House Republicans propose earmark ban

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader John Boehner announced Thursday that he plans to reduce the federal deficit through legislation banning congressional earmarks – funds for specific projects often inserted quietly into legislation at the request of special...

Health committee weighs federal insurance rate

Kelsey Snell/Medill News Service Phyllis Menke, City Clerk of Fonda, IA, Michael McRaith, director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, Karen Ignagni, president and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans and Grace-Marie Turner, president of The Galen...

Supreme Court torn on campus Christian group

WASHINGTON- U.S. Supreme Court justices Monday seemed to split down ideological lines in a case that pits anti-discrimination policies in public universities against the First Amendment rights of students. Christian Legal Society sued the University of California...