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WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are moving to protect Capitol Hill's budget even as they slash programs like education, health research, water projects and housing aid for the poor. The move by the House Appropriations Committee promises a small budget increase for legislative branch operations even as funding for labor, health and education programs would absorb an almost 20 percent cut... Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a huge stopgap spending bill to keep the government open through the end of September, sidestepping any threat of a government shutdown The bipartisan 318-109 vote sends the measure President Barack Obama to be signed into law...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP-controlled House has passed a bill that's intended to call attention to President Barack Obama's failure to offer a balanced budget during his years in office. Democrats say the legislation is a political gimmick, and it's sure to be ignored by Democrats running the Senate...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis will announce her re-election bid to represent Wyoming's lone seat the U.S. House. The Republican's campaign organization says she has scheduled an announcement for Monday afternoon in Cheyenne...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Casper College instructor is challenging congresswoman Cynthia Lummis. Chris Henrichsen teaches political science and has been involved in local Democratic organizations but has never run for political office before...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to draw a contrast with President Barack Obama on taxes and spending, Republicans controlling the House are releasing an election-year budget plan that would impose sharp cuts on many programs but would still fail to reach balance over the coming decade...

Wyoming's representative took exception to the lofty sounding state of the union address by President Obama, saying the president's ideas haven't helped but, in fact, have made things worse.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a bundle of spending measures for the ongoing budget year, blending cuts to NASA and community development programs while averting cuts to nutrition programs. The approximately $182 billion measure announced late Monday would fund day-to-day operations at the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation and Housing and

WASHINGTON — A limited number of House members are expected today to approve by unanimous consent a short-term spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday. That'll buy time until the entire House gets back next week from a one-week break...

Wyoming's senior senator and congresswoman had their hopes to address the nation's financial crisis dashed Friday, when the Democrat-controlled Senate voted against allowing a vote on the Cut, Cap and Balance bill.