Government And Institutions

House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nuhr) says Senate Democrats should "get off their ass" and pass a bill to fund the Homeland Security Department and restrict President Barack Obama's executive moves on immigration.

A plateau on the Arctic Ocean floor, where thousands of Pacific walrus gather to feed and raise pups, has received new protections from the Obama administration that recognize it as a biological hot spot and mark it off-limits to future oil drilling.

The White House says President Barack Obama would veto two bills that would make permanent certain tax provisions because they would add to the deficit and not be paid for.

An Iowa widow is charged with a crime and had nearly $19,000 seized from her bank after depositing her late husband's legally earned money in a way that evaded federal reporting requirements.

The lowest oil prices in nearly six years couldn't have come at a worse time for Mexico, which last year opened up oil-sector investment to private companies for the first time in decades.

President Barack Obama is appealing to skeptical members of the Congressional Black Caucus to give him "fast track" authority to negotiate trade deals.

Republicans in the New York state Senate are in talks with Gov. Andrew Cuomo about legislative ethics reforms as demands for changes mount after the recent arrest of the former Assembly speaker.

Lawmakers discussed a potential sales tax on services Tuesday as they vet ways to fund Gov. Brian Sandoval's budget and improve a tax structure that's been yielding less money as Nevada's economy evolves.

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Missouri lawmakers violated residents' constitutional rights to amend state laws when they preemptively tinkered with the intent of a renewable energy initiative before it went before voters, the state's highest court decided Tuesday.

Gov. John Kasich said Tuesday that he would prefer to give Ohio's public colleges and universities some time to get their costs in line before the state considers whether to cut their funding.

Republican legislators on Tuesday proposed a 30-year, $37.4 billion plan to pay for the overhaul of Connecticut's transportation system as proposed by Democratic Gov. Dannel P.

People caring for a patient just released from the hospital would receive information and training under a bill being considered by lawmakers in Connecticut, the latest in a string of states considering such legislation to help reduce the number of costly readmissions.

Columbus officials approved an operating budget for 2015 that will allocate more funds to combat infant mortality and gang violence.

Colorado finally knows how much tax revenue it collected from recreational marijuana in the first year of sales, and the haul was below estimates — about $44 million.

California has proposed closing by October up to 140 oil-field wells that state regulators had allowed to inject into federally protected drinking water aquifers, state officials said.

An attorney for Rhode Island's Public Utilities Commission is warning lawmakers that setting a limit on how much electricity rates can rise could result in even higher bills for consumers.

With all the noise and uncertainty surrounding Greece over the past couple of weeks, it's been easy to overlook the growing signs of economic recovery in Europe.

Gov. Rick Snyder will ask Michigan lawmakers for a 75 percent increase in funding for skilled trades training and career technical education in his budget proposal for the new fiscal year.

The Republican-controlled Congress is planning a vote to repeal a National Labor Relations Board rule that revised procedures covering union representation elections.