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House bill protects homeland security budget
A Republican-controlled House panel moved Thursday to protect the Department of Homeland Security from the big cuts facing other domestic agencies under the party's budget slashing plan.
House panel boosts veterans spending
This April 22, 2010 file photo shows a Customs and Border Patrol agent patroling along the international border in Nogales, Ariz.
Republicans demand probe of tax scrutiny of conser...
Republican lawmakers called on Sunday for a broad investigation of the tax agency's acknowledgement that its agents had singled out conservative political groups for more scrutiny, and demanded that President Barack Obama make clear the action was unacceptable.
Republicans demand probe of tax scrutiny of conservative groups
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Rep. Rogers: Expect more whistleblowers to testify on Benghazi
Congress is hearing from more whistleblowers who wish to testify on the terrorist attack in Benghazi, according to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers .
FBI Agents Want Rep. Rogers to Be Bureau Director
Ingham County officials are investigating an overnight armed home invasion on the 5200 block of Holt Rd.
FBI agents want Mich. Rep. Rogers for director
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Howell, is being touted as a possible replacement for longtime FBI Director Robert Mueller.
I commend Callaway Gardens for refusing to allow gun advocate group GeorgiaCarry.Org to hold its annual convention there.
GOP's 'More With Less' Claims Hard to Measure
Since taking control of the House in 2011, Republicans claim they have done 'more with less' - expanding the efficiency of the chamber while dramatically reducing operating costs.
Jon Stewart blasts Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) for being a huge dick on FAA sequester cuts
On Monday night, Jon Stewart looked at how fast Congress acted to fix the airport delays caused by the sequester, and had special ire for Rep.
Lawmakers Suddenly Aghast That Sequestration Actually Does Stuff
Way back in August of 2011, Congress passed a law called the Budget Control Act, which raised the debt ceiling, enacted a tranche of spending cuts, created the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, and then imposed on that committee a set of conditions that would trigger this thing known as "the sequestration" -- a series of deep cuts to ... (more)
Sequester, Flight Delays Breed Confusion
Huerta has become the main target of criticism from both parties over the past few days, as air travel delays mount.
FAA accused of 'shocking' failure on sequesters
A top House Republican accused the FAA of a "shocking lapse of management" in giving the airlines just "hours" notice before furloughing air traffic controllers, leaving the industry struggling to adjust to major flight delays.
The Board of Directors of Eastern Kentucky PRIDE, Inc., has named Tammie Wilson as its interim President/Chief Executive Officer until May, when the board will meet to make her selection permanent.
House impatient with VA's disability backlog
President Obama touts veterans care as a top priority of his presidency, but lawmakers increasingly weary of the long waits and hassles that veterans face in receiving disability benefits are pressuring Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinsheki to produce results.