Lawmakers seek compromise on appropriations in lame-duck session

• Bill Ghent
• October 21, 2002

Bush's point man: Cheney stakes out new vice presidential territory

In the Bush administration, Dick Cheney is like a seasoned infantryman, "walking point" for the leader of his unit.

• Carl M. Cannon
• October 21, 2002

Senate joins House in calling it quits

• Brody Mullins
• October 18, 2002

Senate extends budget enforcement measures

• Congress Daily
• October 17, 2002

OMB calls for reports on stemming charge card abuse

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• October 17, 2002

Customs accused of failing to protect against nuclear smuggling

General Accounting Office officials told congressional investigators Thursday that the United States has supplied Russia with more sophisticated radiation detection equipment than the United States uses at its own borders.

• Michael Posner
• October 17, 2002

House, Senate pass another temporary spending bill to avoid shutdown

• Mark Wegner and Bill Ghent
• October 17, 2002

Defense spending bill creates chem-bio research fund

• Bryan Bender
• October 16, 2002

FDA user fee bill hits late snag

• Congress Daily
• October 16, 2002

Patent office continues to chip away at overhaul

• Maureen Sirhal
• October 15, 2002

Top career IRS official to serve as acting commissioner

• October 15, 2002

Senate session likely to extend into next week

• Bill Ghent and Brody Mullins
• October 15, 2002

Administration reverses position on moving school lunch program

• Jerry Hagstrom
• October 15, 2002

Budget deficit estimated at $157 billion

• Bill Ghent
• October 11, 2002

FDA nomination gets caught in political battle in Senate

• Julie Rovner
• October 11, 2002

House, Senate approve Iraq war resolution

• Richard E. Cohen
• October 11, 2002

Senate panel passes health, workers' comp, whistleblowing bills

• Spencer Rich
• October 9, 2002

OMB director insists Congress stick to House spending target

• Bill Ghent
• October 9, 2002

Better technology will keep benefits out of fugitives' hands, GAO says

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• October 9, 2002

House speaker: Lame duck session likely needed to finish spending bills

• Bill Ghent
• October 8, 2002