GOP congressman wants DC school vouchers to continue
WASHINGTON - A leading House Republican says a school voucher program for District of Columbia students is successful and should continue.
View ArticleAgain? Agents likely 'impaired' in White House incident
WASHINGTON - What were they thinking?
View ArticleCorrection: Presidential Expenses story
WASHINGTON - In a story May 19 about expenses for former presidents, The Associated Press reported erroneously that former President George H.W. Bush left office in 1989. He took office that year and...
View ArticleFOIA backlog soars despite Obama pledge of transparency
WASHINGTON - Federal agencies are struggling to keep up with the growing number of requests for public information, raising questions in Congress about the Obama administration's dedication to...
View ArticleUS wonders: Why stolen data on federal workers not for sale?
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is increasingly confident that China's government, not criminal hackers, was responsible for the extraordinary theft of personal information about as many as 14...
View ArticleUS wonders: Why stolen data on federal workers not for sale?
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is increasingly confident that China's government, not criminal hackers, was responsible for the extraordinary theft of personal information about as many as 14...
View ArticleHouse GOP demotes lawmaker who defied leaders on trade vote
WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders have demoted another defiant colleague in their bid to impose party discipline on procedural votes.
View ArticleFinger-pointing starting in blame for government hack
WASHINGTON - Finger-pointing burst into the open on Capitol Hill Wednesday over blame for hacking into the U.S. government's personnel records, which the chairman of a House oversight committee said...
View ArticleWatchdog blames IRS incompetence for lost tea party emails
WASHINGTON - Investigators are blaming two IRS workers at a computer center in West Virginia for erasing thousands of emails related to the tax agency's tea party scandal, impeding congressional...
View ArticleLawmakers seek probe of ex-head of chemical safety board
WASHINGTON - Two House members are seeking a Justice Department investigation of the former head of the federal board that investigates chemical accidents, saying they believe he made multiple false...
View ArticleUnder fire for data breach, Obama personnel chief steps down
WASHINGTON - The embattled head of the government's personnel office abruptly stepped down Friday, bowing to mounting pressure following the unprecedented breach of private information her agency was...
View ArticleRep. Mia Love outraises Utah's other delegates to US House
SALT LAKE CITY - U.S. Rep. Mia Love collected $515,000 in campaign checks over the past three months, outraising her Utah colleagues in the House of Representatives.
View ArticleGOP House chairman calls on Obama to remove IRS commissioner
WASHINGTON - The Republican chairman of a powerful House committee called for the removal of the IRS commissioner Monday, saying he has obstructed congressional investigations into the treatment of...
View ArticleNew 'Jurassic National Monument' part of public lands plan
SALT LAKE CITY - A public lands proposal set to be unveiled next month would promote Utah's reputation as a mecca for dinosaur fossils by elevating Dinosaur National Monument to a national park and by...
View ArticleEPA: Clean water rule in effect despite court ruling
WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency says it is going forward with a new federal rule to protect small streams, tributaries and wetlands, despite a court ruling that blocked the measure in...
View Article'Jurassic National Monument' proposal gets local support
SALT LAKE CITY - A proposal from two congressmen to convert a central Utah dinosaur fossil quarry rich in Jurassic-period bones into a national monument gained a key endorsement Tuesday from county...
View Article'Jurassic National Monument' proposal gets local support
SALT LAKE CITY - A proposal from two congressmen to convert a central Utah dinosaur fossil quarry rich in Jurassic-period bones into a national monument gained a key endorsement Tuesday from county...
View ArticleCapitol Hill Buzz: Polishing senators' images on Wikipedia
WASHINGTON - Now we know how some Senate staffers keep busy during Congress' summer recess.
View ArticleGOP-ers say politics could interfere with probe of EPA spill
BILLINGS, Montana - Some members of Congress say they're concerned that politics will influence the U.S. Interior Department's investigation of a toxic mine spill caused by another federal agency.
View ArticleUtah Rep. Love returning $1,000 used for Washington trip
SALT LAKE CITY - U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah said Friday she's repaying more than $1,000 in taxpayer funds she spent on a weekend trip to Washington, D.C., for a black-tie gala, though her office says...
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