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usnews.com — Senators from both sides of the aisle were eager to pile on the pair of former Internal Revenue Service chiefs who appeared before them Tuesday during a committee hearing investigating the scandal that involved the targeting of conservative political groups. But the IRS officials put the blame back on Congress.

usnews.com — The GOP-controlled House might easily pass a bill that would eliminate the requirement for presidential approval for the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday, but that's about the only thing that will be easy about the process, experts say.

usnews.com — Lawmakers expressed what appeared to be heartfelt concern Tuesday over an obscure provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, the major financial reform bill President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010, and how it has affected the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At a hearing on Capitol Hill, Rep.

usnews.com — As the death toll rises in Moore, Okla., where a tornado flattened entire neighborhoods and killed more than 20 people, Congress must decide how much assistance they will lend to the disaster zone that has been struck before. The response, however, will be measured as the state's own fiscal hawks, Republican Sens.

usnews.com — Elijah E. Cummings is a Democratic representative from Maryland, Duncan Hunter is a Republican representative from California, and Nick J. Rahall II is a Democratic representative from West Virginia. For generations, the United States Food for Peace program has helped deliver food assistance to millions of hungry and malnourished people across the world.

usnews.com — Apple CEO Tim Cook came all the way from Cupertino, Calif. to Washington this week to explain why his company did not pay taxes on tens of billions of dollars last year, as to a new report alleges.

usnews.com — Infants who are more heavily exposed to pollution from car traffic are more likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a new National Institutes of Health study suggests. [HEALTH: An Epidemic of ADHD Diagnoses] Children who lived in areas with high levels of "traffic-related air pollution" when they were a year old were significantly more likely by age 7 to have ADHD than children who lived in less polluted areas.

usnews.com — There's a sense today that we, as a country, are dividing into two Americas. In one, corporate stockholders and owners of capital become increasingly wealthy as profits and dividends continue to rise. In the other, ordinary workers gain more education, work longer hours and improve their productivity, yet often struggle to make ends meet.

usnews.com — It's common sense that low mortgage rates are important to the housing market. They make purchasing a home more affordable and make refinancing more attractive for current homeowners. [ALSO: What Happens to the Housing Market When the Investors Leave?] But low mortgage rates have other important benefits, too.

usnews.com — A massive tornado ripped through Moore, Okla. and surrounding cities yesterday, leaving scores of Americans dead. Photos from the scene show complete and total devastation, nothing but dirt and timber where once whole neighborhoods stood. [ See photos from the aftermath of the tornadoes.]