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Sarah Palin for the Senate? Tea Party says: Run, Sarah, Run
The Tea Party wants former Alaska governor Sarah Palin to join their favorites in the Senate, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul .
Senate committee advances NLRB nominees over GOP objections
Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee members approved the nominations of the White House's five picks to run the National Labor Relations Board.
Executives push feds for export approval
The Senate Energy Committee is holding a series of so-called "forums on natural gas." To the uninitiated, they sure look like typical Congressional hearings.
Alaska gets waiver from No Child Left Behind
Visiting Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio, Jan. 8, 2002, President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
A U.S. Coast Guard panel completed the first day of hearings planned for the agency's inquiry into the grounding of the Shell drillship Kulluk last Dec.
Senate Farm Bill Clears Hurdle in SNAP Votes
Democrats in the U.S. Senate sent a message to House Republicans Tuesday that the upper chamber won't accept significantly higher cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
Go Fish! With These Senators and Wounded Vets
As Memorial Day approaches, several media outlets are ramping up their coverage of veterans and particularly the effects of two recent long-running wars.
Time to shed light on disclosure bill
For a bill supposedly about "disclosure," Sens. Ron Wyden and Lisa Murkowski gave surprisingly few details about their Follow the Money Act in their POLITICO op-ed, . While they wrote in broad generalities about requiring "full transparency on the part of independent political spenders," they had already articulated that principle in a Washington ... (more)
Senate confirms Orrick as federal judge
A divided U.S. Senate confirmed on Wednesday the nomination of William Orrick III , a former top immigration lawyer in President Obama's Justice Department , to the federal court in San Francisco.
BLM to tackle four high-risk abandoned wells this year
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released a plan May 8 identifying 50 abandoned wells in the Alaska Arctic that it believes require clean-up by the agency.
Senate greenlights Moniz nomination
Even in a bitterly divided Capitol, Democrats and Republicans joined together Thursday in a sweeping vote to confirm Ernest Moniz as Energy secretary.
Senators Optimistic About Prospects for Energy Effiency Bill
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 8 approved S.761 by a voice vote.
IRS Sent Same Letter to Democrats That Fed Tea Party Row
The Internal Revenue Service , under pressure after admitting it targeted anti-tax Tea Party groups for scrutiny in recent years, also had its eye on at least three Democratic-leaning organizations seeking nonprofit status.
Secretary's Remarks: Remarks at the Arctic Council Ministerial Session
Thank you very much, Minister Bildt, and thank you for hosting this important event.
Collusion and Corruption at the IRS
They say there are only two sure things in life: death and taxes. Try as we might, it's virtually impossible to escape the clutches of the Grim Reaper or the Tax Man.
Obama administration lays out new arctic drilling plan
The Obama administration recently laid out a new plan for Arctic drilling that focuses on protecting the environment and bolstering international agreements as melting ice allows for more commerce and development.
Legislation Would Ground Recalled Rental Cars
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators last week introduced a bill that would prohibit rental-car companies from renting or selling vehicles with an open manufacturer's recall.
Sarah Palin Leads Senate Poll for Alaska GOP Primary
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has a small lead over two likely Republican Senate candidates in a hypothetical primary matchup, according to a GOP poll .
MLP Parity Could Boost Renewable Energy Projects
Legislation has been re-introduced in Congress that would give investors in renewable energy projects access to a corporate structure currently only available for fossil fuel-based energy projects.
Obama administration outlines new policy for protecting, drilling in the Arctic
The Obama administration on Friday released a national strategy for the Arctic in advance of Secretary of State John Kerry's trip next week to Sweden to attend a conference of eight polar nations.