Barbara A. Mikulski

Senate OKs legislation to keep government open; House votes next

2013-03-20 15:23:00

WASHINGTON — All but ensuring there will be no federal shutdown, the Senate on Wednesday approved a measure to keep the government running — but not before tweaking the automatic budget cuts that threaten some of the lawmakers’...

IRS will pay whistle-blowers less because of federal budget cuts

2013-03-05 12:39:00

WASHINGTON -- The federal government's automatic budget cuts mean there will be less financial incentive to turn in tax cheats. In a notice on its website, the Internal Revenue Service said it would pay 8.7% less to informants who blow the whistle on...

The challenging math of passing immigration reform

2013-01-28 10:54:00

WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...

Special deposit insurance to end after extension stalls in Senate

2012-12-13 12:29:00

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday failed to extend a special unlimited deposit insurance program largely used by businesses that was created during the financial crisis to help stabilize the banking system. With the crisis long past, opponents of the...

Sen. Feinstein will not become Judiciary Committee chair

2012-12-19 15:09:00

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s hopes of taking over the panel that will be crucial to her efforts to renew an assault weapons ban and overhaul immigration laws were dashed Wednesday when Sen. Patrick J. Leahy decided to remain chairman...

Penn State scandal: Senators demand stronger child abuse laws

2011-12-13 16:37:08

Senate to examine child abuse laws in wake of Penn State scandal

2011-11-21 16:36:37

Government: The tax trap for Democrats

2011-07-21 21:36:06

Geraldine Ferraro dies at 75; shattered political barrier for women as vice presidential nominee in 1984

2011-03-26 20:47:00

Geraldine A. Ferraro, the savvy New York Democrat who was embraced as a symbol of women's equality in 1984 when she became the first woman nominated for vice president by a major party, died Saturday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was...

In his own words: President Obama makes his healthcare case to still-worried senior citizens

2010-06-09 16:35:54

Social nets wrap: Thompson, Issa and others poke fun on a Friday

2010-06-18 16:35:59

Sunday shows: Crist vs. Rubio, Rendell, Schumer

2010-03-27 16:35:26

Senator Barbara Mikulski is expected to be approved as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday.

2012-12-20 04:47:00

U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland was among the high-powered women in attendance at the Women For Murphy campaign rally at Bushnell Park Tuesday afternoon.

2012-10-23 00:00:00

U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, at podium, pays tribute during a memorial service for Sen. Clarence M Mitchell, III at Sharp Street Memorial Church. Seated at left on the dias facing the congregation, U. S. Rep. Elijah Cummings waits his turn to pay tribute.

2012-10-21 00:00:00