Government News
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By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama ordered the federal government on Thursday to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half over the next decade, driving his climate change agenda…
March 20, 2015 -
By DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Congress advanced balanced-budget plans bristling with cuts in Medicaid and other benefit programs Thursday, determined to make a down payment on last…
March 20, 2015 -
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it the battle of the watchdogs. The inspector general’s office at the Department of Veterans Affairs is defending its actions after the office came under unusual…
March 19, 2015 -
By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans on Tuesday accused the Federal Communications Commission of bowing to White House pressure on its “net neutrality” decision, which has angered the nation’s cable and…
March 19, 2015 -
By KERRY LESTER Associated Press PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The son of former White House cabinet member Ray LaHood emerged as the leading contender Wednesday to replace U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, as two other potential…
March 18, 2015 -
By TED BRIDIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration set a record again for censoring government files or outright denying access to them last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according…
March 18, 2015 -
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says portions of its unclassified computer network that it shut down last week are back online. That follows the completion of security upgrades…
March 18, 2015 -
By DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans launched a boldly conservative 10-year budget plan on Tuesday that would favor the Pentagon, partially privatize Medicare and rely on deep cuts…
March 18, 2015 -
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than half of Americans are worried about the U.S. government’s digital spies prying into their emails, texts, search requests and other online information, but…
March 17, 2015 -
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agencies set a new record for improper payments last year, shelling out $125 billion in questionable benefits after years of declines. The payments included tax credits…
March 17, 2015 -
By JOSH LEDERMAN and JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bolstered by a spate of upbeat economic news, President Barack Obama is claiming the upper hand in the budget fight unfolding in Congress, aiming…
March 17, 2015 -
The chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Monday accused the inspector general and other officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs of withholding reports from his panel, despite pledges to be transparent.
March 16, 2015 -
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department proposal that could make it easier to locate and hack into computers that are part of criminal investigations is raising constitutional concerns from privacy…
March 16, 2015 -
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress’ annual budget debate pits Republicans against Democrats as the newly empowered GOP in the House and Senate offer their alternatives to President Barack Obama’s budget. A…
March 16, 2015 -
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are getting older, but not this old: Social Security records show that 6.5 million people in the U.S. have reached the ripe old age of 112.…
March 16, 2015