Republican congressional leaders stressed a willingness Wednesday to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut due to expire Dec. 31, setting up a year-end clash with Democrats over how to pay for a provision at the heart of President Barack Obama's jobs program.

Members of the full House Energy and Commerce Committee today voted 33-17 to endorse H.R. 1173, a bill that could officially kill off the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS) program.

Michigan is launching a new state website aimed at matching Michigan residents with "tens of thousands" of unfilled jobs by offering workers and employers one-stop shopping for career planning, job openings and education and training, Gov. Rick Snyder told The Associated Press.