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The Congressional Progressive Caucus's budget would increase spending on education, healthcare and the green economy while rolling back cuts against social services.

Sen. Bob Graham, a former Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says the President should declassify the Senate report on CIA torture and the still secret 28 pages of …

Section 162(m) has failed as tax policy, but it does two things to perfection: it runs up federal red ink, and it shows contempt for taxpayers.

Elizabeth Goitein: President Obama is protecting senior CIA officials and himself.

In a stunning vote, a group of US Senate Democrats has broken ranks to join Republicans in rejecting President Obama's pick to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, …

Whenever Washington winds down its wars and our troops become needy veterans, interest in their welfare always flags. Clearly, Congress and the White House are much better at starting …

When President Obama released his budget for 2015 on Tuesday, which included $495.6 billion for the Pentagon, the likely suspects screamed that the sky is going to fall.

Hagel's proposal is already receiving pushback from Congress.

Dean Baker: While there are limits as to what Obama can do based on executive authority alone, there are many areas where he can have an impact.

A law affecting content on the Internet that was rejected by Congress shows up in a trade agreement designed to bypass and override Congress.