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First Black female Republican to join US Congress

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mia Love of Utah will become the first Black female Republican in Congress when she is sworn in Tuesday along…

Congress Relaxes Whole Grain Standards For Schools

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is taking some whole grains off the school lunch line. A massive year-end spending bill released Tuesday doesn’t allow schools to…

Can Obama Wage War Without Consent Of Congress?

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a U.S. senator from Illinois running for the White House in 2007, Barack Obama sponsored a resolution to prohibit President George…

Congress Returns To Work To Do The Bare Minimum

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress gets back to work Monday after a two-week vacation, and it’s looking like lawmakers will do what they do best: the…

Senators Urge Obama To Be Tough With Iran

Congress’ Iran hawks may have given up for now on new nuclear sanctions against Tehran. But Republicans and Democrats want Iran to know more economic…

Obama Signs Memo to Strengthen Overtime Pay Rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to influence workers’ incomes where possible, President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum Thursday directing the Labor Department to devise new…

Obama Can Give 10 Million Workers A Raise Without Even Asking Congress

If President Barack Obama goes through with a reported proposal to expand overtime protections, he could end up giving 10 million workers a raise. Obama…

Obama 2015 Budget Focuses On Boosting Economy

President Barack Obama is unwrapping a nearly $4 trillion budget that gives Democrats an election-year playbook for fortifying the economy and bolstering Americans’ incomes. It…

Obama Seeking $300 Billion For Roads, Railways

President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $300 billion to update the nation’s roads and railways. Obama plans to make the proposal Wednesday at the…

Hagel Says US Military Must Shrink To Face New Era

Looking beyond America’s post-9/11 wars, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday proposed shrinking the Army to its smallest size in 74 years, closing bases and…

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