House GOP Budget Sets Stage For Showdown With The President
House Republicans unveiled a draft budget Tuesday, aimed at balancing spending with revenues over the next decade without raising taxes.
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Tweets: Under Pressure — Service Director Testifies
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy takes to Capitol Hill and faces tough questions about the agency's latest scandal.
Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock Resigns Amid Spending Questions
The 33-year-old Republican had come under heavy scrutiny. In a statement, he said that "the constant questions over the last six weeks have proven a great distraction."
Why Federal Budgets Aren't What You Think They Are
Congressional Republicans' budget is expected to be released Tuesday, but a federal budget is not really a budget at all.
Obama 'Embarrassed' For Republicans Who Wrote Iran Letter
In two interviews, the president weighs in on controversies over the letter 47 Republicans wrote to the leaders of Iran and Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account.
Iran Calls GOP Letter 'Propaganda Ploy,' Offers To 'Enlighten' Authors
Iran's foreign minister says the letter suggests the U.S. lawmakers "not only do not understand international law, but are not fully cognizant of the nuances of their own Constitution."
House Votes To Fund DHS Until Sept. 30 — Without Immigration Curbs
The vote is a victory for President Obama as Republicans had wanted to strip funding for the president's executive actions on immigration from the bill.
In Speech To Congress, Netanyahu Blasts 'A Very Bad Deal' With Iran
The Israeli premier's remarks are the culmination of a controversy that began in January when he was invited — without input from the White House — to make the speech.
Israel's Netanyahu Says He Is 'Determined To Speak Before Congress'
The Israeli prime minister said his country has a "profound disagreement" with the White House on nuclear talks with Iran, and it is his duty to speak up on an issue that affects Israel's survival.
Netanyahu In Washington For Controversial Speech To Congress
"The move has created bad blood between Netanyahu and Obama, and relations between the two countries have suffered," NPR's Jackie Northam reports.