One lawmaker says gay marriage will be on the New Jersey Legislature's agenda next week The New Jersey Legislature convenes for its lame ...
A key New Jersey Senator has said a gay marriage bill will likely not survive out of committee A key New Jersey Senator ...
EMBATTLED INSURERS Are health insurance companies covered for shooting themselves in the foot? They have been making nice with the White House and Congress for months in order to ensure that any reform bill would give them access to some 30 million ...
Senate and White House reach compromise on court protections for journalsists A Senate sponsor of a bill to protect reporters' sources says he's reached a compromise with the Obama administration on balancing a public right to know with government's concerns about national ...
Biographical information on federal pay czar Kenneth Feinberg NAME — Kenneth R. Feinberg. AGE — 63, born Oct. 23, 1945, in Brockton, Mass. EXPERIENCE — Obama administration "pay czar" for financial bailout program, June 2009 to present. He is serving without pay, ...
House bill would rein in government surveillance, but continue provisions of Patriot Act House Judiciary Committee leaders on Tuesday introduced a bill to place new restrictions on government surveillance and seizures in anti-terrorism investigations, while allowing the Obama administration to continue some ...
Senate committee approves bill to require radio stations to pay royalties to performers Legislation to make radio stations pay royalties to performers when they broadcast their music won the Senate Judiciary Committee's approval Thursday. Satellite radio, Internet radio and cable TV music ...
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 14: Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (C) walks past Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) (L) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (R) as they talk with aids during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 14, 2009 in Washington, ...
Sen. Lindsay Graham, D-S.C., quotes Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's oft-criticized remark about her Hispanic heritage affecting judicial decisions, as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 14, 2009, before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Copyright 2009 AP ...
Key US lawmakers passed legislation Thursday extending three key provisions of the PATRIOT Act, the sweeping intelligence bill enacted after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Backing a White House request, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the measure 11 votes to 8 to ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. patent office, which can take up to three years to approve a patent application, has a $200 million shortfall that may require a temporary 15 percent fee hike, its director said on Tuesday. "We've had to severely ...
Senate Intelligence Committee chairmwoman overcomes doubts, backs USA Patriot Act revisions The Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman said Thursday that she no longer had concerns with a proposed modification of the USA Patriot Act, the nation's primary counterintelligence law. However, liberal Democrats still ...
