Americans are living healthier lives while saving money at the same time. Seems like a no-brainer right? Apparently not for a few men seeking the Republican nomination for president.
WASHINGTON -- In the midst of tense negotiations over the nation's debt ceiling, an all-star cast of Republican lawmakers addressed a Tea Party rally ...
Should the U.S. not increase its debt ceiling, the country will likely face higher interest rates, another spike in joblessness, inability to pay basic expenses, and, almost inevitably, higher taxes in the not too distant future.
WASHINGTON (AP/The Huffington Post) -- Speaker John Boehner declared Friday that the House has "done its job" toward resolving the impasse over raisin...
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats shut down the draconian “Cut, Cap and Balance” bill Friday, declaring their action would clear the way to get to a ...
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner abruptly broke off talks with President Barack Obama Friday night on a deal to make major cuts in federa...
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said on Thursday the Cut, Cap and Balance bill passed by the House Tuesday is "some of the w...
It's a safe bet that when the new fiscal year for the federal government begins on October 1, the Constitution will not require a balanced budget. And, probably, neither will it be required of any budget after that.
NORWALK, Iowa — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann promised Wednesday that she would submit only balanced budgets if elected nex...
WASHINGTON — In secretive endgame negotiations, President Barack Obama and House Republican leaders reached anew on Thursday for an elusive "gra...
Republicans are now touting a cynical ploy dubbed "cut, cap, and balance." It should be renamed politicize, pander, and abdicate.
On Tuesday night, the House of Representatives passed the "Cut, Cap and Balance Act." I was proud to vote against it. This is not the time for the Democratic Party to sacrifice our values.
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans easily passed their "Cut, Cap and Balance" fiscal plan on Tuesday, a proposal that boosts their standing among Tea Par...
Just humor them, we're advised. Let them mount their little theater piece -- "Cut, Cap and Balance" is the title of the current version. Let them take their symbolic vote and hold their symbolic news conference.
WASHINGTON — House Republican freshmen are caught between rock-solid fiscal conservatism and a political hard place. The class of 2010 that lift...
WASHINGTON — Defying a veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted Tuesday night to slice federal spending by $6 trillion and require a c...
As debate over raising the nation's deficit limit rages on in Washington, President Barack Obama issued a threat to veto a contentious Tea Party-backe...
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential contenders may be feeling nostalgic for the days when a candidate could focus on just one pledge: the oath ...
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will veto conservative Republicans' "Cut, Cap and Balance" fiscal plan if it makes it to his desk, the White Hous...
Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann is taking to South Carolina on Monday to sign her name to a "Cut, Cap and Balance" pledge, which wh...
WASHINGTON — The next step in the weeks-long saga over how to increase the government's borrowing cap is to let House tea party forces try it th...
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON -- The latest Republican plan to avert a looming U.S. default is a fierce statement of conservative principles that...
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said he's "disappointed" that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) -- who's running for the Republican presidential nomination -- ...
