http://www.mail.com/people/47416-tom-cole.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/47416-tom-cole.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2157890-immigration-splits-gops-national-house-interests.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party's hope of running stronger presidential races by revamping immigration is about to hit a big hurdle: House Republicans. Many House Republicans are chilly or openly hostile to the bipartisan bill before the Senate, embraced by President Barack Obama. Even substantial changes to the bill may do little to placate these ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:41:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2157890-immigration-splits-gops-national-house-interests.html 2013-06-17T20:41:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102276-republican-divisions-hinder-partys-momentum.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Tensions between libertarian-leaning and more mainstream Republicans were on vivid display Tuesday as Sens. Rand Paul and John McCain clashed ... Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102276-republican-divisions-hinder-partys-momentum.html 2013-05-22T11:23:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101100-funds-needed-okla-tornado-recovery.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma. The government has more than $11 billion in its main disaster relief fund. Recovery costs in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore are expected to be a relat... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:57:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101100-funds-needed-okla-tornado-recovery.html 2013-05-21T21:57:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099724-obama-pledges-urgent-aid-to-oklahoma-town.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. "In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured," Obama said from the White House State Dining Room. "Among the victims were young ... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:33:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099724-obama-pledges-urgent-aid-to-oklahoma-town.html 2013-05-21T17:33:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1950640-senate-democrats-unveil-budget-blueprint.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats unveiled a largely stand-pat budget Wednesday that calls for $1 trillion in new tax revenues over the coming decade but actually increases spending, while protecting the party's domestic policy priorities and adding $4 trillion more to the national debt than a slashing alternative from House Republicans. The plan by Budg... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:33:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1950640-senate-democrats-unveil-budget-blueprint.html 2013-03-14T03:33:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1920930-congress-passes-bill-renewing-anti-violence-law.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans raised the white flag Thursday on extending domestic violence protections to gays, lesbians and transsexuals after months of resisting an expansion of the Violence Against Women Act. GOP leaders, who had tried to limit the bill before last November's election, gave the go-ahead for the House to accept a more ambitious S... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:34:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1920930-congress-passes-bill-renewing-anti-violence-law.html 2013-02-28T20:34:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1909064-house-to-take-up-version-anti-violence.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The House and Senate appeared headed for another partisan battle as the House prepared to take up its version of the once-noncontroversial Violence Against Women Act. The Republican-crafted House bill to renew the popular 1994 act, which expired in 2011, was introduced Friday to instant criticism from Senate Democrats, who said it fell s... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:57:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1909064-house-to-take-up-version-anti-violence.html 2013-02-22T21:57:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1904068-republicans-offer-deal-american-indian-courts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Several House Republicans on Wednesday proposed legislation on Native American courts that could lay the groundwork for a compromise on the stalled Violence Against Women Act. The legislation gives tribal courts the authority to prosecute non-Indians accused of abusing partners on tribal lands. The bill, introduced by Reps. Darrell Issa ... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:51:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1904068-republicans-offer-deal-american-indian-courts.html 2013-02-20T20:51:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1885546-senate-approves-anti-violence-women.html WASHINGTON (AP) — By a robust bipartisan majority, the Senate voted Tuesday to renew the Violence Against Women Act with new assurances that gays and lesbians, immigrants and Native American women will have equal access to the act's anti-domestic violence programs. The 78-22 Senate vote to reauthorize the two-decade-old act that has shielded millions of w... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1885546-senate-approves-anti-violence-women.html 2013-02-12T19:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1883714-senate-democrats-craft-bill-to-avert-budget-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 hawks warn would cripple the military. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., hopes to stage a vote on the measure before $85 billion in automatic budget cuts start to take effect in March. The b... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1883714-senate-democrats-craft-bill-to-avert-budget-cuts.html 2013-02-11T18:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1881330-lawmakers-urge-oversight-drone-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's use of unmanned drones to kill Americans who are suspected of being al-Qaida allies deserves closer inspection, lawmakers said Sunday as even some of the president's allies suggested an uneasiness about the program. Obama's stance toward the terrorist threats facing the United States has left some Democrats and R... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1881330-lawmakers-urge-oversight-drone-program.html 2013-02-10T17:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1875090-senate-poised-to-renew-violence-women.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators tussled Thursday over whether Indian authorities should be able to prosecute non-Indians in domestic abuse cases, an issue that has delayed passage of legislation to renew the federal government's main law in the fight against domestic violence. A final vote on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act is now scheduled for Mo... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1875090-senate-poised-to-renew-violence-women.html 2013-02-07T20:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1867372-senate-tries-to-move-anti-violence-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats, bolstered by Republican support, on Monday launched a new attempt to broaden a law protecting women from domestic abuse by expanding its provisions to cover gays, lesbians and Native Americans. The legislation to renew the Violence Against Women Act appeared on a smooth path toward passage in the Senate, possibly by the... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1867372-senate-tries-to-move-anti-violence-bill.html 2013-02-04T22:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1798116-face-congress.html 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 picked up a few seats in the House and Senate, but the balance of power is unchanged, with Republicans controlling the House and Democrats holding a majority in the Senate. Yet a closer look finds that Congr... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1798116-face-congress.html 2013-01-03T19:55:00Z