December 21, 2015 Republicans challenge authority to delay, 'ignore' ObamaCare provision House Republicans are escalating their scrutiny of the decision to delay a key part of the health care overhaul, questioning whether the Obama administration even has the authority to "ignore the law" without the approval of Congress.
December 21, 2015 Lawmakers renew push to prevent military pension cuts A group of Republican lawmakers has renewed an effort to undo pension cuts to military retirees included in the recently passed budget agreement and offset the costs by reining in an IRS credit that illegal immigrants have claimed.
December 21, 2015 Tea Party steps up war of words against Boehner over budget vote Tea party activists are pushing back hard against Speaker John Boehner for attacking conservative groups that are opposed to bipartisan budget legislation approved by the House, claiming he has “declared war on the Tea Party” with his blunt criticism.
December 21, 2015 House approves defense bill dealing with sexual assault The House overwhelmingly approved a comprehensive defense policy bill Thursday that aims to stem the epidemic of sexual assaults in the military, cover the cost of combat pay for the nation's war-fighters, and fund new aircraft and ships.
December 21, 2015 House passes farm law extension The House has passed an extension of farm law until the end of January as lawmakers try to finish work on a new five-year farm bill. Both the Senate and the House have passed farm bills this year, but they differ on how much to cut the nation's food stamp program and how to restructure farm subsidies.
December 21, 2015 'Ridiculous': Boehner blasts conservative groups over budget complaints House Speaker John Boehner stepped into the ring with the conservative flank Wednesday, calling their complaints about the newly unveiled budget plan "ridiculous."
December 21, 2015 Conservatives sound alarm over tentative budget deal Conservative groups pushed back hard against the proposed federal budget agreement announced Tuesday, arguing that the tentative deal unravels hard-fought spending cuts.
December 21, 2015 Shoppers face rising milk prices if Congress can't break farm bill impasse Congress is at another impasse, and this time the price of milk is on the line.
December 21, 2015 Can Congress cope with sequester? Doomsday fears fade, as round 2 nears In the nine months since sequestration kicked in, none of the end-of-days predictions have come true.
December 21, 2015 Blowing money around? Wind subsidy under fire as Congress weighs extension A costly subsidy for wind energy producers is coming under fire as Congress weighs whether to extend it past Dec. 31, with a new study charging that it shifts millions from taxpayers to benefit a select few.
