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By John HaywardLast week, after Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius claimed the private insurance market was in a "death spiral" long before ObamaCare came along, I pointed out...

The Obama administration's top spokesperson on health care was unable to defend the string of promises that already have been broken about the health-care law when questioned before a Senate...

ITK loves to rib members (see Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. item below), but we also give them props — when warranted. So today, ITK is saluting the legislators who have had perfect voting attendance...

By Patrick BurkeSeveral Republican leaders in the Senate and House spoke about their legislation to repeal all tax subsidies to the energy industry on Thursday, stating that government should not be...

By Damon PoeterLeading Republican senators on Thursday introduced new legislation aimed at strengthening U.S. cybersecurity through a series of actions that include beefing up criminal statutes for...

U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo has joined a Republican push in Washington to end all energy tax credits.The Republican congressman from Kansas is sponsoring legislation in the House seeking to end all energy...

By Katy BachmanCyber security to guard against threats from terrorists is getting a lot of attention from Congress these days, overtaking privacy on the legislative front. A group of eight GOP...

By Shaun WatermanSeven Republican senators presented an alternative cybersecurity bill Thursday, saying the proposed law backed by the Obama administration would be too intrusive, too expensive and...

By Brian MoonThe US Senate Budget Committee takes a look at the 2013 proposed Pentagon budget, in which President Obama wants to cut $32 billion from the $645 billion package, with additional...

By Brendan SassoEight Republican senators introduced their own cybersecurity bill on Thursday as an alternative to the measure backed by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins...

By Kate BrannenWhen a handful of Republican senators rolled out a new cybersecurity bill on Thursday, they chose to emphasize what the legislation does not do as opposed to what it does do.The bill,...

By Walter PincusCongressional hearings on the defense budget can be a bore, and there are so many of them — 11 so far this week.But seeing them or reading transcripts provides both information and a...

By Rick MazeThe Defense Department is getting early pushback from key Republican lawmakers over proposals to increase Tricare fees.Three Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee raised a similar...

President Barack Obama's proposed funding for continued cleanup of the Great Lakes has received politically correct responses from conservationists who wish he had offered more but know — in this...

By Stephanie RebekImagine being a Boy Scout and building wooden cars, then being accepted as an Eagle Scout. You became so involved that you were able to deliver the Report of the Nation of the Boy...

Troy Winkelman was one of a couple hundred people who packed University of Wisconsin Oshkosh's Reeve Memorial Union ballroom Feb. 22 to hear U.S. Senator Ron Johnson speak."If any politician comes...

Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases and cancel weapons to achieve...

The staff of Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson will make a pit stop Wednesday in New London during a "mobile office" tour of the state.The staff will hear residents' concerns regarding federal issues...

Sagging approval ratings brought Democrats and Republicans together Thursday, as the Senate passed a bill to explicitly prevent members of Congress, their top aides and administration officials from...

Congressional Budget Office bean counters are taking a fresh look at President Obama's national health care law, and will have updated figures on key provisions in March, director Doug Elmendorf...