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D.C. gets OK for June unveiling of U.S. Capitol statue
Alan Blinder
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
The House has approved a measure that will allow Emancipation Hall to host the June unveiling of the first District-selected statue inside the U.S. Capitol. "Today, after years of work, our city receives closure that residents will be represented in the Capitol with a statue, like each of the...
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Congress likely to reduce food stamp funding in new farm bill
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
The Senate on Monday opened debate on a $955 billion farm bill that would reduce federal spending by as much as $23 billion over the next 10 years by cutting funding for food stamps and eliminating some farm-support programs. "This legislation will create jobs, cut taxpayer subsidies and...
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Congress takes aim at Eisenhower Memorial
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
As the House weighs legislation that would halt the controversial Frank Gehry plan for the Eisenhower Memorial, the chairman of the subcommittee with oversight over the project has requested documents showing how $63 million Congress already committed to the project has been spent. Rep. Rob...
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Tea Party leaders vent anger at IRS for targeting them
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Tea Party leaders from around the country gathered in Washington Thursday to vent outrage at the Internal Revenue Service for targeting them and other conservative organizations seeking tax-exempt status and threatened to sue the agency for damages. "They lost membership and donations, they...
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Eric Holder calls IRS scrutiny of conservative groups 'outrageous'
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
Attorney General Eric Holder said Internal Revenue Service employees may have committed criminal civil rights violations when they targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. Holder, in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, labeled as "outrageous" the revelations in a...