The House’s big day: Budget deal vote, GOP nominating Ryan
By ALAN FRAM The House was poised Wednesday to approve a bipartisan pact charting a two-year budget truce and Republicans were set to nominate Rep. Paul Ryan as the new…
Government budgets
GfK Poll: Use default, shutdown threats to cut spending
By ALAN FRAM and EMILY SWANSON A divided public thinks it’s worth shutting the government or halting its ability to borrow to pay bills unless President Barack Obama consents to…
Speaker Boehner pushes for budget deal before leaving House
By ANDREW TAYLOR and ERICA WERNER Speaker John Boehner is trying to make one last deal as he heads for the exits, pushing to finalize a far-reaching, two-year budget agreement…
House chair: Planned Parenthood doesn’t need federal money
By ALAN FRAM In Planned Parenthood’s first congressional appearance since being embarrassed by surreptitiously recorded videos, a House committee chairman insisted Tuesday that the organization does not need federal money…
McCarthy announces candidacy for House speaker
By LAURIE KELLMAN House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is officially declaring his candidacy for House speaker to replace John Boehner. Boehner announced his resignation on Friday under pressure from conservatives.…
Democrats poised to filibuster stopgap funding measure
The Senate was poised to vote on legislation that would keep the government open beyond next Wednesday’s deadline, but at a price Democrats are certain to reject: stripping taxpayer money…
Obama to discuss budget priorities with Democratic leaders
By KEVIN FREKING The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate plan to huddle with President Barack Obama on Thursday to discuss strategy as Congress prepares for some momentous decisions…
House chairman: Planned Parenthood probe protects taxpayers
By ALAN FRAM The chairman of a House committee investigating Planned Parenthood says the probe will protect taxpayers from financing the kind of “horrors” that were suggested by secretly recorded…