House lawmakers reach tentative deal to revamp immigration
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday...
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Republicans advance bill to tie student loan rates to markets
By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in control of the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted on Thursda...
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U.S. House lawmakers in last-ditch bid to save immigration bill
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives trying to write an immi...
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Obama names budget official Werfel as acting IRS head
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama named top White House budget office aide Daniel Werfel to be acting commissioner of th...
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IRS officials back on Capitol Hill hot seat over targeting
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel will try on Tuesday to pry more details out of current and former officials...
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U.S. Senate confirms Ernest Moniz as Energy Secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz's nomination to lead the E...
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Obama says he's committed to fixing problems at tax agency
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was committed to fully fixing problems at the I...
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Obama pushes Congress for more funding for embassy security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to provide extra funding to boost security for Am...
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Obama says "no apologies" over U.S. security leak probe
By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he makes "no apologies" for his con...
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Republican targets IRS employees in Tea Party probe
By Kim Dixon and Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans investigating the Internal Revenue Service want to question fiv...
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