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A vast majority of Americans say they eat more whole grains and fresh produce than they did five years ago, but many believe the federal government needs to do more to ensure greater access to locally produced fresh food, according to a new survey.  ...

Trouble with truth Pinocchio would be proud. The U.S. Chamber of Commercehas bombarded TV viewers in Florida with an ad attacking the state's senior U.S. senator, Democrat Bill Nelson, for supporting President Obama's health care reform law —...

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank has led a parade of Democrats in renouncing the passage of the Affordable Care Act, suggesting the far-reaching law may be a net deficit for the party on Election Day. "I think we paid a terrible price for health care," the...

The op-ed by State Employees Credit Union CEO Rod Staatz ("Let credit unions do their job," April 25) compels me to respond on behalf of the Maryland banking industry. In his commentary, Mr. Staatz, who runs Maryland's largest credit union, argues that...

WASHINGTON —During a week when voters are acutely aware of how much they owe Uncle Sam, Congress is conducting a series of votes that crystallize the sharply different approaches the two parties take toward taxes and the economy. Democrats...

WASHINGTON -- The nation's Social Security and Medicare programs are sliding closer to insolvency, the federal government warned Monday in a new report underscoring the fiscal challenges facing the two mammoth retirement programs as baby boomers begin...

WASHINGTON — The nation's Social Security and Medicare programs are sliding closer to insolvency, the federal government warned in a new report underscoring the fiscal challenges facing the two mammoth retirement programs as baby boomers begin to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats Monday unveiled a $26 billion temporary tax cut for businesses to boost their payrolls and encourage investment in new equipment. The legislation would award businesses a tax credit of 10 percent on the salaries...

Senate passage of a federal transportation bill that includes a toll credit measure necessary to finish Route 219 is a step forward for the project. But the bill still has to pass the House, where lawmakers have been working on their own plan. Toll...

New federal employees would contribute more than triple the amount paid by current government workers for their retirement under an agreement reached in Congress, according to two Maryland lawmakers who helped craft the deal to extend a payroll tax...

The Senate and the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan deal Friday extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while also avoiding a Medicare fee cut for doctors for the rest of the year. The bill cleared the Senate in a 60-36...

 Next week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act - the Republican reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill. The transportation bill has traditionally been a bipartisan blueprint for...