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May 21, 2013

Sens. Carl Levin and Rand Paul disagree on whether or not the technology company's offshore tax practices should be condemned.

May 21, 2013

Experts, officials explain double standard in sequestration cuts.

May 21, 2013

Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn wants spending cuts before aid is sent to tornado victims in his own state.

May 20, 2013

It's the time of year when a host of unrelated programs get slapped into the Farm Bill.

May 17, 2013

Republicans are preparing to take the debt ceiling hostage…again.

May 16, 2013

Reducing unemployment should be the priority, not reducing the federal deficit.

May 14, 2013

Civilian employees to lose 20 percent of paychecks over 11 furloughed days.

May 14, 2013

New projections show the deficit is plunging.

May 14, 2013

The Congressional Budget Office predicts shrinking deficits -- for now.

May 10, 2013

Congress now has four more months to figure out how to avoid hitting the ceiling.

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