
Senate Democrats unveil budget blueprint
Senate Democrats unveiled a largely stand-pat budget Wednesday that calls for $1 trillion in new tax revenues over the coming decade but actually ...

Congress passes bill renewing anti-violence law
House Republicans raised the white flag Thursday on extending domestic violence protections to gays, lesbians and transsexuals after months of ...
House to take up own version of anti-violence act
The House and Senate appeared headed for another partisan battle as the House prepared to take up its version of the once-noncontroversial Violence ...
Republicans offer deal on American Indian courts
Several House Republicans on Wednesday proposed legislation on Native American courts that could lay the groundwork for a compromise on the stalled ...

Senate approves anti-violence against women act
By a robust bipartisan majority, the Senate voted Tuesday to renew the Violence Against Women Act with new assurances that gays and lesbians, ...
Senate Democrats craft bill to avert budget cuts
Top Senate Democrats have prepared a plan to slice the Pentagon's budget by $3 billion a year in an attempt to avoid far steeper cuts that defense ...

Lawmakers urge oversight of drone program
President Barack Obama's use of unmanned drones to kill Americans who are suspected of being al-Qaida allies deserves closer inspection, lawmakers ...
Senate poised to renew Violence Against Women Act
Senators tussled Thursday over whether Indian authorities should be able to prosecute non-Indians in domestic abuse cases, an issue that has delayed ...

Senate tries again to move anti-violence bill
Senate Democrats, bolstered by Republican support, on Monday launched a new attempt to broaden a law protecting women from domestic abuse by expanding ...

Face of the new Congress
Politically, the 113th Congress that was sworn in Thursday won't be much of a change from the less-than-stellar 112th Congress it replaces: Democrats ...

Obama, Boehner meet to discuss 'fiscal cliff'
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met Sunday at the White House to discuss the ongoing negotiations over the impending "fiscal ...

'Cliff' talks: White House waiting on GOP move
Republicans have to stop using "political math" and say how much they are willing to raise tax rates on the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans and then ...

Obama says he'll do what it takes to avoid cliff
The White House and a key congressional Democrat hinted at fresh concessions on taxes and cuts to Medicare and other government benefit programs ...

Obama says debt-cutting deal can be reached soon
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he believes that members of both parties can reach a "framework" on a debt-cutting deal before Christmas, making ...