The Republican-led Senate rejected Democratic attempts to spare health programs for the poor and elderly from cuts, absorbing political hits as the price for advancing a $4 tril...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate moves ahead on GOP budget that’s key to taxes

WASHINGTON – The Senate is moving ahead on a Republican budget plan, a critical step in President Donald Trump and the party’s politically imperative drive to cut taxes and simplify the IRS ...

DATE: Oct 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

McConnell promises to speed pace on judicial nominees

WASHINGTON – The Senate’s top Republican, facing increasing pressure from conservative groups, is seeking to upend a longstanding Senate tradition in order to speed the confirmation pace on ...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House passes GOP budget in key step for upcoming tax debate

WASHINGTON – The House on Thursday passed a $4.1 trillion budget plan that promises deep cuts to social programs while paving the way for Republicans to rewrite the tax code later this year....

DATE: Oct 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

White House seeks $29B for disaster aid, flood insurance

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Wednesday asked Congress for $29 billion in disaster aid to cover ongoing hurricane relief and recovery efforts and to pay federal flood insurance cl...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World