James Inhofe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For lawmakers in Washington, the daily chase for money can begin with a breakfast fundraiser in the side room of a Washington restaurant. At noon, there might be a $500-per-plate lunch with lobbyists in a Capitol Hill town house....

(Repeats with no changes to text) * Political fundraising: 'It's like a sweatshop' * Half of congressional race funds come from 1 pct of Americans * House incumbents raise average $2,400 a day, Senate $4,700 By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, June 12...

Bill Cink: That depends, will it be like superstorm Sandy relief where they tacked on all kinds of pork like money for fisheries in Alaska? Mark Pappa: Act quickly without the pork barrel nonsense associated with passing such legislation a la Sandy aid....

Despite an improving economy, one in five Florida residents relies on food stamps. And while the number of recipients in South and Central Florida has leveled off in recent months, totals remain at near-record highs. Now, many in Congress want to scale...

President Obama visited Moore, Okla., on Sunday to view the devastation left by last week's vast tornado and to reassure the community of sustained support from the federal government on its cleanup and rebuilding. "Oklahomans have inspired us with...

Having spent nine years in Oklahoma, I found much about that state’s people to respect and admire—particularly their faith and their resiliency, which are intertwined in ways not understood by those who have never lived in the Bible Belt. They...

By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Amid expressions of horror, grief and resolve over the devastating tornado that smashed into suburban Oklahoma City, many U.S. lawmakers expressed relief on Tuesday that they took action in January to bulk...

WASHINGTON -- When $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy came before Congress this year, three of Oklahoma’s five representatives and both of its senators were among the "no" votes. At the time, some of the Oklahoma lawmakers...

There's nothing Washington likes better than a scandal. So official Washington was absolutely orgasmic this week while dealing with not one, but three scandals at the same time. Not one of which, sadly, was a sex scandal. First, there were accusations...

On Monday, President Obama called the ongoing controversy over the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi a "sideshow." The president accused critics of exploiting the tragedy for political reasons, and argued that his administration has...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...