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  • Panel OKs revisions to Eisenhower memorial designs

    By Sean Lengell | 06/19/13 07:10 PM

    A long-delayed memorial honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed to be built just off the National Mall took a key step forward Wednesday, when a presidentially appointed panel unanimously approved revisions to the Frank Gehry-designed project. Several hurdles still must be cleared before ground...

  • FBI is using drones in America, director tells Congress

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/19/13 05:55 PM

    The Federal Bureau of Investigations employs the use of drones for surveillance on U.S. soil, the agency’s director told lawmakers on Wednesday. At an oversight hearing conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Director Robert Mueller admitted the agency is making use of unmanned...

  • Senate GOP says repeal of 'death tax' must be part of tax reform

    By Steve Contorno | 06/19/13 05:50 PM

    Senate Republicans on Wednesday said that a repeal of the federal estate tax must be a key component of any tax reform proposal, setting up a showdown with President Obama, who hopes to raise the levy to help reduce the deficit. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Vice President...

  • Cuts to food stamps threaten farm bill

    By Sean Lengell | 06/19/13 02:10 PM

    White House opposition to the House’s massive farm bill could leave some Republicans and conservative groups in the awkward position of agreeing with President Obama. As the House continued debate Wednesday on the five-year measure that includes billions of dollars for crop...

  • Coburn: Treasury keeps stalling congressional request for full listing of conference costs

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/19/13 10:15 AM

    The Treasury Department has yet to provide Congress with a full list and cost of employee conferences, despite repeated requests from Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Treasury officials blame multiple requests from different Congressional panels, admitting “confusion,” but Coburn isn’t buying it....

  • Paralysis in Congress keeps federal worker disability fraudsters cashing the checks

    By Mark Flatten | 06/19/13 06:50 AM

    Getting federal employees off disability and into retirement while closing off opportunities for fraud has proved all but impossible for President Obama and his immediate predecessor, as well as for Congress. Part three of a three-part series by the Washington Examiner Watchdog team.

  • CBO: Senate immigration bill would expand Obamacare

    By Philip Klein | 06/18/13 07:30 PM

    If the Senate immigration bill becomes law, federal health care spending would increase by $112 billion over the next decade as more people take advantage of Medicaid, Medicare and subsidies from President Obama’s health care law, according to the Congressional Budget Office. In a highly...

  • Congressman calls for defunding National Sheep Industry Improvement Center

    By Sean Higgins | 06/18/13 03:40 PM

    No, I’m not trying to pull the wool over your eyes, the federal government really does fund a National Sheep Industry Improvement Center. It is part of the Agriculture Department. You can read a request for grant proposals here. Under the farm bill, the center gets $1 million dollars in...

  • John McCain: New border security plan could unite Dems, GOP

    By David M. Drucker | 06/18/13 02:30 PM

    Democratic and Republican senators are in tense discussions over a border-security amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration-reform package that could prove critical to its passage, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday afternoon. Whether this proposal can satisfy Republicans' security...

  • Obama thwarted: 'No indication' he will win back House

    By Paul Bedard | 06/18/13 11:30 AM

    President Obama's nonstop fundraising for congressional Democrats is building a huge campaign war chest for next fall, but there is little hope that his party will win back control of the House and make Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaker again, according to an exhaustive new analysis. But the report...


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