U.S. Senate

Obama hosting bipartisan talks on economy

2012-05-16 03:00:00

After months of trading blame and criticism from afar, President Obama and GOPcongressional leaders will meet Wednesday to discuss the economy — and, presumably, trade blame and criticism in person, more politely. The bipartisan gathering at the...

Congress approves legislation to reauthorize Export-Import Bank

2012-05-15 16:06:00

WASHINGTON — Overcoming objections from conservatives, Congress gave final approval to legislation to reauthorize the nation's Export-Import Bank, sending to President Obama a key legislative priority for the business community. The Senate passed...

Congress approves national Export-Import Bank

2012-05-15 14:23:00

WASHINGTON -- Overcoming objections from conservatives, Congress gave final approval to legislation to reauthorize the nation’s Export-Import Bank, sending to President Obama’s desk a key priority for the business community. The Senate passed...

Partisanship and the Violence Against Women Act

2012-05-15 00:00:00

The political climate in Congress is so noxious these days that even a law that originally passed with overwhelming bipartisan support because it provided much-needed help to abused women is now a partisan issue. That's shameful. Republicans in the...

Republican Party suckles at the breast of Big Business

2012-05-14 22:00:00

If money is the mother’s milk of politics, then America’s big corporations are Big Mama and Big Baby is the Republican Party suckling at the enormous bosom of business. Democrats, meanwhile, are abandoned brats scrounging for nourishment...

Analysis: Gay marriage debate echoes battles of Clinton era

2012-05-11 12:21:00

WASHINGTON-- Having graduated to the role of elder statesman -- his thick mane gone white,� the boom years now lauded by politicians of both parties -- it is clear the political transformation of William Jefferson Clinton has been among the most...

What's the deal with D.A. candidate Carmen Trutanich?

2012-05-12 07:00:00

So what’s the deal with Carmen Trutanich, anyway? Is he the goofy but dangerous loose cannon, power-hungry crazy man that so many former supporters love to hate? Or is he the reform-oriented outsider who, in his own description, made a few high-...

How gay-marriage issue could alter the 2016 presidential race

2012-05-12 05:05:00

WASHINGTON -- Aftershocks from President Obama’s dramatic support for gay marriage continue to rumble, including among future presidential contenders. One Democrat for whom the risks and rewards of the issue have suddenly been raised is Martin O&...

Obama administration approves 3,675 new natural gas wells in Utah

2012-05-08 12:25:00

The Obama administration has approved a new natural gas drilling project in Utah that is designed to support more than 4,000 jobs and boost the production of energy -- while protecting the environment. All are political issues in the current...

House Republicans pass sweeping domestic cuts, spare Pentagon

2012-05-10 11:44:00

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans approved a sweeping package of budget cuts to food stamps, Meals on Wheels and other domestic programs -- while sparing the Pentagon -- in an election-year showcase of party priorities. Democrats overwhelmingly opposed the...

Civil unions: Colorado governor to call special legislative session

2012-05-10 09:05:00

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper plans to call a special session of the Legislature as soon as Friday to resolve a debate over civil unions that ended without a vote when the regular legislative session came to a close earlier this week. Colorado voters...

House approves Republican plan for spending cuts

2012-05-10 17:47:00

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House approved a plan for deep spending cuts in food stamps, Meals on Wheels and other domestic programs — while sparing the Pentagon — in a vote that showcased the party's election-year priorities. The...

, supports Prop. 28. Above, Brulte, left, with fellow Republican state Sen.

2012-05-09 23:26:00

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Democrats were forcing that vote as "a way to drive a wedge between Republicans and a constituency that they're looking to court ahead of November's elections. That's what today's vote is all about for them."

2012-05-08 12:19:50

College students from across the country listen as Howard University student Clarise McCants of Philadelphia speaks about the student loan bill shut down by Senate Republicans.

2012-05-08 00:00:00