Critics say US sugar program a sour deal for consumers
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., promotes this year's renewal of the farm bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2018.
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House hopefuls draw on Trump’s refusal to reveal tax returns
President Donald Trump's unwillingness to release his tax returns i... . FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., left, watches as President Donald Trump greets Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, at the 2018 House and Senate Republican M... .
Grace Notes: Congress is entering election mode, but flood insurance remains on its to-do list
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., joined from left by, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., meets with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., joined from left by, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., meets with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, 2018.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers: Out with the old, in with the new (tax code) – Tue, 17 Apr 2018 PST
Last December, we accomplished something historic for you and your family. The most sweeping reform of the tax code in more than three decades was signed into law.
Trump faceoff with China exposes GOP weakness in rural U.S.
Matt Aultman, a grain salesman and feed nutritionist with Keller Grain & Feed, Inc., speaks beside grain and soybean silos during an interview at their facilities in Greenville, Ohio. Matt Aultman, a grain salesman and feed nutritionist with Keller Grain & Feed, Inc., speaks beside grain and soybean silos during an interview at their facilities in Greenville, Ohio.
Democrats target House seat that’s been red for 4 decades
Eight unknown Democrats are fighting for a spot to challenge a high-profile Republican in Washington state's reliably red 8th District. It's a familiar battle in the 8th, where voters have chosen the Republican for almost four decades since the U.S. House district's creation in 1980.
Benefits of lobbying evident for small drugmaker
Tucked in the massive congr... . President Donald Trump with, Vice President Mike Pence, responds to reporters' questions in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 23, 2018, after he spoke about the $1.3 trillion spending bi... .
The Latest: WH says some countries may get tariff exemptions
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., arrives for a procedural vote as the Senate moves to pass legislation that would roll back some of the safeguards Congress put into place after a financial crisis rocked the nation's economy ten years ago, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. House Speaker Paul Ryan says he's encouraged the White House may reconsider blanket tariffs on steel and aluminum as he urges President Donald Trump take a more "surgical" approach on China and other countries.
More warnings come in response to Trump’s tariff plans
Cohn i... . President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Washington.
Bryan Llenas reports on the fifty third anniversary of the march.
Over half a century ago, all eyes were on Selma, Ala., as police brutally beat peaceful protesters who were attempting to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on their way to the state capitol in Montgomery. Among the nearly 600 protesters in 1965 was 11-year-old Jo Ann Bland.
The Latest: Trump says Democrats are ‘AWOL’ on immigration
President Donald Trump says Republicans are coming off one of "the greatest years in the history of a party." Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said another continuing resolution is expected next week, but another shutdown is not likely.
GOP tax plan trims top rate for wealthy, cuts corporate rate
This Sept. 27, 2017 file photo shows Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, joining Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and other GOP lawmakers to talk about the Republicans' proposed rewrite of the tax code for individuals and corporations, at the Capitol in Washington.
Sylvester Stallone accused of sexually assaulting a teen in the 80s
A police report obtained by The Daily Mail shows that Sylvester Stallone was accused of forcing a 16-year-old girl into a sex act with him and his bodyguard at a Las Vegas hotel in 1986. Stallone has denied the allegations, saying "it never happened."
GOP closer to big win with House tax vote; Senate unclear
House lawmakers approved a $1.5 trillion overhaul of business and personal income taxes Thursday on a mostly party-line vote.
Obama health mandate now target of GOP in big tax bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives to speak to reporters following a closed-door strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017.
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, a member of the Senate Finance Committee,…
The Obama health care law's requirement that Americans get insurance coverage is now pinned as a target of Republican lawmakers, as they look to end the individual mandate to help pay for deep cuts in their tax legislation. Senate Republicans showed Tuesday they're intent on scrapping the Affordable Care Act's insurance mandate, and the idea was endorsed by scores of GOP lawmakers in the House.
Senate GOP intent on scrapping health mandate in tax bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined with from left, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks to reporters following a closed-door strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017.
House approves bill to expand hydroelectric power
The Republican-controlled House has approved a bill aimed at expanding hydroelectric power, an action supporters said would boost a clean source of renewable energy but opponents denounced as a giveaway to large power companies. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state, would define hydropower as a renewable energy source and streamline the way projects are licensed, with primary authority granted to a single federal agency.
House approves bill to expand hydropower
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state, would define hydropower as a renewable energy source and streamline the way projects are licensed, with primary authority granted to a single federal agency. Lawmakers approved the bill Wednesday, 257-166.
Millions Of Dollars Pour Into Washington State Special Election
Jinyoung Lee Englund, the Republican candidate for 45th district Senate seat in Washington, talks with volunteers at her campaign headquarters in Woodinville, Wash. The race has attracted national attention and money because Englund's loss would give Democrats control of the state Senate.