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Barack Obama

Benghazi panel head says report will come out next month

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The congressional panel investigating the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans will release its report on the incident in the next month, the congressman leading the inquiry told cable-television network MSNBC on Friday. U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South

Democrats

Iran nuke deal pitched by group that also funded media

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group the White House recently identified as a key surrogate in selling the Iran nuclear deal gave National Public Radio $100,000 last year to help it report on the pact and related issues, according to the group's annual report. It also funded reporters and

Massachusetts

Tsongas made-in-U.S. sneaker bill passes House vote

A proposal to require the Defense Department to buy U.S.-made sneakers has cleared the U.S. House. The provision added by Reps. Bruce Poliquin of Maine and Niki Tsongas of Massachusetts was included in the defense spending bill approved Wednesday night by the House. The proposal still needs

congress

Congress, White House strike rescue deal for Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans and Democrats reached a rare, election-year deal with the White House to try to rescue Puerto Rico from $70 billion in debt as millions of Americans in the cash-strapped U.S. territory struggle with the loss of basic services. A revised House bill introduced late Wednesday

Democrats

Clinton directs cash to 2016 Senate battlegrounds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton, seeking a governing Democratic coalition if she wins the White House, is pumping millions of dollars into key battleground states at the heart of her presidential map and her party's quest to regain control of the Senate. The Democratic National Committee and state parties

GOP

Bipartisan deal in House to help Puerto Rico with $70B debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a breakthrough, House Republicans and Democrats have struck a deal with the White House to help rescue Puerto Rico from $70 billion in debt. A revised bill introduced late Wednesday would create a control board to help manage the U.S. territory's financial obligations and

Abortion

Obamacare punt by high court gives hope to both sides

WASHINGTON – Both Republicans and Democrats support a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to send back to appeals courts cases challenging Obamacare mandates that require coverage of contraception based on religious grounds, asking the panels to try to find compromise solutions to the disputes. At the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

congress

IRS chief censure sought by House GOP leader Chaffetz

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has introduced a resolution to censure IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Rep. Jason Chaffetz says the resolution seeks Koskinen's resignation or removal, as well as the forfeiture of his pension.