Oversight
GSA employee rewards program now also under scrutiny
Valuable gifts handed out 'for questionable reasons at best,' lawmakers say.
Oversight
House voting to abolish Medicare payment board
President Obama has threatened to veto the bill.
Defense
Suspected Capitol bomber was under FBI scrutiny
Lawmakers and staffers were not in danger, according to Capitol Police.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers approve payroll tax bill including pension provisions
President Obama says he will sign the $150 billion package.
Oversight
GOP pay-freeze bill is 'clever,' Democrat Steny Hoyer says
It's an election-year effort to trap opponents in an embarrassing vote, the House Minority Whip says.
Oversight
In symbolic move, House votes down Obama debt request
Action reflects lingering Republican resentment over a bargain struck in August.
Defense
War dogs: Blumenthal wants improved adoptions, honors for military canines
Defense classifies the dogs as 'equipment.'
Defense
Licking terror with FEMA funds for . . . "Sno-Cone'' machines?
Michigan emergency officials suggest the devices could be used to make ice packs.
Oversight
GOP unveils House version of stalled spending bill
White House urges another short-term funding extension to allow negotiators to work out differences on appropriations and payroll tax measures.
Oversight
Appropriators reach spending deal
Announcement suggests lawmakers are close to clearing a major obstacle to leaving town for the holiday recess.
Pay & Benefits
Reid wants passage of payroll tax package before recess
The Senate leader may also be tying the fate of a separate $900 billion-plus spending plan to the tax break.
News
Boehner unveils GOP bill to extend payroll tax holiday
The measure also would extend unemployment benefits and prevent a scheduled cut in Medicare physician reimbursements.
News
Deficit reduction panel concedes defeat
$1.2 trillion in automatic cuts will be triggered in January 2013, including military spending.
News
Balanced-budget amendment fails in House
The proposed Constitutional amendment came in 23 votes shy of the two-thirds majority required.
Oversight
Sequestration isn't a sure thing
Lawmakers indicate they might rethink the automatic cuts that would be triggered if the super committee fails.
News
Super committee co-chair hasn't given up hope
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, also contradicted the contention of some of his GOP colleagues that Democrats have walked away from the deficit talks.
News
House votes to repeal contractor withholding tax
Legislation's Senate prospects remain uncertain.
News
Republicans, Democrats trade barbs on deficit reduction
Both sides are questioning the other’s sincerity about reaching agreement by the Thanksgiving deadline.
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