New Round Of Talks As Fiscal Deadline Looms
As the nation teeters on the edge of the so-called "fiscal cliff," President Obama returns to Washington Thursday to resume negotiations with Congress over a deal to keep taxes from going up on Americans.
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As the nation teeters on the edge of the so-called "fiscal cliff," President Obama returns to Washington Thursday to resume negotiations with Congress over a deal to keep taxes from going up on Americans.
Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee chain, is asking employees at cafes in the Washington D.C. area to scribble the words "Come Together" on cups for drink orders on Thursday and Friday.
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has promised a more conservative state Senate in 2013. That's saying a lot.
Former President George H.W. Bush is spending Christmas with his wife and other family members in a Houston hospital after developing a fever and weakness following a monthlong, bronchitis-like cough, his spokesman said.
Representative Ralph Hall is set to become the oldest member of the U.S. House ever, a few months shy of his 90th birthday.
President Barack Obama has nominated Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, saying Kerry's entire life "has prepared him for this role."
A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether the federal Health and Human Services should be allowed to cut off funding to Texas' Women's Health Program in a battle over abortion.
It's the season of giving. So how about donating some money to your local city government?
Ex-President George H.W. Bush's monthlong stay in a Houston hospital for treatment of a bronchitis-related cough appears to be nearing an end.
A Connecticut congressman lit into Governor Rick Perry over comments that Texas teachers should be allowed to carry guns in schools. Democrat Jim Himes' district is close to Newtown, where 20 children and six adults were gunned down.
The state's beleaguered $3 billion cancer-fighting effort is facing another round of scrutiny from lawmakers.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid tolls has officials with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and statewide toll authorities asking lawmakers at the Capitol for help.
President Barack Obama has been named Time's "Person of the Year" for 2012. Obama also received the honor in 2008, when he was President-elect.
The White House says President Barack Obama is "actively supportive" of efforts on Capitol Hill to reinstate an assault weapons ban.
House Speaker John Boehner is proposing a 'Plan B' option to keep taxes from increasing on people making less than $1 million on Jan. 1.
