WASHINGTON a ‘ President Barack Obama will send a $3.8 trillion budget to Congress on Monday for the coming fiscal year that would increase financing for education and for civilian research programs by more than 6 percent and provide $25 billion for…
President Barack Obama urged Republican lawmakers Friday to work with Democrats on job-creation proposals and other initiatives, decrying sharp partisan splits and “the politics of no” that have divided Congress into warring camps.
Indiana Republican Congressman Steve Buyer has decided he won’t seek re-election this year and will leave Congress after 18 years.
The morning after President Barack Obama urged Congress to finish the job on health care overhaul, a key moderate Democrat on Thursday likened the sweeping legislation to a patient hovering near death.
The anger roiling the ranks of Congress is being wrapped in smiles and standing ovations as President Barack Obama outlines the nation’s top priorities in his first State of the Union speech.
Facing a divided Congress and a dissatisfied nation, President Barack Obama will unveil a jobs-heavy agenda in his State of the Union address Wednesday, retooling his message more than his mission.
The South Carolina congressman who called Barack Obama a liar during the president’s last speech before Congress says he’ll be on his best behavior for the State of the Union address Wednesday night.
According to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, the American public is fed up with Congress, the country’s two main political parties, and the federal government.
Americans escaping from the earthquake devastation in Haiti could get emergency aid from the federal government under legislation moving quickly through Congress.
Facing voter anger over mounting budget deficits, President Barack Obama will ask Congress to freeze spending for some domestic programs for three years beginning in 2011.