WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several congressional Democrats said on Wednesday they plan to introduce legislation next week to cap credit card interest rates. With ...
The United States will announce a target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions before the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, removing a major ...
Invoking the name of the late Edward M. Kennedy, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with opposition Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. Two final ...
President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care strode closer to clearing a key Senate hurdle Saturday as the last two wavering Democrats agreed to vote to formally start debate on the bill. But those lawmakers, Senators Mary Landrieu of ...
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC's "This Week" — Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial appointment to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama. In taking the action, the panel decided the ...
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 07: (FILE PHOTO) U.S. Senate-appointee Roland Burris holds a news conference January 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. A Senate ethics panel admonished Burris November 20, 2009 for statements he made and later retracted about raising donations for then then-Illinois-governor ...
NY Republican advisers say Giuliani more interested in running for US Senate than governor Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, encouraged by many Republicans to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning toward a run for U.S. Senate, according to ...
Ethics committee admonishes Sen. Burris of Ill. in letter, but recommends no punishment The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. Senate, having smashed through a Republican wall of opposition, confirmed on Thursday U.S. President Barack Obama's first and longest-stalled judicial nominee. On a vote of 59-39, the Senate approved Obama's bid to elevate U.S. District Judge ...
Senate bill proposed to deal with 'critical safety issue' Two key senators have introduced legislation designed to address the nationwide problem of distracted driving in both passenger and commercial vehicles. The measure, from Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the ...
HEALTH-CARE MILESTONE One close vote in the House, one giant leap for health-care reform. After weeks of give-and-take, the House of Representatives on Nov. 7 managed to push through a bill by the tiny margin of 220 to 215. One Republican, Joseph ...
