Politics – President Bush intends to veto legislation that would delay a 10.6% reduction to Medicare physician fees, which was scheduled to take effect last week, despite the measure passing both chambers by veto-proof majorities.
Politics – Any and all retroactive immunity for crimes already committed would require ex post facto law. And ex post facto law is unconstitutional, anti-Constitutional, and blatantly illegal. No ifs, ands, or buts. Got it?…
Money – After months of pummeling oil industry executives, Congress is zeroing in on a new alleged villain for today's record oil prices: investment banks, the same ones who've been instrumental in the housing meltdown.
Money – Bush says one answer to soaring gas and oil prices is to increase supply by tapping reserves in the Alaskan wildlife refuge.
Politics – WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The "best thing" for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac right now would be for Congress to pass new oversight legislation, the White House said on Friday, amid growing concerns about the mortgage…
Travel – Democrats controlling Congress are trying to loosen restrictions on allowing people of Cuban descent to visit their relatives on the island.
Politics – It is now 8:45pm EST and Karl Rove, remaining true to his threat, has not honored the Congressional subpoena issued to him requiring him to appear for testimony.
News – Former Secretaries of State James Baker and Warren Christopher have proposed a new statute to encourage the president and Congress to cooperate in going to war. But the Constitution already sets forth a clear rule:…
Politics – International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander has urged Burma's rulers to uphold a pledge to give "full and unfettered" access to aid workers.
Politics – Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said this morning that the House Judiciary Committee may hold hearings on an impeachment resolution offered by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio). Pelosi has said previously that impeachment…
Politics – We must hold Congress to the Contract that We the People made with them over two centuries ago, restore the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, intact and functioning to the halls of government, and return to using…
Politics – Will this administration ever do the right thing? will they ever cease breaking the law? Will the Attorney General put Rove in jail for defying a Congressional subpoena?
News – America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 sailed through the House easily yesterday with 419 members voting "Yes", and 0 voting "No". H.R. 6184 would authorize the United States Mint to…
News – Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena to testify Thursday about allegations of political pressure at the Justice Department, including whether he tried to influence the prosecution…
Politics – The Senate voted resoundingly Thursday to push closer to passage a massive mortgage rescue to help hundreds of thousands of stressed homeowners, even as the bill faced new obstacles in the House.
Politics – Rove's action today prompted the House Judiciary subcommittee to rule that his reasons for skipping the appearance weren't valid, setting up a possible contempt of Congress vote next week.
Politics – Sen. Edward Kennedy brought the Senate to a standing ovation as he returned to the chamber yesterday a month after brain-cancer surgery. Kennedy returned to vote on a Medicare bill that had stalled just two weeks…
Politics – "Were armies to be raised whenever a speck of war is visible in our horizon, we never should have been without them. Our resources would have been exhausted on dangers which have never happened instead of being…
Politics – For the second day after Congress reconvened from their July vacation they still refuse to address the oil prices and whether they should allow more drilling in America.
News – We intend to challenge this bill as soon as President Bush signs it into law," said Jameel Jaffer, Director of the ACLU National Security Project. "The bill allows the warrantless and dragnet surveillance of Americans'…
News – Even as his political stature has waned, Mr. Bush has managed to maintain his dominance on national security issues in a Democratic-led Congress. He has beat back efforts to cut troops and financing in Iraq, and…
Politics – A US media report has warned that once the nuclear deal passes the IAEA and NSG stage, India could start civilian nuclear cooperation with other NSG countries even if it is not cleared by the US Congress
Politics – Washington - Veteran US Senator Ted Kennedy received a standing ovation Wednesday as he returned to Congress for the first time since being hospitalized and undergoing successful surgery on a malignant brain tumour.…
Politics – While the Congress party girds up for a confidence vote in Parliament over the India-US nuclear deal, time may have run out for the pact in the US Congress, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Politics – The cancer-stricken Democratic senator Edward Kennedy made a dramatic return to Congress today, providing the boost needed to pass a bill securing healthcare coverage for senior citizens
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