The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted to sue President Barack Obama’s administration over implementation of the 2010 health-care law.
Read More »Boehner moves forward with suit against president
John Boehner is pursuing a lawsuit against President Barack Obama for abuse of power – even as the move faces long odds and may backfire with voters.
Read More »Boehner says U.S. House plans to sue Obama to enforce laws
House Speaker John Boehner said the chamber will sue President Barack Obama’s administration over what he called a pattern of ignoring parts of federal laws the president doesn’t like.
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Read More »House chairman calls for special prosecutor in IRS probe
The House Ways and Means Committee chairman called for a special prosecutor to probe the Internal Revenue Service’s loss of emails from the time the agency gave extra scrutiny to Tea Party groups seeking tax-exempt status.
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Read More »Republicans may see results of immigration stall in Nov.
Republicans will suffer in this year’s elections if the U.S. House doesn’t pass a comprehensive immigration plan because voters may doubt they’ll ever do it, said Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley of New York.
Read More »Report: Tax havens leave filers thousand-dollar tab each
U.S. taxpayers would need to pay an average of $1,259 more a year to make up the federal and state taxes lost to corporations and individuals sheltering money in overseas tax havens, according to a report.
Read More »Millionaires’ club in Congress exceeds half of members
The milestone comes as Congress is having difficulty approving benefits for people who have less.
Read More »Congress limits new mortgage disclosure law
U.S. voters ought to be able to find out this week about the home mortgages of their senators and representatives, information required under a congressional ethics law enacted this year.
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