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Now the iPad maker has taken the lead, perhaps inadvertently, on a top priority for U.S. business: simplifying America's tax code.

MAY 21: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's Investigations Subcommittee member Sen.

Eight members of Congress say they're concerned Google's wearable computer, Google Glass, could violate the privacy "of the average American." The lawmakers said they worry Google Glass users could identify people on the street and access individuals' addresses, marital status, work history and hobbies, The Hill reported Friday.

Texas Tech College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources officials announced Zachariah Hurley was selected for an internship in Washington, D.C., for the summer 2013 academic semester.

A group of Congress members have sent a letter to Google seeking answers to privacy and data concerns caused by Google Glass.

Amid allegations from House Republicans that it showed a bias for liberal groups, the EPA will audit its fee-waiver process for Freedom of Information Act requests, acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe said Thursday.

To the federal government, ethanol only counts as a conventional biofuel if it is produced from switch grass, corn starch or other easily replenished materials.

The House Energy & Commerce Committee today released a report citing internal documents from the nation's largest health insurance companies that reveal the healthcare law's policies, mandates, taxes, and fees will cause major premium increases for consumers in the individual, small group and large group markets.

Let's imagine for a moment that Democrats controlled redistricting in Texas last cycle.

Right-wing obstructionism reached another low today when Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee would not even show up to vote today on the nomination of Gina McCarthy to be director of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is launching an inquiry into a potentially dangerous stimulant used in dietary supplements sold by General Nutrition Centers .

Texas' real-life redistricting, as we all know, has left something to be desired.

The findings, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , suggest that it could be counterproductive to advertise the environmental benefits of efficient bulbs in the US.

The anti-incumbent super-PAC Campaign for Primary Accountability is coming back for 2014 after shutting down last election cycle - and it's already making a wish list of targets, including Reps.

A group of House Republicans is pressing the Department of Energy for details on a loan program that has come under fire for its assistance to a number of failed green companies.

Former President Bill Clinton joked during the ceremony that people have said he's close to the Bush family, maybe too close.

The Obama campaign's newly minted advocacy group has mined into a vein of political gold, namely goofy remarks by Congress' climate change deniers - mainly Republicans from Texas and the Deep South who are strumpets for Big Oil and Big Coal, but also House Speaker John Boehner.

Margaret A. Murray, Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Community Affiliated Plans , issued the following statement after the Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act was introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps.

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, said he wanted to make sure he shared Thursday -- the day of the formal dedication ceremony of the George W. Bush Presidential Center -- with his longtime friend.