No checks, please: IRS no longer takes checks for $100M
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Owe the tax man $100 million or more? Your check is no good at the IRS. Starting next year, the IRS says it will reject all checks…
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Obama sends Congress request for military force against IS
By NEDRA PICKLER and DAVID ESPO President Barack Obama sent Congress legislation Wednesday to authorize military force against Islamic State fighters, asking lawmakers to “show the world we are united…
Obama sends record $4 trillion spending plan to Congress
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER President Barack Obama sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget Monday that would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations and eliminate tight federal spending caps to…
HO– USE REPUBLICANS SIGNAL SUPPORT FOR BUDGET DEAL
By ANDREW TAYLOR House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, joined by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., takes reporters’ questions, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec.…
BIPARTISAN BUDGET DEAL SETS OFF SOME GRUMBLING
By ANDREW TAYLOR House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., announce a tentative agreement between Republican and Democratic negotiators on a…
COUNTDOWN: GOP UNITY FRAYS AS SHUTDOWN GROWS NEAR
By DAVID ESPO Speaker of the House John Boehner, R- Ohio, pauses during a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting about the ongoing budget fight on Capitol Hill…
KEY US DECISION ON CUBA TERROR-DESIGNATION COMING
By PAUL HAVEN Miniature flags representing Cuba and the U.S. are displayed on the dash of an American classic car in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 22, 2013. U.S. Secretary of…
FIRST LADY: PRIORITY IS ENSURING ‘FAMILY IS WHOLE’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE This cover image released by Vogue shows first lady Michelle Obama on the cover of the April 2013 issue of Vogue. The issue is available on newsstands…