Politics
The House Appropriations Committee, reviving the heated congressional battle over nerve gas production, voted narrowly Thursday to delete all funds for chemical weapons from the fiscal 1986 military spending bill.
Oct. 25, 1985
World & Nation
A U.S. Senate appropriations proposal could force the State Department to release data about overdoses linked to fentanyl-tainted pills sold by Mexican pharmacies.
Nov. 2, 2023
The powerful Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday recommended a ban on arms sales to U.S. allies such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates unless they pay up on their multibillion-dollar pledges to help defray American costs in the Persian Gulf War.
March 19, 1991
A previously undisclosed investigation reveals the U.S. Coast Guard failed to appropriately review and prosecute cases of sexual assault.
June 30, 2023
Acting with White House blessing, the Senate on Thursday approved a politically popular $500-million benefits package for the troops of Operation Desert Storm and declared that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein should be tried for war crimes for invading Kuwait.
March 15, 1991
Government: Action leaves unchanged appropriations panel’s move to provide a lesser $3.4-billion U.S. payment.
Sept. 18, 1998
“All my life I’ve tried to make government work,” says Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Oct. 30, 1994
For years, Rep.
Nov. 10, 1994
Entertainment & Arts
It began in April as a controversy few people took seriously over two pieces of art many found in questionable taste.
July 28, 1989
Opinion
Sen. Mitch McConnell is standing in the way of reforms designed to protect American election security.
July 30, 2019