John Kline

By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The Republican-dominated U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system. Republicans say their plan is a long-term solution that...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. The Republican-backed the bill would allow...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1 but allow them to vary with the markets going forward. The White House...

By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that would link rates to financial markets. The GOP-led House Education and the Workforce Committee sent to...

By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Republicans in control of the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted on Thursday to advance legislation tying student loan interest rates to the financial markets, a plan they said would give...

Matthew and Natalie Souders of Martinsburg, W.Va. announce the birth of their first child, a daughter, Lydia Tyne, Feb. 28, 2013. Maternal grandparents are Barry Wenck and Susan Sutton, both of Martinsburg. Maternal great-grandparents are Ernest and...

WASHINGTON -- Four California Republican House members are among 13 GOP legislators being targeted by a pro-Obama advocacy group in a new online ad campaign urging them to back a more robust background check system for gun sales. Reps. Jeff Denham,...

The Lehigh Valley's recovery from superstorm Sandy seemed to be proceeding slowly but surely on Wednesday, with streets coming to life and the area's electric utilities saying most power would be restored by the end of the weekend. But the return to...

The alleged theft of a church bus in Elkhart last week by an employee of a local auto sales company has prompted police to “broaden their investigation” into whether more such thefts are occurring in the area. John Kline, 53, of Elkhart,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - President Obama's 2013 budget aims to shrink the deficit by $4 trillion during the next 10 years in ways that will be felt by Minnesotans in all walks of life, from farmers and doctors to low-income residents who get help with...

 By Kevin Diaz and Jim Spencer  Star Tribune, Minneapolis  Feb. 14--WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama’s 2013 budget aims to shrink the deficit by $4 trillion during the next 10 years in ways that will be felt by Minnesotans in all walks of...