CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that she will introduce a bill to require all federal agencies to include in their annual budget...
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA News Wire Columnist) For more than a decade, civil rights organizations, labor, clergy, and consumer advocates have fought to end triple-digit interest...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. (NNPA News Wire Columnist) I was thrilled to hear that there would be a hearing on Capitol Hill regarding the human rights...
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Republicans took full control of Congress this year, they were determined to show voters...
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, in criticizing liberals on school choice, referred to “idiot inner-city kids.” In a...
CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress can get so busy that senators and their staffs don’t always have time to scrutinize bills they pass...
ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is working feverishly to quickly scuttle a congressional effort to permanently renew generous tax breaks for...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Another partisan battle is brewing on Capitol Hill as Social Security in general, and disability insurance in particular,...
[Politico] The National Rifle Association spent $2.5 million lobbying the federal government in 2012, on par with its activity in 2011 new lobbying reports show. The powerful gun...
