John Boehner

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders are outlining broad immigration principles, including legalization for the 11 million immigrants living here illegally, to rank-and-file party members as they look to revive long-stalled efforts to overhaul the nation's immigration system.

More than fifty percent of Americans surveyed in a new CNN / ORC poll say that the fact that the Republican Party is in control of the U.S. House of Representatives is bad for the country.

Congressman Richard Hanna is now a member of an exclusive committee. House Speaker John Boehner has appointed Hanna to the Joint Economic Committee, which is economic advisory body of Congress The bi-partisan panel is made of of ten senators and ten House members...

Some Congressional leaders are telling their fellow members that if a budget cannot be passed then they should not be paid.

Washington, DC (WIBX) - The threads used to graphically unite the United States Olympic team are also uniting lawmakers on both sides of the aisles in Washington, DC today, but apparently not for a good reason.  Lawmakers say that they are outraged that the uniforms being sported by U.S. Olympians are, from top to bottom, made in China.

Washington, DC (WIBX) - A former construction worker turned congressman is becoming one of the driving forces behind discussions about a new highway bill.