US Senate passes $1 trillion spending bill

2011-12-17T14:30:22Z

The US Senate approved a deal Saturday to avoid a federal shutdown, voting for a spending bill worth roughly $1 trillion to fund the government through fiscal year 2012.

Senators voted 67 to 32 to approve the massive bill, which after approval Friday by the House of Representatives now goes to

US lawmakers target Pakistan aid, Iran central bank

2011-12-14T18:30:23Z

With the White House's blessing, the US House passed legislation to freeze some Pakistan aid, slap harsh new sanctions on Iran, and endorse indefinite imprisonment of suspected terrorists.

The Republican-led House of Representatives ...

Corzine to make remarks to panel on MF Global

2011-12-07T13:31:00Z

(Reuters) - Former MF Global chief Jon Corzine plans to deliver opening remarks when he appears before a congressional panel on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter.

The situation is still fluid. It is not yet clear if he will at some point during the hearing invoke his right to avoid self-incrimination under the

Pelosi backs bill to curb lawmakers' insider trading

2011-12-01T15:30:50Z

US President Barack Obama's top ally in the House of Representatives on Thursday backed a bill to curb any insider trading by lawmakers and predicted it would "fly" to passage.

Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters she supported proposed legislatio...

House approves stopgap spending bill

2011-11-17T13:30:43Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives Thursday voted to extend government funding through December in a sign that lawmakers may have moved past the white-knuckle spending fights that have paralyzed Washington for much of ...

US lawmakers vote for concealed weapon bill

2011-11-16T20:30:35Z

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation to make it easier for people with a concealed firearm permit in one state to take their weapon to another.

The Republican-held chamber voted 272-154 for the measure, which drew some Democratic support but faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

The bill would allow people with a permit to carry a concealed ...

House, Senate negotiators agree on spending bill

2011-11-14T22:00:08Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional negotiators agreed late on Monday to extend funding for many U.S. government programs to mid-December in a bipartisan move to avert any shutdown of agency operations that would otherwise occur by this weekend.

The funding measure crafted by House of Re...

House Democrats push for vote on China forex bill

2011-10-14T09:30:15Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers on Friday vowed to keep pressing for a vote in the House of Representatives on China currency legislation now blocked by Republican leaders.

"I urge the Republican leadership to put the currency bill on th...

Congress settles funding fight, for now

2011-10-04T11:30:16Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that puts the government on stable financial footing for six weeks but does nothing to resolve a dispute over spending that is likely to flare again next month.

By a bipartisan vote of 352 to 66, the House passed a...

U.S. scrambles to keep Palestinian aid flowing

2011-10-03T16:00:07Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is lobbying Congress to unblock $200 million in aid for the Palestinian Authority that was frozen due to its bid for

Senators move to avert government shutdown

2011-09-26T21:30:13Z

Spurred on by the White House, divided US Senators moved late Monday to avert a government shutdown at week's end and defuse an angry battle over disaster relief in Hurricane Irene's wake.

But the emerging deal did not provide any immediate money for a key Federal Emergency Management Agency fund set to run ...

US House rejects stopgap measure

2011-09-21T20:30:46Z

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday defeated a stopgap measure to keep the government open past October 1 amid a fierce dispute over disaster aid in the wake of Hurricane Irene.

The surprise 195-230 vote was a shock setback for Republican House leaders, who had sought to overrun Democratic objections to offsetting the funds...

Bipartisan support grows for capital-raising bills

2011-09-21T11:30:21Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal lawmakers expressed bipartisan support on Wednesday for several legislative proposals to ease regulatory burdens for small companies struggling to raise capital in the face of a battered economy.

At a hearing before a House Financial Services

Kevin Brady optimistic Congress to OK trade deals very soon

2011-09-13T10:30:25Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Republican lawmaker said he was optimistic Congress would pass three long-delayed trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia "very soon".

US House Speaker John Boehner urged fellow Republicans not to boycott President Barack Obama's jobs speech on Thursday and said he hoped for "common ground" with the Reuters) - House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced her three appointees to a special congressional committee that will look at long-term deficit reductions, rounding out the 12-m...

US House to end 180-year-old 'page' program

2011-08-08T18:30:27Z

Bringing the curtain down on a nearly 200-year-old tradition, leaders of the US House of Representatives announced Monday that they were doing away with the chamber's "page" program.

Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelos...

Snapshot: Lawmakers to vote on debt deal

2011-08-01T10:30:14Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is what is happening on Monday as lawmakers prepare to vote on a deal to raise the $14.3 trillion limit on U.S. borrowing, just a day before the deadline to avert an unprecedented default.

* The White House and some congressional leaders start the process of selling the debt de...

House Democrats might not back debt deal: Pelosi

2011-07-31T16:00:14Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives might decide not to support a last-minute deal to raise the debt ceiling when they meet on Monday, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday...

Republican debt bill headed for defeat in Senate

2011-07-29T17:30:13Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to raise the debt ceiling that passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives was headed for defeat on Friday in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

Voting had not concluded, but Democrats had amassed more than the 51 votes needed to defea...

Tea Party shows its clout in debt debate

2011-07-29T13:00:25Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - They have been accused of holding Washington hostage by pushing the United States to the brink of a damaging debt default. The world is watching anxiously as the debt impasse drags on.

But it is a moment of triumph for many activists of the Tea Party movement, a ...

Senator Reid: Moving forward with debt limit bill

2011-07-29T07:00:40Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday said that he "cannot wait any longer" for the Republican-led House of Representatives to act on a debt limit increase and he will begin taking steps to move legislation.

Re...

London shares lower on US debt vote deadlock

2011-07-29T05:30:47Z

Shares in London fell in opening trade on Friday following overnight news that US House Republicans were forced to delay a vote on a plan to avert a debt default, dealers said.

Adding to selling pressure was a decision by Moody's agency to downgrade...

Snapshot: What to expect Thursday in debt crisis

2011-07-28T08:00:16Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is what to expect on Thursday as lawmakers try to close in on a deal for Congress to raise the U.S. government's $14.3 trillion borrowing limit by an August 2 deadline and avoid a debt default:

* House of Representatives Reuters) - The chief Democratic vote counter in the House of Representatives said on Tuesday that a few members of his party may back a budget plan developed by House Speaker John Boehner.

"Maybe a few" Democra...

Short-term debt plan not being considered: Pelosi

2011-07-23T10:30:06Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are "definitely not" considering a short-term debt limit increase in their weekend negotiations to break an impasse, House of Representatives Democratic lea...

Obama to meet House Republican leaders Wednesday: White House

2011-07-20T12:00:28Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Republican House of Representatives leader John Boehner and

Obama pushes for '11th hour' debt deal

2011-07-19T19:30:24Z

US President Barack Obama urged polarized lawmakers to find an "11th hour" deal to avert a calamitous early August debt default and heaped praise on a newly unveiled bipartisan budget plan.

Obama cited "some progress" in talks with Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives on raising the

Obama piles on pressure for '11th hour' debt deal

2011-07-19T18:30:19Z

US President Barack Obama urged polarized lawmakers to find an "11th hour" deal to avert a calamitous early August debt default and heaped praise on a newly unveiled bipartisan budget plan.

Obama cited "some progress" in talks with Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives on raising the

Senate plans 5 p.m. vote on Republican Medicare plan

2011-05-25T11:00:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Senate plan a 5 p.m. vote on Wednesday to force their Republican opponents to take a stand on a budget plan that would scale back the Medicare health program for future retirees.

Polls show the measure, which passed the Republican-controlled

Gingrich first top Republican to declare 2012 bid

2011-05-11T18:31:04Z

Former US House speaker Newt Gingrich Wednesday became the first major Republican candidate to formally throw his hat into the ring for the 2012 White House race.

"Today I am announcing my candidacy for president of the Vice President Joe Biden Thursday opened crucial talks with Republicans on cutting the long-term deficit, at a time when a row over government borrowing threatens to pitch the economy into chaos.

The talks came as Republicans demand more steep spending caps before they will agree to the White H...

Republicans target state health insurance exchange funds

2011-04-28T14:00:07Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress are launching a fresh attack on the healthcare law by targeting grants to states for creating insurance exchanges, just as congressional budget analysts said on Thursday setting up the marketplaces may be delayed.

Next week, the Reuters) - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives wrote a memo to members on late Friday saying there is no budget deal yet.

"We would like to clear up some confusion and relay that there has not yet been a deal reached. The negotiations are ongoing," the leaders wro...

US House votes to curb climate regulation

2011-04-07T18:30:31Z

The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill aimed at preventing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.

The 255-172 vote in the Republican-held chamber came a day after the Democratic-led Senate rejected such a mov...

Obama, Congress leaders start U.S. budget meeting

2011-04-07T17:30:45Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has begun a meeting with congressional leaders at the White House to discuss ways to avoid a government shutdown at the end of this week, according to congressional aides.

The meeting, with

Obama meeting with Congress leaders delayed one hour

2011-04-07T16:30:07Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There will be a one-hour delay in a meeting on Thursday between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders, which is now set to begin at 8 p.m. EDT, according to a congressional aide.

Obama is set to meet with Reuters) - Legislation to avoid a government shutdown this weekend by extending federal funding through April 8 was headed toward passage in the House of Representatives Tuesday.

With voting continuing, the bill had won the support of a majority of the House. The Senate is expec...

Former US Speaker Gingrich eyes 2012 Obama fight

2011-03-03T18:30:28Z

Former US House speaker Newt Gingrich, long thought to be a Republican contender for the White House in 2012, said Thursday he was formally exploring a possible challenge to President Barack Obama.

"We are excited about ...

Republican leaders mum on Biden-led budget talks

2011-03-02T10:00:06Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican congressional leaders on Wednesday declined to say whether they will participate in budget talks led by the White House to overcome a bitter partisan divide on federal spending.

House Speaker John Boehner and <...

Boehner says House likely to defend marriage act

2011-02-28T07:00:05Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will likely issue its own defense of a federal law abandoned by the White House that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, House The White House warned a looming US government shutdown "would be bad for the economy" as it urged feuding lawmakers to reach a spending compromise by a March 4 deadline.

"All of us agree that a government shutdown would be bad for the economy," said spokesman Jay Carney, who told reporters "we beli...

Republicans pitch two-week budget extension

2011-02-25T08:00:19Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives on Friday proposed to avoid a looming government shutdown with a two-week extension of funding that includes $4 billion in spending cuts.

Democrats want any stopgap measure, needed to avert a shutdown by March 4, to n...

White House expects to avoid government shutdown

2011-02-22T13:31:00Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The risk of a government shutdown appeared to ease on Tuesday after a top Republican backed passing a stopgap measure to keep programs running, although at a reduced level, and the White House said it expected a shutdown to be avoided.

US Congress battle over painful spending cuts escalated Friday amid growing concerns that the world's richest country hurtled towards a government shutdown.

The US House of Representatives' Republican leaders aimed to wrap up the fight and vote late in the day on their package to fund the

US lawmakers close to passing huge spending cuts

2011-02-17T18:30:28Z

The US House of Representatives was on track to approve slashing 61 billion dollars in government spending in a measure that makes deep cuts to global US aid in the name of austerity.

Lawmakers in the Republican-led chamber have been at work since Tuesday on a spending bill to fund government operations for the 2011 fiscal year that end...

Lawmakers close to passing huge spending cuts

2011-02-17T17:30:50Z

The US House of Representatives on Thursday was on track to approve slashing 61 billion dollars in government spending in a measure that makes deep cuts to global US aid in the name of austerity.

Lawmakers in the Republican-led chamber have been at work since Tuesday on a spending bill to fund government operations for the 2011 fiscal y...

Republican Lee quits House in Internet scandal

2011-02-10T11:00:18Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A married congressman abruptly quit Congress on Wednesday after revelations that he had sent flirtatious messages and a bare-chested photograph of himself to another woman on a prominent Internet site.

Republican Representative Chris Lee, 46, issued a statement apologizing for his actions, but ...

Republican Chris Lee quits House in Internet scandal

2011-02-09T18:30:16Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A married congressman abruptly quit Congress Wednesday after revelations that he had sent flirtatious messages and a bare-chested photograph of himself to another woman on a prominent Internet site.

Republican Representative Chris Lee, 46, issued a statement apologizing for his act...

House takes aim at public funding of elections

2011-01-26T14:32:16Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to eliminate public financing of presidential campaigns, calling the four-decade-old program obsolete and wasteful.

On a largely symbolic 239-160 vote, House members said taxpayers should not p...

Key Democrat warns on healthcare repeal bid

2011-01-23T10:30:14Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans will be forced to vote separately on popular provisions of the Obama administration's healthcare reform law if they introduce a bill to repeal it, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday.

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Reconsider health repeal, officials urge Boehner

2011-01-05T15:30:41Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration warned House Republicans on Wednesday that any move to repeal the sweeping healthcare overhaul passed last year would erase critical consumer protections and set the nation back on course toward skyrocketing health costs.

The House is already planning a largely symbolic vote o...

A Republican Ôplan'

2011-01-05T02:31:08Z

House GOP ready to start new Congress with foolish repeal of health care

As they prepare to take control of the House of Representatives this week, Republican leaders are pledging a "clean" repeal of the health care law, setting the tone for the next two years.With Democrats in...

High court rejects appeal seeking bigger US House

2010-12-13T07:30:25Z

Supreme Court rejects appeal seeking bigger US House to balance district sizes

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal that calls for greatly increasing the House of Representatives to reduce discrepancies in the population of congressional districts from one state to another.

The justices on Monday ordered a lower federal court to dismiss a lawsuit from Mississi...

Spending bill due for Wednesday vote in U.S. House

2010-12-08T06:30:14Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Wednesday is scheduled to vote on a spending bill that would fund financial-industry oversight and other Obama administration priorities, according to the office of House De...

Pence says he hasn't decided on White House bid

2010-11-30T12:38:32Z

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2010-11-29T14:59:15Z

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Senate passes one-month reprieve for Medicare pay cut

2010-11-29T14:30:22Z

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Harwell Set to Make History as First Woman House Speaker

2010-11-29T14:46:48Z

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US House lauds JoePa for 400th career win

2010-11-18T15:08:05Z

US House honors Penn State's Joe Paterno for 400th career win, passes resolution lauding him

Penn State's Joe Paterno has been honored by Congress for his 400th career win.

The U.S. House passed a resolution Wednesda...

Republicans tap Boehner as US House speaker

2010-11-18T14:30:59Z

Fresh from huge gains in this month's elections, Republicans on Wednesday officially chose John Boehner to serve as the next speaker of the House of Representatives.

Boehner now awaits near-certain election by the full House as speaker when Republicans step into Con...

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2010-11-29T14:58:53Z

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Obama to meet Republican leaders on November 30

2010-11-16T16:00:42Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has postponed a meeting with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to November 30 because of a scheduling conflict, the White House said.

Obama's spokesman, Air Force One from a 10-day trip.

"Campaigning is very different than governing," Obama said, nearly two weeks after mid-term elections dealt a sever...

Bill would send $250 to S.S. recipients

2010-11-29T14:44:55Z

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2010-11-30T13:50:23Z

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Electoral College Tie

2010-11-30T13:50:52Z

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2010-11-30T13:51:05Z

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2010-11-30T13:50:02Z

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House Approves Tax Bill Bush Administration Threatens Veto

2010-11-29T14:57:47Z

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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MAY NOT HAVE TO POLICE GAMBLING

2010-11-29T14:57:30Z

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Transaction Volume Increases At BankBranded ATMs ISO Says

2010-11-29T14:57:29Z

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US House Ponders Proposal To Set CardInterchange Rates

2010-11-29T14:57:29Z

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Mixed Results for Democrats, Good News for Progressives in 2010 Elections

2010-11-29T14:28:55Z

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300 Billion Dollar Mortgage Bill

2010-11-30T13:24:43Z

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2010-11-30T13:26:04Z

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Louisiana Election Results

2010-11-30T13:08:29Z

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2010-11-30T13:08:27Z

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Republicans to crank up oversight of government

2010-11-04T16:00:23Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives is more likely to attack Democrats through highlighting congressional oversight hearings rather than the more rancorous subpoena proces...

No regrets, says Pelosi, first female US House speaker

2010-11-04T10:01:04Z

Pelosi, 70, also acknowledged she had not decided what the future holds for her specifically, though she won reelection to a two-year House term representing her district in California.

"I'll have a conversation with my caucus, I'll have a conversation with my family, and pray over it, and decide how to go forward," Pelosi told ABC television. "But today isn't that day."

Pelosi won the distinction of being the h...

Republicans win chance to redraw US political maps

2010-11-04T08:33:37Z

The landslide which gave Republicans control of the US House of Representatives in one of the chamber's largest political swings also propelled Republicans to historic gains at the state level in Tuesday's key mid-term elections.

Republicans now control more state legislatures than at any point since 1928 an...

Obama rues election 'shellacking'

2010-11-04T08:01:38Z

A chastened president instead blamed the loss of the House of Representatives and Republican gains in the Senate on deep voter frustration at the sluggish recovery and his failure to clean up the "ugly mess" in Washington.

"It feels bad," Obama said, digesting his defeat in a

One Cheer for Gridlock

2010-11-04T07:54:08Z

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Clinton pledges to work with new Republican-led House

2010-11-03T08:00:44Z

The resurgent Republicans, powered by the ultra-conservative Tea Party group, steamrollered the Democrats by taking at least 50 seats in the House of Representatives, leaving broad Democratic control in tatters.

"You can build coalitions and you can make your case and you can find allies on issues that are i...

Bitter end for Pelosi, the first female House speaker

2010-11-03T04:00:58Z

Pelosi, 70, won the distinction of being the highest woman ever elected to office in the United States. But while she earned the affection of Democrats for her strict and skillful running of the 435-seat House of Representatives, she swiftly became the woman the Republicans most loved to hate.

Alwa...

Factbox: What they're saying about the midterm elections

2010-11-02T21:31:36Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Disenchanted voters swept Democrats from power in the House of Representatives and bolstered the ranks of Senate Republicans in congressional elections on Tuesday, delivering a sharp rebuke to President Barack Obama<...

1st black woman elected to US House seat in Ala.

2010-11-02T20:01:01Z

Democrat Terri Sewell becomes 1st black woman to win a US House seat in Alabama

Democrat Terri Sewell has become the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. House from Alabama.

Sewell won the 7th District seat Tuesday, defeating Republican businessman Don Chamberlain. Early, unofficial...

Don't Forget to Vote

2010-11-29T14:28:58Z

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2010-11-03T16:57:03Z

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It's time to vote, are you informed?

2010-11-03T15:43:56Z

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REDISTRICTING

2010-12-19T08:31:27Z

Graphic shows possible changes in U.S. House seats based on projected 2010 apportionment

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Rangel

2010-12-03T10:30:53Z

This video frame grab image provided by House Television shows Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., speaking of the floor of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/House Television)

Congress Turf Wars

2010-11-19T14:32:43Z

Rep.-elect Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, picks his office furniture and decor as the incoming House of Representatives members picked their office space, Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Harry Majority Whip James Clyburn of S.C. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Seven weeks ahead of the GOP Hou...

WOMEN IN CONGRESS

2010-11-04T15:03:09Z

Graphic shows number of women in the U.S. House and Senate from 1917 to present

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