Congress's conundrum: Investigate or legislate?
Every week that Congress is in session, The Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe previews what's expected to happen in the House and Senate: ...
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Big-name conservatives rally against Senate immigration bill
A coalition of high-profile conservatives and tea party activists has signed a letter urging members of Congress to oppose a bipartisan Senate ...
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Veteran Senator Emerges as Player on Immigration Overhaul
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Player of the Week: Senate Judiciary Committee
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Opinion: GOP leaders have to sell immigration reform to base
The biggest stumbling block to immigration reform is no longer politics. It is how to market the deal to conservatives. Read ...
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White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion a year before it ...
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White House says more farm subsidy cuts needed
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White House supports Senate farm bill; calls for more subsidy cuts
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Proposed farm bills would cut billions from current spending levels
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The House of Representative's Confusing 3-Headed Immigration Monster
Compared to the relatively smooth Senate procedure for immigration reform, the process in the House of Representatives resembles a confused, ...
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White House to brief Democrats on economy on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic lawmakers has been invited to the White House on Tuesday for a briefing about economic issues from two ...
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Jonathan Bernstein: Still hoping for a filibuster compromise
I wrote on Friday about what now looks like a coming showdown in the Senate over Republican obstruction. For more on the chess game involved, see ...
Senate panel approves immigration changes requiring fingerprint system at 30 U.S. airports
Every immigrant leaving the United States through one of the 30 biggest airports would have to be fingerprinted by federal authorities under an ...
Minn. lawmakers have yet to resolve tax issues hours before adjournment
A few final debates echoed through the state Capitol Monday, as lawmakers haggled over tax increases and union organizing in a session that's already ...
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Last hours promise drama as House, Senate work on budget bills
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Both DFLers and Republicans will go home happy after session is over
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The New Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Training Act-- Robin Hood To The Rescue?
Andy Hounshell, John Conyers-- fighting for jobs Jimmy Carter signed the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act into law on October 27, 1978.
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