By
Steven T. Dennis
| Sept. 23, 2011, 12:37 p.m.
Congress is in the midst of another showdown over a government shutdown after Senate Democrats held firm against the House Republican effort to cut more than $1 billion to help pay for disaster relief.
By
Warren Rojas
| Sept. 23, 2011, 12:04 p.m.
Childhood obesity is no fun. Playing is.
By
Humberto Sanchez
| Sept. 23, 2011, 10:33 a.m.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today that the Senate is expected to vote this morning on a continuing resolution the House passed earlier this morning.
By
Jessica Brady, Humberto Sanchez
| Sept. 23, 2011, 1:04 a.m.
After a long day of debate and fierce Republican whipping efforts, the House passed a government funding measure that faces an uncertain future in the Democratic-led Senate.
By
Jessica Brady
| Sept. 22, 2011, 11:21 p.m.
The House cleared a procedural hurdle tonight on the path to passing a revised version of a short-term funding measure, adopting a rule for the bill and teeing up a final passage vote around midnight.
By
Humberto Sanchez, Jessica Brady
| Sept. 22, 2011, 9:23 p.m.
Next week’s Congressional recess could get nixed, as Senate Democrats and House Republicans remain at odds over disaster funding in a stopgap spending bill.
By
Steven T. Dennis
| Sept. 22, 2011, 6:52 p.m.
The Senate passed legislation today to provide job training and other assistance to workers displaced by trade, setting the stage for passage of three free-trade agreements after next week’s recess.
By
Emma Dumain
| Sept. 22, 2011, 5:31 p.m.
As she did six months ago when a federal government shutdown seemed likely, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) is again moving to protect the District of Columbia from its own shutdown.
By
Daniel Newhauser
| Sept. 22, 2011, 4:56 p.m.
CINCINNATI — President Barack Obama challenged Congressional Republicans on their own turf today, visiting a bridge here that connects the home states of the top two GOP leaders and name-checking them in front of a bustling home-town crowd.
By
Humberto Sanchez
| Sept. 22, 2011, 4:44 p.m.
House GOP leaders are exploring voting again on the stopgap funding bill that failed to pass the chamber Wednesday night.
By
Shira Toeplitz
| Sept. 22, 2011, 4:03 p.m.
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination, according to the Detroit News.
By
Jonathan Strong
| Sept. 22, 2011, 3:48 p.m.
The late decision by the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee to oppose the continuing resolution on Wednesday has the potential to sour relations on a committee long known for its bipartisan tone.
By
Meredith Shiner
| Sept. 22, 2011, 3:35 p.m.
The Joint Committee for Deficit Reduction conducted its third public meeting today, just hours before the panel was set to meet again behind closed doors to continue negotiations on a deficit reduction package worth at least $1.2 trillion.
By
Emma Dumain
| Sept. 22, 2011, 2:54 p.m.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s decision to create internships with the Democratic Cloakroom has intensified the resolve of advocates who want to reinstate the House page program.
By
Humberto Sanchez, Jessica Brady
| Sept. 22, 2011, 2:52 p.m.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said today he is “cautiously optimistic” that Congress can pass stopgap spending legislation before the end of next week and avoid a government shutdown.
By
David M. Drucker
| Sept. 22, 2011, 2:01 p.m.
Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.) is lining up the support of conservatives and 2010 freshmen in his bid to become the next Senate Republican Conference vice chairman.
By
Neda Semnani
| Sept. 22, 2011, 12:43 p.m.
A half-hour before the Senate Armed Services Committee kicked off its hearing this morning, Richard “the Music Man” Martin took up his harmonica and started jamming to “Lean on Me” during the sound check.
By
John Stanton
| Sept. 22, 2011, 12:16 p.m.
Despite a reputation as a free-marketeer and staunch opponent of government regulation, Sen. Mike Lee on Wednesday was sounding a lot more like his colleague Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) than like Milton Friedman.
By
Jessica Brady, Humberto Sanchez
| Sept. 22, 2011, 11:57 a.m.
As Republicans scrambled to draft a new government funding bill that could win a majority of votes on the floor, House Democrats promised to stand united against any offsets to pay for disaster aid and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned GOP leaders not to try to reduce overall spending in the continuing resolution.
By
David M. Drucker
| Sept. 22, 2011, 9:51 a.m.
Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.) is giving consideration to joining Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.) in the race for Republican Conference vice chairman, his office confirmed this morning.
