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December 20, 2015

Republicans sound alarm as White House prepares go-it-alone immigration measures

Lawmakers are sounding the alarm, as they prepare to return from the August recess, over the possibility that President Obama will take sweeping executive actions on immigration in a matter of days 鈥� with some Republicans warning of a renewed budget brawl if he takes that step.

December 20, 2015

Dem politician: Grant illegal immigrants path to citizenship or they'll become terrorists

Democratic State Representative and candidate for U.S. representative Pat Murphy said Tuesday聽that if the underage migrants who have come to the U.S. from Central America aren鈥檛 given a 鈥減athway for citizenship鈥� they could become terrorists.

December 20, 2015

The Vicious Circle: 50 years ago, the 鈥楤eltway鈥� was born

A half-century ago this week, a major infrastructure project awarded the American electorate one of its favorite political scapegoats: The Beltway.

December 20, 2015

850 days of 鈥榯he grossest incompetence:鈥� How the IRS botched a case of identity theft

Jason Dinesen smiled politely and shook his head when asked about a new bill in the U.S. Senate that aims to improve how the IRS handles cases of identity theft by assigning one agent to deal with each individual case.

December 20, 2015

Obama signs veterans' health care overhaul

Veterans may soon have easier access to government-paid health care under a bill President Barack Obama signed into law Thursday, the government's most sweeping response to date to a public uproar over systemwide problems that have rocked the Veterans Affairs Department.

December 20, 2015

Congress passes $10.8B highway bill

Congress has approved a bill to prevent a 28 percent cut in federal highway and mass transit aid at the height of the summer construction season.

December 20, 2015

Congress approves VA reform bill

The Senate gave final approval Thursday to sweeping legislation aimed at fixing the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs, marking a rare moment of bipartisan accord triggered by the widespread treatment delays veterans faced at agency facilities.

December 20, 2015

House passes Veterans Affairs overhaul, Senate poised to give final approval

The House approved a $17 billion package Wednesday aimed at fixing the scandal-scarred Department of Veterans Affairs, boosting the chances that Congress can finalize the bipartisan legislation before lawmakers leave for the August recess.

December 20, 2015

Border crisis bill clears Senate hurdle, still faces dim chances

A bill to deal with the immigration surge on the U.S.-Mexico border won a temporary reprieve in the Senate Wednesday as lawmakers maneuvered to offer some response to the crisis before adjourning for the summer.

December 20, 2015

Congress races to tackle VA, border crisis and more before recess

That sound you hear is the buzz of Congress actually trying to get something done.