The Hill / By Alexander Bolton Members of the Senate Tea Party Caucus on Thursday announed a plan to balance the budget in five years, cutting spending by nearly $11 trillion compared to President Obama’s budget.The plan, dubbed “A Platform to Revi… more »

Bloomberg / By Nicole Gaouette and Bill Varner House Republicans introduced legislation today that seeks to force major changes at the United Nations, using as leverage the threat to withhold some of the U.S.’s 22 percent contribution to the world b… more »

By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- Benjamin Franklin gets a facelift as the Treasury Department unveils a new $100 bill Wednesday, the first remake of the denomination since 1996. The new design for the $100 note will make its debut during a 1… more »

Tom Doggett WASHINGTON Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:37pm EDT Workers drill for oil at an oil derrick in Los Angeles October 24, 2006. Credit: Reuters/Lucy Nicholson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama adminis… more »

By Paul Kane and Lori MontgomeryWashington Post Staff Writer   House Democrats unveiled the latest changes to compromise health-care legislation Thursday and overcame a key procedural hurdle after President Obama postponed a trip to Asia so that he… more »