Entitlements

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said her party will push a

White House

Democrats hope to force House vote on minimum wage hike

February 14, 2014 5:00 am

Rose Capote-Marcus, left, helps Waldemar Vega, 50, with problems he is having receiving his unemployment benefits at WorkForce One, in Davie, Fla. (AP/Lynne Sladky)

Economy

Applications for jobless benefits rise to 339,000

Christopher Rugaber -

February 13, 2014 5:00 am

A political action committee on Wednesday announced a new television ad airing around Arkansas targeting Republican Senate hopeful Tom Cotton on Medicare and the Farm Bill. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

New TV ad targets Tom Cotton on farm bill, Medicare

Washington Examiner -

February 13, 2014 5:00 am

Authorities say they've arrested 18 Albany-area residents who scammed New York state out of $150,000 in unemployment benefits. (Photo: Thinkstock)

18 charged in New York state unemployment benefits scam

Washington Examiner -

February 13, 2014 5:00 am

Business

RI pension deal announcement postponed

David Klepper -

February 12, 2014 3:03 pm

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has released a five-year plan to restructure Illinois' Medicaid program. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Healthcare

Pat Quinn unveils $5.2 billion Medicaid waiver plan for Illinois

Associated Press -

February 12, 2014 5:00 am

President Barack Obama waves as he leaves the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, after signing an executive order to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers during a ceremony. Wage increase to $10.10 an hour, goes into effect next year, and applies to new contracts and replacements for expiring contracts. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Economy

Obama signs minimum wage executive order

Meghashyam Mali -

February 12, 2014 5:00 am

Senate

Fix to veterans’ pension cut in limbo

Sean Lengell -

February 12, 2014 12:00 am

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2014, photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures while speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The road the country has been on for the past five years is now beginning to come to an end. The Federal Reserve, which pumped $3 trillion into the economy to keep the Great Recession from worsening, is withdrawing its financial lifeline amid signs of fresh economic growth. The nation's gross domestic product is inching up and annual federal budget deficits are heading down. How Washington policymakers respond to the improvements in the economy may even sow the seeds for more cooperation in Washington.

Politics

John Boehner to move clean debt-limit increase

David M. Drucker -

February 11, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., shakes hands with Boloco founder John Pepper as Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Illinois looks on during a minimum wage roundtable discussion held at Boloco, a fast food chain of burrito restaurants in Boston, on Feb. 10. Beloco pays a minimum wage of $9.00 per hour, and the current federal minimum is $7.25 per hour. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Elizabeth Warren, Dick Durbin push raising Mass., federal minimum wage

Washington Examiner -

February 11, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Entitlements

Democrats hope to force House vote on minimum wage hike

Applications for jobless benefits rise to 339,000

New TV ad targets Tom Cotton on farm bill, Medicare

18 charged in New York state unemployment benefits scam

RI pension deal announcement postponed

Pat Quinn unveils $5.2 billion Medicaid waiver plan for Illinois

Obama signs minimum wage executive order

Fix to veterans’ pension cut in limbo

John Boehner to move clean debt-limit increase

Elizabeth Warren, Dick Durbin push raising Mass., federal minimum wage

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