Congress Wants to Help Combat the Zika Virus But ...
The Zika virus outbreak has captured the attention of Congress, where lawmakers are fretting over money to stop the disease and the role contraception could play in prevention efforts. It comes agains...
11 Feb 20166min
Obama's $583 Billion 2017 Defense Budget
Military spending accounts for about half of the U.S.'s discretionary spending budget. The fiscal 2017 plan President Obama just released reflects an emphasis to curtail Russia. But it also shows his ...
10 Feb 201610min
Obama's 2017 Budget:Highlights
While much of President Obama's $4.23 trillion fiscal 2017 budget will not make it into law, it still sets the stage for a year’s worth of spending battles between a lame duck administration and Repub...
9 Feb 20168min
Obama's Last Budget:Preview
President Obama releases his final budget plan Feb. 9. Though important details about fiscal 2017 spending for defense, health and other critical areas are already trickling out, the document will pro...
5 Feb 20168min
$2 Billion in Dead Transportation Earmarks Come Back to Life
The spending and tax package Congress passed at the end of last year freed up about $2 billion for cash-strapped state transportation departments to use on road and bridge projects. Some of the money ...
3 Feb 20167min
Flint Adds Urgency to EPA Water Rule Changes
A water contamination crisis in Flint, Mich. has thrown the national spotlight on the problem of lead in drinking water. It’s an issue Washington regulators have been grappling with since 2010 and one...
2 Feb 20167min
Gun-Control Lobby Vies to Influence Election Year Gun Debate
The National Rifle Association has become the face of the gun safety debate for its organizational strength and the clout it wields in Congress. But it’s only one of a host of interest groups making i...
1 Feb 201610min
Congress Grapples With Prescription Drug And Heroin Crisis
Across the United States, cities and states are contending with a wave of abuse of painkillers, which is leading people to use heroin. Senators are working to come up with a bill to help mayors and go...
28 Jan 20167min
