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VA fix 101: what the $17 billion emergency bill would doThe chairmen of the Committee on Veterans鈥� Affairs in the Senate and House聽announced an agreement Monday on a $17 billion emergency veterans bill that聽seeks to address a national care crisis.
Ukraine crisis: How far will Obama go to get Russia to back down?President Obama and four other western leaders agree to tougher sanctions on Russia. But Mr. Obama is unlikely to go further, as he aims to avoid a proxy war with Russia.
Obama to corporations: Be an 'economic patriot,' stop using tax loopholesIn a speech Thursday, President Obama criticized a loophole that allows American companies to shift to a foreign address and lower their tax bill.
Child-migrant crisis: Will Obama help rally Democrats to back a GOP plan?Senate Democrats and House Republicans release sharply different responses to President Obama's $3.7 billion request to deal with the border crisis.聽 Pressure mounts for the president to help broker a deal.
Why the White House thinks it will win latest Obamacare legal battleEven before a federal appeals court in Virginia sided with the White House, the Justice Department said the D.C. Circuit's decision is 'inconsistent with congressional intent.'
Appeals courts disagree on Obamacare subsidies: how it affects youTwo federal appeals courts issued contradictory rulings on whether millions of Americans enrolled in Obamacare are entitled to subsidies, an issue of vital importance to the health-care law.
Rick Perry sends Texas National Guard forces to border. What are their orders?Texas Gov. Rick Perry aims to use the National Guard to help deal with border crime and a humanitarian crisis. But he's also turning up the heat on the Obama administration to improve border enforcement.
Child migrant crisis: 4 consequences if Congress doesn't act before recessPresident Obama has requested $3.7 billion in emergency funds for the child migrant crisis, but Republicans and Democrats disagree on numerous details. Here鈥檚 what could happen if Congress breaks without doing anything.
Obama too cautious in responding to Malaysia Airlines shoot-down?UN Ambassador Samantha Power was more forceful than President Obama about the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine. 鈥淥ther administration officials can say things that presidents can't,鈥� says one analyst.
Immigration is suddenly No. 1 issue, but what do Americans want done?New polls show that immigration has shot up the list of American concerns. Many people agree on the potential solutions, even though they're seen as politically controversial.
With Obama pressed to ease deportations, child migrant crisis is pushing backThe Congressional Hispanic Caucus and organized labor are pressing Obama to use his executive authority to ease deportations. But the child migrant crisis is making 'prosecutorial discretion' unpopular.
Why some Democrats are blasting bipartisan border crisis billTwo Texans, a Senate Republican and a House Democrat, are trying to amend a 2008 law to ease the border crisis. But some Democrats say the bipartisan bill is just a crass bid to crank up deportations.
Child migrants 101: What does it take to win US asylum?It's not enough to come from a dangerous place. Child migrants seeking to stay in the US must show they face persecution due to a specific group affiliation. That's why so many apply instead for Special Immigrant Juveniles Status.
National debt will exceed entire annual US output by 2039, CBO projectsThe national debt is on a rising path 鈥� a track that poses risks to the economy, concludes the CBO in its annual 鈥楲ong-Term Budget Outlook.鈥� Spending is projected to rise, too.
Child migrant crisis: Congress gives itself three weeks to find a fixComing together on one of the most polarizing issues in politics is a tall order for Congress, but elements of a bipartisan response are beginning to take shape on Capitol Hill.
Buffett, Gates, and Adelson: Billionaires prod Congress on immigration reformBillionaires Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Sheldon Adelson have taken Congress to task for failure to enact immigration reform. If we can set aside our political differences and compromise, they say, so can you.
Border crisis: Should Obama send in the National Guard?Republicans say the National Guard could free up border patrol agents to do their job. The White House says the problem is not apprehensions because child migrants actually want to be caught.
Trouble for Democrats if 2014 economy grows at wan 1.6 percent?Economists downgrade their forecast for US growth in 2014 from 2.5 percent to 1.6 percent. A tepid economy usually hurts the president's party in an election year. Can competing data help Democrats dodge the blow?
GOP touts newly found Lerner e-mails in IRS scandal: Any smoke in this 'gun'?In a 2013 e-mail exchange that Rep. Issa is calling a 'smoking gun,' former IRS official Lois Lerner indicates she cautioned colleagues about congressional interest in their internal communications.
Bipartisan alternative to Obama's border crisis plan takes shapeRepublicans have said that President Obama's $3.7 billion border crisis plan doesn't address a key 2008 law that slows deportations. A bill to change the law is in the works, but Democrats are wary.
