Dave Camp

DETROIT (AP) — A third of Michigan's congressional delegation in 2011 is new, though lawmakers from the state still will wield considerable clout in Washington in the new year. The Republican domination in November means two of the state's U.S....

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. House rejected a proposal Thursday to force the closure of Chicago-area shipping locks that could provide an opening to the Great Lakes for voracious Asian carp, a potential threat to native fish species and...

  Florida's unemployed already are poised to receive the lowest number of weekly unemployment benefits in the nation, if Gov. Scott signs legislation (amended HB 7005)  passed during the spring session. Now, there is legislation proposed in the U.S....

A bill voted out of the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday would allow states to transfer federal unemployment insurance funds away from helping the long-term jobless and use them instead for other purposes, including tax breaks for corporations....

Full text of the Republican House leader's speech on the economy, demanding the Democrats take responsibility for prolonged unemployment....

Also, Jeb Bush, John McCain, Kent Conrad, Dave Camp, Chuck Schumer, Lindsey Graham, John Cornyn, Newt Gingrich, David Axelrod, Jim DeMint, Heath Shuler, James Clyburn and Madeline Albright....

John Boehner and Mitch McConnell sit down with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi with Obama playing middleman....

Today's column is all about debt and deficit-reduction. I've been harping on members of Congress who have raised the debt ceiling for the past five years. In summary: Republicans jacked up deficit spending when they ran the show. Democrats did the same....

Signing the bill, he says both sides don't like parts, so that's proof it's a good deal....

Legislation has been introduced to speed up research on ways to stop the spread of the invasive Asian carp by permanently separating waterways linking the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. Democratic U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan and Dick...

by Mark Silva and updated at 8:30 pm EDT Attempting to focus Americans on a promise of better healthcare for all and insurance for those without it, President Barack Obama used a prime-time televised news conference tonight to rebut the......