Congress

Efforts continue to "reinvent" Atlantic City and help draw more visitors to the area, but a new report finds those efforts may be hampered - because Atlantic City International Airport could soon be forced to scale back operations.

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The US Postal Service is on the financial ropes, deeply in debt, and some of us wonder if there will even be a Postal Service in the future.

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Republicans controlling the House have passed a bill to extend tax cuts due to expire Dec. 31, officially laying down their marker in an election-year showdown with President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies over whether to raise taxes on wealthier earners and people who inherit million dollar-plus estates.

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Congress has voted to slap sanctions on Iran's energy, shipping and financial industries.

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A Jersey watchdog group has issued a new report that calls on Congress to extend a tax cut for Americans making up to 250 thousand dollars a year, and allow the same cut for the wealthiest Americans to expire.

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Congressional aides say the rival party leaders on Capitol Hill are likely to soon announce an agreement that would avert any chance of a government shutdown this fall in advance of the elections.

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The New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) is calling the Federal Government to stop subsidizing the producers of large commodity crops like soybeans and corn, who then turn them into junk food ingredients.

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Republicans and Democrats alike are pointing to a new report estimating that automatic budget cuts will cost the economy 2 million jobs.

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The Republican-led House has voted to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law. But the election-year move stands no chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

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The White House has issued a veto threat for a House bill to overturn President Barack Obama's health care law.

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