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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called the bill an insult to her constituents, and while she said her Democratic colleagues were free to vote however they wanted, she would oppose it and urged them to do the same. (Associated Press)

Spending bill in doubt as GOP searches for votes

President Obama had to plead with fellow Democrats on Thursday night to try to avert a looming government shutdown after his troops in the House rejected the $1.1 trillion spending deal to fund the government

December 11, 2014
Maryland Gov.-elect Larry Hogan vowed to roll back proposed regulations that would limit phosphorus runoff from farms, siding with Eastern Shore farmers who rely on phosphorus-rich chicken manure for fertilizer. (Associated Press)

Larry Hogan vows fight against Martin O’Malley anti-farm regulations

After weeks of promising bipartisanship and refusing to make policy announcements that might rile Democratic lawmakers, Maryland Gov.-elect Larry Hogan has picked his first political fight, coming out swinging against environmentalists and their powerful allies in the General Assembly.

December 8, 2014
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, about the looming fight over terrorism insurance. As Congress races to its lame-duck finish, time is running out on a government program that provides a backstop to private-sector insurance against terrorist attacks.The program was enacted after the Sept. 11 attacks and has been renewed twice. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats find downside in economic surge

Democratic leaders in Congress used an upbeat jobs report Friday to spread fear about a possible government shutdown next week, pressuring Republicans make concessions in upcoming spending bills.

December 5, 2014
President Barack Obama meets with community leaders at the Copernicus Community Center in Chicago to discuss immigration reform, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. Obama visited his hometown to promote his executive action on immigration. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

GOP vows to fight Obama’s amnesty early next year

House Republicans emerged from a closed-door meeting Tuesday to say they are leaning toward funding the government now, but setting up a fight early next year over President Obama's temporary amnesty.

December 2, 2014
More than 170,000 homes were sold in short sales in the U.S. from January through September this year, with an estimated $8.1 billion of mortgage debt forgiven, according to the latest data available from housing research and analytic firm RealtyTrac. (Associated Press)

‘Short sales’ home sellers face huge tax bills if breaks aren’t reinstated

The wrangling in Congress that has prevented a package of expired tax breaks from being reinstated threatens to slap massive tax bills on thousands of Americans who have given up their homes in "short sales," a common practice after the 2008 real estate crash in which banks allow homes to be sold at lower prices than the amounts owed on the mortgages.

November 30, 2014
Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Charles Schumer plans Democratic comeback built on big government

The Democratic Party can rebound from devastating loses in the midterm elections and triumph in 2016 by embracing its affinity for big government and offering big-government solutions to middle-class economic concerns, the Senate Democrats’ top political strategist said Tuesday.

November 25, 2014
Oscar Alfaro and Enriqueta Juarez and their daughter Gelin Alfaro, 16, become emotional as they watch President Obama's speech on his plans for a protections for undocumented immigrants because it will stop Oscar's deportation, at a watch party held at CASA de Maryland's multicultural center, Hyattsville, Maryland, Thursday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Illegal immigrants see hope and change in Obama action

The crowd of undocumented residents waved American flags, cheered and fought back tears as they watched President Obama give a speech they had waited for years to hear, offering them a chance to gain legal status to stay in the United States.

November 20, 2014